Virginia's 6th House of Delegates district

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Virginia's 6th 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 6 covers all of Carroll County, Wythe County, and portions of Smyth County, Virginia. The district is represented by Republican Jed Arnold, who won a 2023 special election to succeed Jeff Campbell.

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District officeholders

YearsDelegatePartyElectoral history
January 9, 2002

January 11, 2006
Benny Keister Democratic Redistricted from 7th district
January 11, 2006

January 8, 2014
Annie B. Crockett-Stark.png Anne B. Crockett-Stark Republican Declined to run for reelection
January 8, 2014

July 14, 2023
Jeff Campbell Republican Resigned to assume a judicial appointment
September 5, 2023

Present
Jed Arnold Republican First elected in a 2023 special election

Electoral history

2015 General Election, Virginia 6th House of Delegates
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jeff Campbell15,921100.00%n/a
Total votes15,921 100.00% n/a
2016 General Election, Presidential
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Donald Trump 24,58176.80%n/a
Democratic Hillary Clinton 6,42320.07%n/a
Libertarian Gary Johnson 6151.92%n/a
Independent Evan McMullin 2450.77%n/a
Green Jill Stein 1410.44%n/a
Total votes32,005 100.00% n/a


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