The 1984 United States presidential election was the 50th quadrennial presidential election held on Tuesday,November 6,1984. Incumbent Republican president Ronald Reagan defeated Democratic former vice president Walter Mondale in a landslide victory.
The 2008 United States presidential election was the 56th quadrennial presidential election,held on November 4,2008. The Democratic ticket of Barack Obama,the junior senator from Illinois,and Joe Biden,the senior senator from Delaware,defeated the Republican ticket of John McCain,the senior senator from Arizona,and Sarah Palin,the governor of Alaska. Obama became the first African American to be elected to the presidency,as well as being only the third sitting United States senator elected president,joining Warren G. Harding and John F. Kennedy. Meanwhile,this was only the second successful all-senator ticket since the 1960 election and is the only election where both major party nominees were sitting senators. This was the first election since 1952 in which neither the incumbent president nor vice president was on the ballot.
Jo Ann Davis was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party from Virginia,she represented the state's 1st congressional district. She was the second woman and first Republican woman elected to Congress from Virginia.
Jeannemarie Aragona Devolites Davis is an American politician. She served in the Virginia House of Delegates 1998–2004 and the Senate of Virginia 2004–2008. She was a candidate for the 2013 Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia,but was eliminated in the first round of voting at the 2013 Republican convention in Richmond,Virginia. Her husband,Tom Davis,was a member of the United States House of Representatives.
Roslyn C. "Roz" Tyler is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Since 2006 she has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. From 2006 to 2022,she represented the 75th district in Southside Virginia,made up of three counties and parts of four others,plus the city of Emporia and part of the city of Franklin.
Cynthia Noland Dunbar is a Republican National Committee member for the U.S. state of Virginia who entered the 2018 race as a congressional candidate for the 6th Congressional District of Virginia. She was the state-co-chair for Ted Cruz in the 2016 presidential primary race and a Texas Board of Education member.
Eileen Robin Filler-Corn is an American lawyer and politician who served as the Minority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates from January to April 2022,a position she previously held from 2019 to 2020. She previously served as the 56th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2020 to 2022. Since 2010 she has served in the Virginia House of Delegates,representing the 41st district in the Fairfax County suburbs of Washington,D.C. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She is also the first woman and Jew to serve as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Jerry Mezzatesta is an American Democratic Party politician,who has represented the U.S. state of West Virginia. He was the West Virginia House of Delegates member from the 50th District which represents Mineral County and Hampshire County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. The Charleston Gazette called him "one of West Virginia's most powerful politicians".
John Rinehart Blue was an American military officer,educator,businessperson,and politician in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Blue was a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing Hampshire County,from 1953 until 1959.
Carolyn Comitta is an American politician,educator and financial officer. A Democrat,she is a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate representing the 19th district. Previously,Comitta was the first woman to serve as Mayor of West Chester,the seat of Chester County,Pennsylvania,and served two terms in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the 156th district.
Kathleen J. Murphy is an American state representative from the Commonwealth of Virginia. She is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 34th district,encompassing McLean,Great Falls,and parts of Vienna and Loudoun County. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were held on November 8,2016,to elect the three U.S. representatives from the state of West Virginia,one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 2018 United States Senate election in West Virginia took place on November 6,2018,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of West Virginia,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were held on November 6,2018,to elect the three U.S. representatives from the West Virginia,one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The filing deadline was January 27,2018. The primary elections were held on May 8,2018. The elections coincided with the other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Virginia's 86th 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 district was established in 1982 and represents parts of Loudoun and Fairfax County. It was represented by Democrat Ibraheem Samirah until 2021,when Irene Shin won the primary and general elections.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia was held on November 3,2020,to elect the 11 U.S. representatives from the state of Virginia,one from each of the state's 11 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Sheila S. Ruth is an American politician who represents district 44B,based in Baltimore County,in the Maryland House of Delegates.
Charlie Reynolds is an American politician who served as a Delegate from the 4th district to the West Virginia House of Delegates from 2020 to 2023. Reynolds is a Republican.
The 2022 West Virginia House of Delegates election was held on November 8,2022,electing all 100 members of the chamber. This coincided with the election of 17 of West Virginia's 34 state senators,and the election of West Virginia's two U.S. representatives. Primary elections were held on May 10,2022. Due to redistricting,this was the first House of Delegates election in which all members were elected from single member districts,with West Virginia following a trend of states phasing out multi-member districts in recent decades.
Briana D. Sewell is an American politician serving as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 25th district. A member of the Democratic Party,she was elected in 2021 to succeed retiring Democrat Hala Ayala. Sewell represents parts of Prince William County,including the towns of Lake Ridge and Nokesville.
