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.
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.
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]
| 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 |
| 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 | |||
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