Virginia's 74th House of Delegates district

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Virginia's 74th House of Delegates district
Structure
Seats1
Length of term
2 years
AuthorityThe Virginia Public Access Project
District map from the 2023 election Virginia's 74th House of Delegates district (since 2024).svg
District map from the 2023 election

Virginia's 74th House of Delegates district elects one of the 100 members of the Virginia House of Delegates. District 74 includes part of Charles City County, part of Henrico County and part of the city of Richmond. [1]

The seat was held by Democrat Lamont Bagby from 2015 until 2023. [2]

District officeholders

YearsDelegatePartyElectoral history
January 12, 1983

January 10, 1996
Robert Ball Democratic
January 10, 1996

January 9, 2002
Donald McEachin 115th congress photo.jpg Donald McEachin Democratic Ran for Attorney General
January 9, 2002

January 11, 2006
Floyd Miles Democratic
January 11, 2006

January 9, 2008
Donald McEachin 115th congress photo.jpg Donald McEachin Democratic Declined to seek reelection; Elected to the state senate
January 9, 2008

March 25, 2015
Joseph D. Morrissey 2010.jpg Joe Morrissey Democratic
  • Resigned on December 18, 2014, after a conviction for a sex crime [3]
  • Ran in the special election to fill his seat and was in office again from January 13, 2015, to March 25, 2015
  • Resigned from the House of Delegates on March 25, 2015, to run for a state senate seat outside of his district [4]
July 23, 2015

April 11, 2023
Lamont Bagby Democratic Elected to the state senate

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References

  1. "House of Delegates District 74". The Virginia Public Access Project.
    - "HB 5005 House District 74" (PDF). Virginia Division of Legislative Services. Map.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  2. "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings - Delegate Lamont Bagby". Virginia General Assembly. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
    - "House of Delegates District 74 election results". The Virginia Public Access Project.
  3. Portnoy, Jenna (March 10, 2015). "Virginia lawmaker Joe Morrissey completes jail sentence". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  4. Portnoy, Jenna (April 1, 2015). "Judge dismisses felony indictment against Virginia's Joe Morrissey". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 19, 2020.