Virginia's 23rd House of Delegates district

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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]

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District officeholders

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

Electoral history

DateElectionCandidatePartyVotes%
Virginia House of Delegates, 23rd district
Jan 10, 2006 [3] Special Shannon R. Valentine Democratic 7,88757.50
Michael B. Harrington Republican 5,81742.41
Write Ins120.09
Preston Bryant resigned; seat switched from Republican to Democratic
Nov 6, 2007 [4] GeneralShannon R. ValentineDemocratic4,55195.60
Write Ins2094.39
Jun 9, 2009 [5] Republican primaryT. Scott Garrett2,12654.01
Jeff S. Helgeson1,81045.98
Nov 3, 2009 [6] GeneralT. Scott GarrettRepublican10,81350.41
Shannon R. Valentine Democratic 10,60449.44
Write Ins310.14
Incumbent lost; seat switched from Democratic to Republican
Nov 8, 2011 [7] GeneralT. Scott GarrettRepublican11,97892.26
Write Ins1,0047.73

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References

  1. ↑ "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings – Delegate T. Scott Garrett". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved Dec 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 2013-05-28.
  5. ↑ "2009 June Republican Primary Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2012-01-19. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  6. ↑ "November 2009 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  7. ↑ "November 2011 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
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