Virginia's 29th 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 29 represents the city of Winchester as well as parts of Frederick and Warren counties. The seat is currently held by Bill Wiley, who was elected in a November 3, 2020 special election.
Years | Delegate | Party | Electoral history |
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January 12, 1994 – January 8, 2014 | Beverly Sherwood | Republican | Defeated in Republican primary election |
January 8, 2014 – January 13, 2016 | Mark Berg | Republican | Defeated in Republican primary election |
January 13, 2016 – June 28, 2020 | Chris Collins | Republican | Resigned to accept judgeship |
November 19, 2020 – Present | Bill Wiley | Republican | First elected in 2020 |
Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Virginia House of Delegates, 29th district | |||||
Nov 2, 1993 [1] | General | Beverly Jean Sherwood | Republican | 10,259 | 61.79 |
Raymond C. Sandy | Democratic | 6,340 | 38.19 | ||
Write Ins | 3 | 0.02 | |||
Alson H. Smith retired; seat switched from Democratic to Republican | |||||
Nov 7, 1995 [2] | General | B J Sherwood | Republican | 11,379 | 67.76 |
R G Dick | Democratic | 5,414 | 32.24 | ||
Write Ins | 1 | 0.01 | |||
Nov 4, 1997 [3] | General | Beverly J. Sherwood | Republican | 14,826 | 99.95 |
Write Ins | 11 | 0.05 | |||
Nov 2, 1999 [4] | General | B J Sherwood | Republican | 8,660 | 99.83 |
Write Ins | 15 | 0.17 | |||
Nov 6, 2001 [5] | General | B J Sherwood | Republican | 13,897 | 77.55 |
P D Blaker | 4,018 | 22.42 | |||
Write Ins | 5 | 0.03 | |||
Nov 4, 2003 [6] | General | B J Sherwood | Republican | 12,471 | 99.25 |
Write Ins | 94 | 0.75 | |||
Nov 8, 2005 [7] | General | Beverly J. Sherwood | Republican | 16,089 | 98.49 |
Write Ins | 246 | 1.51 | |||
Nov 6, 2007 [8] | General | Beverly J. Sherwood | Republican | 13,664 | 98.12 |
Write Ins | 261 | 1.87 | |||
Nov 3, 2009 [9] | General | Beverly J. Sherwood | Republican | 14,908 | 80.02 |
Aaron N. Tweedie | 3,677 | 19.73 | |||
Write Ins | 44 | 0.23 | |||
Nov 8, 2011 [10] | General | Beverly J. Sherwood | Republican | 9,662 | 98.04 |
Write Ins | 193 | 1.95 | |||
Jun 11, 2013 [11] | Republican primary | Mark J. Berg | 1,573 | 51.32 | |
Beverly J. Sherwood | 1,492 | 48.68 | |||
Incumbent lost primary |
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