Virginia's 2nd House of Delegates district is one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 2 represents part of Arlington county. The seat is currently held by Democrat Adele McClure. [1]
The seat was previously held by Republican L. Mark Dudenhefer. [2] He announced in January 2017 he would not seek reelection. [3] Democrat Jennifer Carroll Foy won the June 2017 primary to become the Democratic candidate. [4] She initially faced Republican Laquan Austion; however he withdrew from the race in August 2017. [5] Republicans selected Michael Makee to run instead. [6] Carroll Foy won the November general election.
Carroll Foy was re-elected.
Carroll Foy resigned effective December 12, 2020, to focus on her campaign for the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election. [7] Democrat Candi King won an election to fill the seat on January 5, 2021. [8]
| Years | Delegate | Party | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 13, 1982 – January 12, 1983 | Joseph A. Johnson | Democratic | |
| Grover Jennings | |||
| January 12, 1983 – January 13, 1988 | James W. Robinson | Democratic | Lost primary election |
| January 13, 1988 – June 1991 | J. Jack Kennedy Jr. | Democratic | Resigned upon special election to Senate |
| January 8, 1992 – January 11, 2012 | Bud Phillips | Democratic | Retired following redistricting |
| January 11, 2012 – January 8, 2014 | Mark Dudenhefer | Republican | Defeated in bid for reelection |
| January 8, 2014 – January 13, 2016 | Michael Futrell | Democratic | Defeated in bid for reelection |
| January 13, 2016 – January 10, 2018 | Mark Dudenhefer | Republican | Declined to seek reelection |
| January 10, 2018 – December 12, 2020 | Jennifer Carroll Foy | Democratic | Resigned to run for Governor. |
| January 13, 2021 – January 10, 2024 | Candi King | Democratic | First elected in 2021. Redistricted to the 23rd District. |
| January 10, 2024 – present | Adele Y. McClure | Democratic | First elected in 2023. |
| Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia House of Delegates, 2nd district | |||||
| Nov 6, 2001 [9] | General | C. E. Phillips | Democratic | 11,330 | 99.8 |
| Write Ins | 28 | 0.2 | |||
| Nov 4, 2003 [10] | General | C. E. Phillips | Democratic | 13,195 | 99.7 |
| Write Ins | 41 | 0.3 | |||
| Nov 8, 2005 [11] | General | C. E. Phillips | Democratic | 11,867 | 64.1 |
| L. G. Tiller | Republican | 6,650 | 35.9 | ||
| Write Ins | 4 | 0 | |||
| Nov 6, 2007 [12] | General | Clarence Bud E. Phillips | Democratic | 14,385 | 99.1 |
| Write Ins | 127 | 0.9 | |||
| Nov 3, 2009 [13] | General | Clarence Bud E. Phillips | Democratic | 11,283 | 90.1 |
| Write Ins | 1,236 | 9.9 | |||
| Nov 8, 2011 [14] | General | Leon Mark Dudenhefer | Republican | 5,767 | 56.0 |
| Esteban Garces | Democratic | 4,507 | 43.8 | ||
| Write Ins | 20 | 0.2 | |||
| Nov 5, 2013 [15] | General | Michael Thomas Futrell | Democratic | 8,189 | 50.6 |
| Leon Mark Dudenhefer | Republican | 7,966 | 49.2 | ||
| Write Ins | 43 | 0.3 | |||
| Nov 3, 2015 [16] | General | Leon Mark Dudenhefer | Republican | 5,839 | 50.4 |
| Esteban Garces | Democratic | 5,714 | 49.3 | ||
| Write Ins | 30 | 0.3 | |||
| Nov 7, 2017 [17] | General | Jennifer Denise Carroll Foy | Democratic | 13,366 | 63.0 |
| Michael David Makee | Republican | 7,803 | 36.8 | ||
| Write Ins | 34 | 0.2 | |||
| Nov 5, 2019 [18] | General | Jennifer Denise Carroll Foy | Democratic | 11,828 | 60.6 |
| Heather Funderburk Mitchell | Republican | 7,563 | 38.7 | ||
| Write Ins | 139 | 0.7 | |||
| Jan 5, 2021 [19] | Special | Candi Patrice Mundon King | Democratic | 4,451 | 51.7 |
| Heather Funderburk Mitchell | Republican | 4,143 | 48.2 | ||
| Write Ins | 9 | 0.1 | |||
| Nov 2, 2021 [20] | General | Candi Patrice Mundon King | Democratic | 15,310 | 57.2 |
| Gina Renee Ciarcia | Republican | 11,393 | 42.6 | ||
| Write Ins | 60 | 0.2 | |||
| Nov 7, 2023 [21] | General | Adele Y. McClure | Democratic | 17,409 | 95.3 |
| Write Ins | 859 | 4.7 | |||