Virginia's 70th 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 70, in Henrico County, Chesterfield County, and Richmond, Virginia, has been represented by Democrat Delores McQuinn since 2010. [1] In the 2017 election, she faced a primary challenge from Alex Mejias. [2] [3]
| Years | Delegate | Party | Electoral history | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 12, 1983 – March 23, 1992 | Roland J. Ealey | Democratic | First delegate of district; Died while in office | |
| May 1992 – January 12, 1994 | Lawrence D. Wilder Jr. | Democratic | Resigned after announcing retirement | |
| January 12, 1994 – January 8, 2009 |  | Dwight Clinton Jones | Democratic | Declined to seek reelection; Elected Mayor of Richmond, Virginia |
| January 8, 2009 – present | Delores McQuinn | Democratic | First elected in 2008 | |
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