Virginia's 55th 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 55 represents parts of Caroline, Hanover, and Spotsylvania counties. The seat is currently held by Republican Hyland F. Fowler Jr. [1]
In the November 2017 election, Democrat Morgan Goodman ran against incumbent Fowler. [2]
The Democratic Party of Virginia is the Virginia affiliate of the Democratic Party based in Richmond, Virginia.
The following offices were up for election in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia in the November 2009 general election:
Emmett Wilson Hanger Jr. is an American politician of the Republican Party. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1983 to 1991, when he was unseated by Creigh Deeds. Since 1996 he has been a member of the Senate of Virginia, representing the 24th district. This district, located in the central Shenandoah Valley and nearby sections of the Blue Ridge Mountains, includes the independent cities of Staunton, and Waynesboro, as well as Augusta County, Greene County, Madison County, and parts of Rockingham County and Culpeper County.
Mark Lee Keam is a Korean American lawyer. He is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates in the United States. A Democrat, Keam represented the 35th District, which encompassed a portion of Fairfax County, including the town of Vienna, Virginia, where he resides. He resigned his seat on September 6, 2022, to take a position in the Biden administration.
The following offices were up for election in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia in the November 5, 2013 general election.
Hyland Franklin "Buddy" Fowler Jr. is an American politician from Virginia. A member of the Republican Party, Fowler is the member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 55th district, succeeding John Cox.
Robert Spurgeon Bloxom Jr. is an American businessman and politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 100th district, succeeding Lynwood Lewis. Bloxom is a member of the Republican Party.
Rupert W. "Rupie" Phillips, Jr. is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate since 2020. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served in the West Virginia House of Delegates representing the 19th and 24th Districts from 2011 to 2019.
The Virginia House of Delegates election of 2017 was held on Tuesday, November 7. All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates were contested. The Republican Party held a 66–34 majority in the House of Delegates before the election but lost 15 seats to the Democratic Party, resulting in the Republicans holding a 50–49 advantage. After a recount, the result of the election in the 94th district was called a tie. The candidate to hold the seat was determined by random drawing on January 4, 2018, which resulted in the Republicans holding a 51–49 majority.
Virginia's 35th 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 35, in Fairfax County, is currently represented by Democrat Holly Seibold. Democrat Mark Keam, who represented the district since 2010, resigned on September 6, 2022 to take a position in the Biden Administration.
Arthur Rossa "Pete" Giesen Jr. was an American politician and businessman, who represented a district in the Blue Ridge Mountains including Waynesboro, Virginia in the Virginia House of Delegates as a Republican for more than three decades.
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Virginia's 61st House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of Virginia's bicameral state legislature. District 61 represents Amelia, Cumberland, Mecklenburg, and Nottoway counties as well as part of Lunenburg County. The seat is currently held by Republican Thomas C. Wright Jr.
Virginia's 60th House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of Virginia's bicameral state legislature. Located in Southside Virginia bordering North Carolina, District 60 represents Charlotte, Halifax, and Prince Edward counties, as well as part of Campbell County. The seat is currently held by Republican James E. Edmunds II.
Virginia's 65th House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. Located in central Virginia, District 65 represents Powhatan County as well as parts of Chesterfield County, Fluvanna County, and Goochland County. The seat has been held by Republican R. Lee Ware since 1998.
Stephen Baldwin Jr. is an American politician and former Democratic member of the West Virginia Senate, representing the 10th district from 2016 to 2022. During the 85th Legislature, Baldwin served as the Senate Minority Leader. Baldwin was the third Minority Leader since the Republicans took the majority in the Senate in 2014.
Virginia's 78th 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 78 represents part of the city of Chesapeake in Hampton Roads, the southern coastal region of Virginia. The seat is currently held by Republican Jay Leftwich.
Joshua Gregory Cole is an American politician. A Democrat, he is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 28th district which encompasses Stafford County, Virginia and Fredericksburg, Virginia in Northern Virginia. Cole is also a member of the Democratic National Committee since elected by the Democratic Party of Virginia at the 2020 convention.
The 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, concurrently with elections for the Virginia Senate, to elect members of the 163rd Virginia General Assembly. All 100 delegates are elected to two-year terms single-member districts. Nomination primaries held through the Department of Elections were held June 20, 2023.