Virginia's 16th House of Delegates district

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Virginia's 16th House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 16 represents parts of Fairfax County. The seat is currently held by Paul Krizek. [1]

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District officeholders

YearsDelegatePartyElectoral history
January 12, 1983

January 9, 2002
Chip Woodrum Democratic District was redistricted; declined to seek reelection
January 9, 2002

January 9, 2008
Robert Hurt Republican Declined to seek reelection; Elected to the State Senate of Virginia
January 9, 2008

January 8, 2014
Donald Merricks Republican Declined to seek reelection
January 8, 2014

January 10, 2024
Les Adams Republican First elected in 2013; resigned effective January 10, 2024 [2]
January 10, 2024

present
Paul Krizek Democratic Redistricted from the 44th District

Electoral history

DateElectionCandidatePartyVotes %
Virginia House of Delegates, 16th district
Nov 6, 2007 [3] GeneralDonald W. Merricks Republican 10,74464.00
G. Andy Parker Democratic 6,03435.94
Write Ins90.05
Robert Hurt retired to run for state senate; seat stayed Republican
Nov 3, 2009 [4] GeneralDonald W. MerricksRepublican13,07499.50
Write Ins650.49
Nov 8, 2011 [5] GeneralDonald W. MerricksRepublican14,34399.06
Write Ins1350.93

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References

  1. "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  2. "Les Adams resigns from Virginia House of Delegates". Star-Tribune. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
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  4. "November 2009 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  5. "November 2011 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2013.