Virginia's 22nd House of Delegates district

District map from the 2023 election

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.

Geography

Until redistricting in 2023, District 22, consisted of Bedford County, Lynchburg, Campbell County, and Franklin County. ^{[1] [2]} After 2023, the district was based in Northern Virginia, covering the areas of Linton Hall, Nokesville, Orlando, Canova, Cornwell and Buckhall. ^[3]

District officeholders

Years	Delegate	Party	Electoral history
January 1982 – April 8, 1989	Joseph P. Crouch	Republican	Died while in office [4]
January 1990 – January 14, 1998	Joyce K. Crouch	Republican	Retired; Elected following the death of her husband [5]
January 14, 1998 – September 2023	Kathy Byron	Republican	Resigned in September 2023 to assume a position at the Virginia Department of Workforce Development and Advancement [6]
January 10, 2024 – present	Ian Lovejoy	Republican	Elected in the 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election

Electoral history

Date	Election	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Virginia House of Delegates, 22nd district
Nov 4, 1997 [7]	General	Kathy J. Byron	Republican	10,232	59.04
		Kaye Sweeney Lipscomb	Democratic	7,082	40.87
		Write Ins		16	0.92
		Joyce Crouch retired; seat stayed Republican
Nov 2, 1999 [8]	General	K J Byron	Republican	7,880	63.86
		J P Campbell	Democratic	4,440	35.98
		Write Ins		19	0.15
Nov 6, 2001 [9]	General	K J Byron	Republican	11,564	56.32
		W S Miles III		8,968	43.68
Nov 4, 2003 [10]	General	K J Byron	Republican	12,946	99.95
		Write Ins		6	0.05
Nov 8, 2005 [11]	General	K J Byron	Republican	15,343	99.03
		Write Ins		151	0.97
Nov 6, 2007 [12]	General	Kathy J. Byron	Republican	8,783	98.98
		Write Ins		90	1.01
Nov 3, 2009 [13]	General	Kathy J. Byron	Republican	18,107	98.99
		Write Ins		183	1.00
Nov 8, 2011 [14]	General	Kathy J. Byron	Republican	12,922	97.69
		Write Ins		305	2.30
Nov 5, 2013 [15]	General	Kathy J. Byron	Republican	15,025	66.3
		Katie Cyphert	Democratic	7,612	33.6
		Write Ins		38	0.20
Nov 3, 2015 [16]	General	Kathy J. Byron	Republican	9,228	96.0
		Write Ins		384	4.0
Nov 7, 2017 [17]	General	Kathy J. Byron	Republican	19,014	96.2
		Write Ins		756	3.8
Nov 5, 2019 [18]	General	Kathy J. Byron	Republican	14,390	69.0
		Jennifer Kay Woofter	Democratic	6,452	30.9
		Write Ins		25	0.1

References

1. "Virginia Elections Database » Search Elections". Historical.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
2. "District Profile: House of Delegates District 22". Vpap.org. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
3. "Virginia House of Delegates District 22". Ballotpedia . Retrieved February 10, 2024.
4. "VA. DEL. JOSEPH P. CROUCH, LYNCHBURG REPUBLICAN, DIES". Washington Post. April 10, 1989. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
5. Bates, Steve (November 9, 1989). "VA. REPUBLICANS GAIN FOUR SEATS IN HOUSE OF DELEGATES". Washington Post. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
6. "Youngkin appoints Byron, Roth to workforce posts". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 30, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
7. "1997 Election Results - HOD". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on July 24, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
8. "Election Results - House of Delegates - Nov 1999 Gen Election". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
9. "General Election- November 6, 2001". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
10. "General Election- November 4, 2003". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on July 7, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
11. "General Election- November 8, 2005". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
12. "November 6, 2007 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
13. "November 2009 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
14. "November 2011 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
15. "November 2013 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
16. "November 2015 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
17. "November 2017 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
18. "November 2019 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

External links

• "House District 22" (PDF). Virginia Division of Legislative Services. Map.