Jennifer Leigh McClellan is an American politician and attorney who has served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 4th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,she represented the 9th district in the Virginia State Senate from 2017 to 2023 and the 71st district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2009 to 2017. She ran in the Democratic primary for governor of Virginia in the 2021 election,losing to former governor Terry McAuliffe.
Kenneth William Stolle is an American politician of the Republican Party. He was a member of the Senate of Virginia from 1992 to 2010. He represented the 8th district in Virginia Beach. Stolle has served as the sheriff of Virginia Beach since 2010.
Timothy Douglas Hugo is an American businessman,military veteran,and Republican politician in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2003 to 2020,representing the 40th district. Hugo was defeated for re-election in 2019 by Democrat Dan Helmer.
Elections in Virginia are authorized under Article I of the Virginia State Constitution,sections 5–6,and Article V which establishes elections for the state-level officers,cabinet,and legislature. Article VII section 4 establishes the election of county-level officers. Elections are regulated under state statute 24.2-102. The Virginia State Board of Elections oversees the execution of elections under state law. In a 2020 study,Virginia was ranked as the 12th easiest state for citizens to vote in.
Christopher Patrick Stolle is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing 83rd district,which includes portions of the cities of Virginia Beach and Norfolk. A Republican,he first won election in 2009 by defeating Democratic incumbent Joseph Bouchard by an eighteen-point margin. He took the oath of office on January 13,2010 in Richmond,Virginia. Del. Stolle was re-elected on Nov. 9,2011,securing almost 97% of all votes. Del. Stolle is an OB/GYN and Vice President of Medical Affairs at Riverside Regional Medical Center. He is the brother of Virginia Beach Sheriff and former State Senator Ken Stolle and state senator Siobhan Dunnavant. He lost re-election to Democrat Nancy Guy in 2019.
Virginia's 12th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Glen Sturtevant since 2024.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 8,2016,to elect a U.S. representative from each of Virginia's 11 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as House of Representatives elections in other states,U.S. Senate elections and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on June 14.
The 2017 Virginia Attorney General election was held on November 7,2017. The incumbent attorney general,Democrat Mark Herring,was expected to run for governor,but announced he would run for re-election instead. As only Herring and Republican John Adams qualified for their respective party primaries,the two automatically became their parties' nominees. In the general election,Herring defeated Adams to win a second term as Attorney General of Virginia. This is the last time that a Democrat was elected Attorney General of Virginia.
Lamont Bagby is an American politician of the Democratic Party. On November 3,2015,he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates,representing the 74th district,which includes Charles City County,parts of Henrico County and the city of Richmond. Bagby serves as Chair of the bicameral Virginia Legislative Black Caucus. He is a former member of the Henrico County School Board.
Virginia's 72nd 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 72,in Henrico County,Virginia,is represented by Democrat Schuyler VanValkenburg,who was first elected in 2017.
Edward Emerson Lane was a Virginia lawyer and politician. As a Democrat,Lane represented Richmond,Virginia in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1954 until 1978,and also was his party's (unsuccessful) candidate for Attorney General of Virginia in 1977.
Jennifer Denise Carroll Foy is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party,she is a public defender by occupation. Carroll Foy was elected to represent Virginia's 2nd House of Delegates district in 2017,which covers parts of Prince William County and Stafford County in Northern Virginia. In December 2020,she resigned from the House of Delegates,in order to focus on her campaign for Governor of Virginia in 2021. She lost in the Democratic primary,placing second behind Terry McAuliffe. She was the 2023 Democratic nominee for State Senate in Virginia's 33rd Senate district,winning the race with nearly 63% of the vote.
Schuyler Thomas VanValkenburg is an American teacher and politician. He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 72nd District on November 7,2017,to replace retiring delegate Jimmie Massie. He defeated Republicans Eddie Whitlock and GayDonna Vandergriff in the 2017 and 2019 elections,respectively. In the 2023 state elections,VanValkenburg was elected over incumbent Siobhan Dunnavant in the newly redrawn 16th District. The race was considered highly competitive for control of the State Senate.
Debra H. Rodman is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates. She was first elected in 2017,and represented the 73rd district comprising parts of Henrico County. Rodman is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2015 Virginia Senate election was held on November 3,2015,to elect all 40 members of the Virginia Senate. Republicans retained their 21–19 majority in the chamber.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 8,2022,to elect the 11 U.S. representatives from the state of Virginia,one from each of the state's 11 congressional districts. The elections coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives. Pursuant to state law,primaries organized through the Department of Elections were held on June 21,2022. However,some Republican firehouse primaries were held on dates as late as May 21,2022.
The 2011 Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney election was held on November 8,2015,to elect the Commonwealth's Attorney of Henrico County,Virginia,concurrently with elections to the Senate of Virginia and Virginia House of Delegates. Incumbent Republican Commonwealth's Attorney Wade A. Kizer announced that he would be retiring from the position,making it an open contest. Republicans Matthew Geary and Bill Janis and Democrat Shannon Taylor all ran for Attorney,with Taylor beating both in the general election.
The 2019 Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney election was held on November 5,2019,to elect the Commonwealth's Attorney of Henrico County,Virginia,concurrently with elections to the Senate of Virginia and Virginia House of Delegates. Incumbent Democratic Commonwealth's Attorney Shannon Taylor won reelection to a second term against Republican nominee Owen Conway,a former worker for the office,by a wide margin.
The 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election took place on November 7,2023,concurrently with elections for the Virginia Senate,to elect members of the 163rd Virginia General Assembly. All 100 delegates were elected to two-year terms from single-member districts. Nomination primaries held through the Department of Elections were held June 20,2023. Democrats gained 3 seats,winning back control with a 51-49 majority after having previously lost it in 2021.
The 2023 Virginia Senate election was held on Tuesday,November 7,2023,concurrently with elections for the Virginia House of Delegates,to elect senators to all 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia for the 163rd and 164th Virginia Assembly. Nomination primaries held through the Department of Elections were held June 20,2023. These were the first elections held following redistricting as a result of the 2020 census.
