Virginia's 26th House of Delegates district

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Virginia's 26th 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 26 includes part of Rockingham County as well as the city of Harrisonburg. [1] Since 2010, it has been represented by Republican Tony Wilt. [2]

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District officeholders

YearsDelegatePartyElectoral history
January 1996

January 11, 2006
Glenn Weatherholtz Republican Retired
January 11, 2006

April 30, 2010
Matt Lohr Republican Resigned; Appointed Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
June 2010

present
Tony Wilt Republican Elected via special election

Electoral history

DateElectionCandidatePartyVotes %
Virginia House of Delegates, 26th district
Nov 8, 2005 [3] GeneralM J Lohr Republican 8,54553.58
L L Fulk Democratic 7,35346.11
Write Ins500.31
Glenn Weatherholtz retired; seat stayed Republican
Nov 6, 2007 [4] GeneralMatthew J. "Matt" LohrRepublican8,16671.07
Carolyn W. Frank3,26928.45
Write Ins550.47
Nov 3, 2009 [5] GeneralMatthew J. "Matt" LohrRepublican11,32873.03
A. Gene Hart, Jr.Democratic4,17026.88
Write Ins120.07

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References

  1. "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings - Delegate Tony O. Wilt". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
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