The 1886 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 2,1886,with three states holding theirs early between June and September. They occurred in the middle of President Grover Cleveland's first term. Elections were held for 325 seats of the United States House of Representatives,representing 38 states,to serve in the 50th United States Congress. Special elections were also held throughout the year.
The 1878–79 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between June 3,1878,and September 3,1879. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before or after the first session of the 46th United States Congress convened on March 18,1879. Elections were held for all 293 seats,representing 38 states. This was the last election cycle that at least one state held its regular congressional election in an odd-numbered year.
The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two houses of the Virginia General Assembly,the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years;unlike most states,these elections take place during odd-numbered years. The House is presided over by the Speaker of the House,who is elected from among the House membership by the Delegates. The Speaker is usually a member of the majority party and,as Speaker,becomes the most powerful member of the House. The House shares legislative power with the Senate,the upper house of the General Assembly. The House of Delegates is the modern-day successor to the colonial House of Burgesses,which first met at Jamestown in 1619. The House is divided into Democratic and Republican caucuses. In addition to the Speaker,there is a majority leader,majority whip,majority caucus chair,minority leader,minority whip,minority caucus chair,and the chairs of the several committees of the House.
David B. Albo is a retired Republican politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia,USA. He represented the 42nd district of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1994 to 2018.
Christopher Todd Gilbert is an American politician and attorney. He previously served as the 57th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2022 to 2024. He has been a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 2006,representing the 15th district in the Shenandoah Valley and Blue Ridge Mountains,made up of Page and Shenandoah Counties,plus parts of Rockingham and Warren Counties.
Marvin Kirkland Cox is an American retired politician and educator. A Republican and a former high school teacher,he served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1990 to 2022,representing the 66th District. From 2018 to 2020,he served as the 55th Speaker of the House of Delegates. Cox served as House Majority Leader from 2010 to 2018 and House Majority Whip from 2004 to 2010.
The Libertarian Party of Virginia (LPVA) is the Virginia affiliate of the Libertarian Party. The party was originally founded in 1974 and was dissolved by the State Central Committee on September 11,2022. Subsequently,the Virginia Libertarians quickly recreated the Libertarian Party of Virginia and received the recognition of the Libertarian National Committee. Some of the disaffected former Libertarians went on to create a new party,the Liberty Party –a party affiliated with the Association of Liberty State Parties.
Clifton Alexander "Chip" Woodrum III was a Virginia lawyer and politician.
Virginia's 35th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It is represented by David W. Marsden. It was previously represented by Democrat Dick Saslaw.
Virginia's 13th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat John Bell since 2020,succeeding retiring Republican Dick Black.
The 1870–71 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between June 6,1870,and October 6,1871. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before or after the first session of the 42nd United States Congress convened on March 4,1871. They occurred in the middle of President Ulysses S. Grant's first term. Elections were held for all 243 seats,representing 37 states.
Dorothy Shoemaker McDiarmid was a teacher,real estate broker,Quaker activist,and Virginia legislator for nearly 26 years.
William Tayloe Murphy Jr. was a Virginia lawyer and Democratic politician who served part time as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates,representing District 99 between 1982 and 2000,as well as Secretary of Natural Resources under Governor Mark Warner from 2002-2006.
The 2017 Virginia House of Delegates election was held on Tuesday,November 7. All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates were contested. The Republican Party held a 66–34 majority in the House of Delegates before the election but lost 15 seats to the Democratic Party,resulting in the Republicans holding a 50–49 advantage.
Virginia's 22nd House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates,the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature.
The Virginia House of Delegates election of 1989 was held on Tuesday,November 7. Primary elections were held on June 13,1989.
The 2019 Virginia House of Delegates election was held on Tuesday,November 5,2019,concurrently with the elections for the Senate of Virginia,to elect members to the 161st Virginia General Assembly. All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates were up for election. It resulted in Democrats gaining 6 seats in the House of Delegates,and gaining control of both chambers of the General Assembly,marking the first time that Democrats held control of both legislative and executive branches in Virginia since 1993.
The 2021 Virginia House of Delegates election for the 162nd Virginia General Assembly were held on November 2,2021 to coincide with biennial elections in the U.S. state of Virginia. All 100 Delegates are elected to two-year terms in single-member constituencies. Primary elections took place on June 8. This election coincided with the 2021 Virginia Gubernatorial election,the Lieutenant Gubernatorial election,and lastly,the Attorney General election,all of which were won by Republicans. The upper house of the Virginia General Assembly,the Senate of Virginia,held it's next elections on November 7,2023.
Robert Elson Russell Sr. was an American politician. Elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1981,he faced Chip Dicks the following year after the court-mandated redrawing of districts. He was unsuccessful in this race but won election to the Virginia Senate in 1983.
Nicholas Riley Keaton is an American politician who served as a Delegate to the West Virginia House of Delegates from 2020 to 2023. Keaton is a Republican.
