Virginia's 24th House of Delegates district

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Virginia's 24th 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 24 represents the cities of Buena Vista and Lexington; counties of Bath and Rockbridge; and parts of Amherst and Augusta counties. Benjamin L. Cline held this seat until his 2018 election to Virginia's 6th congressional district. [1] In a Republican firehouse primary, Rockbridge supervisor Ronnie Campbell won the Republican nomination by one vote. [2] Christian Worth won the Democratic nomination. [3] Campbell won the special election December 18., [4] and held the seat for nearly four years until his death on December 13, 2022. Ellen Campbell was elected in a 2023 special election to succeed her husband.

District officeholders

YearsDelegatePartyElectoral history
1972

1974
Benjamin H. Woodbridge Republican Following a restricting in 1972, he served as the district's first delegate from 1972 to 1974. [5] [6]
January 1978

January 13, 1982
Lewis P. Fickett Jr. Democratic
January 13, 1982

January 12, 1983
Mitchell Van Yahres Democratic
January 12, 1983

June 15, 2002
Delegate Wilkins 1988.jpg Vance Wilkins Republican
  • Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates (2000-02)
  • Resigned due to sexual harassment allegations
November 26, 2002

December 18, 2018
Clineeliz (cropped).jpg Ben Cline Republican Elected via special election
Resigned due to election as Representative of Virginia's 6th congressional district [7]
January 2, 2019

December 13, 2022
Ronnie Campbell Elected via special election after Ben Cline's election to Congress, [7]
Died in office on December 13, 2022.

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References

  1. "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings – Delegate Benjamin L. Cline". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  2. Friedenberger, Amy (November 18, 2018). "Despite requests, recount won't be performed in House of Delegates firehouse primary". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
  3. Friedenberger, Amy. "Ronnie Campbell, Christian Worth secure nominations in race for Del. Ben Cline's seat". Roanoke Times. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  4. Fair, Julia (December 20, 2018). "Special election fills House of Delegates seat with Ronnie Campbell". Staunton News Leader . Retrieved May 4, 2022.
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  6. "GOP delegate declines run for another term". The Daily Advance. April 19, 1973. p. 19. Retrieved September 9, 2024 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. 1 2 Friedenberger, Amy (November 9, 2018). "After Del. Ben Cline's congressional win, special election to fill seat set for Dec. 18". Roanoke Times.