Virginia's 23rd House of Delegates district

District map from the 2023 election

Virginia's 23rd House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 23 represents part of the city of Lynchburg and parts of Amherst and Bedford counties. The seat is currently held by Republican Wendell Walker, who succeeded T. Scott Garrett after he did not seek reelection in the 2019 election. ^{[1] [2]}

District officeholders

Years	Delegate		Party	Electoral history
January 8, 1992 – January 10, 1996		Stephen Newman	Republican	Declined to seek reelection; elected to the Senate of Virginia
January 10, 1996 – January 11, 2006		Preston Bryant	Republican	Resigned; Appointed Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources
January 11, 2006 – January 13, 2010		Shannon Valentine	Democratic	Elected via special election; Defeated in bid for reelection
January 13, 2010 – January 8, 2020		T. Scott Garrett	Republican	First elected in 2009
January 8, 2020 – 2024		Wendell Walker	Republican	First elected in 2019
2024– 2026		Candi King	Democratic	Elected via special election in 2026
January 14, 2026 – present		Margaret Franklin	Democratic	Elected via special election in 2026

Electoral history

Date	Election	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Virginia House of Delegates, 23rd district
Jan 10, 2006 [3]	Special	Shannon R. Valentine	Democratic	7,887	57.50
		Michael B. Harrington	Republican	5,817	42.41
		Write Ins		12	0.09
		Preston Bryant resigned; seat switched from Republican to Democratic
Nov 6, 2007 [4]	General	Shannon R. Valentine	Democratic	4,551	95.60
		Write Ins		209	4.39
Jun 9, 2009 [5]	Republican primary	T. Scott Garrett		2,126	54.01
		Jeff S. Helgeson		1,810	45.98
Nov 3, 2009 [6]	General	T. Scott Garrett	Republican	10,813	50.41
		Shannon R. Valentine	Democratic	10,604	49.44
		Write Ins		31	0.14
		Incumbent lost; seat switched from Democratic to Republican
Nov 8, 2011 [7]	General	T. Scott Garrett	Republican	11,978	92.26
		Write Ins		1,004	7.73

References

1. "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings – Delegate T. Scott Garrett". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
2. "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
3. "Special Election- January 10, 2006". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on August 13, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
4. "November 6, 2007 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
5. "2009 June Republican Primary Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
6. "November 2009 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
7. "November 2011 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.