2015 Virginia House of Delegates election

none June 2026 December 2017 2015 Virginia House of Delegates elections Virginia legislative no 2013 Virginia House of Delegates election 2013 November 3, 2015 2017 Virginia House of Delegates election 2017 All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates 51 29.1% 13.9Registration/Turnout Statistics https://www.elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/registration-statistics/registrationturnout-statistics/index.html Virginia Department of Elections December 28, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20181018023154/https://www.elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/registration-statistics/registrationturnout-statistics/index.html October 18, 2018 dead File:Bill Howell, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates (Republican).png 160x160px Bill Howell Republican Party (United States) January 8, 2003 28th 67 66 1 798,868 60.8% 7.0% Speaker Bill Howell Republican Party (United States) Bill Howell Republican Party (United States) File:David Toscano 2010.jpg David Toscano November 19, 2011 Democratic Party (United States) 57th 33 19 34 1 451,865 34.4% 6.0% 2015 Virginia House of Delegates Results.svg 300px Results:#F48D86 Republican hold #CA0120 Republican gain#96C7E0 Democratic hold #0575B0 Democratic gain The Virginia House of Delegates election of 2015 was held on Tuesday, November 3. All 100 seats of the Virginia House of Delegates were on the ballot. While Republicans maintained an enormous edge against Democrats in the chamber, their net loss of one seat cost them their previously held veto-proof majority against Governor Terry McAuliffe.Nolan Jim Both sides declare win, but neither really did https://www.pressreader.com/usa/richmond-times-dispatch/20151106/281500750130044/TextView Richmond Times-Dispatch December 28, 2017 Woodbridge November 6, 2015 Background The filing deadline for Republicans and Democrats to participate in the June 9 primaries was March 26.https://www.elections.virginia.gov/Files/BecomingACandidate/CandidateBulletins/2015Nov_GA.pdf November 3, 2015 General Election: Candidacy Requirements for General Assembly Offices Elections.virginia.gov December 28, 2017 Incumbents Mamye BaCote, Ed Scott, Tom Rust, Rob Krupicka, and David Ramadan announced their intent to retire from the House. Joseph E. Preston, Michael Futrell, and Scott Surovell chose to run for the 16th, 29th, and 36th district senate seats, respectively, rather than seek reelection. Freshman delegate and Tea Party activist Mark Berg was defeated in the Republican primary by Chris Collins, and twenty-year incumbent Johnny Joannou was defeated by Steve Heretick in the Democratic primary.Nolan Jim Low turnout exposed incumbents vulnerable to upsets http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/low-turnout-exposed-incumbents-vulnerable-to-upsets/article_c88ed57b-407a-5932-b4e7-34301a6349c0.html Richmond Times-Dispatch December 28, 2017 June 10, 2015 Races were uncontested in sixty-two districts, and there was only one major party candidate on the ballot in seventy-one districts.https://www.elections.virginia.gov/Files/CastYourBallot/CandidateList/2015GE-List_of_Candidates_By_Office_District_1.pdf List of Candidates, 2015 November General, Member House of Delegates Elections.virginia.gov December 28, 2017Cain Andrew Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball - Vying for Virginia: The 2015 General Assembly Elections http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/vying-for-virginia-the-2015-general-assembly-elections/ University of Virginia Center for Politics December 29, 2017 October 22, 2015 In October, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld the boundaries of twelve House districts in a Democratic Party-supported lawsuit alleging racial gerrymandering.Cain Andrew Three-judge panel upholds boundaries in 12 House of Delegates districts http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/three-judge-panel-upholds-boundaries-in-house-of-delegates-districts/article_b71216d9-6dcb-559b-9192-331d37a201b2.html Richmond Times-Dispatch December 28, 2017 Woodbridge October 22, 2015 Delegates not running for re-election Delegate Seat First elected Party Date announced Ref. Mamye BaCote 95th district 2003 Democratic January 15, 2015 Fain Travis Newport News Delegate BaCote likely to retire post-session http://www.dailypress.com/news/politics/dp-nws-ga-bacote-retire-20150115-story.html Daily Press December 28, 2017 Woodbridge January 15, 2015 Michael Futrell 2nd district 2013 Democratic December 3, 2014 Kiser Uriah Futrell Eyes Senate, Won't Seek Woodbridge — Stafford House Seat http://potomaclocal.com/2014/12/03/futrell-eyes-senate-wont-seek-woodbridge-stafford-house-seat/ Potomac Local December 28, 2017 Woodbridge December 3, 2014 Rob Krupicka 45th district 2012 Democratic March 16, 2015 Rothstein Ethan Del. Rob Krupicka Won't Seek Re-Election https://www.arlnow.com/2015/03/16/del-rob-krupicka-wont-seek-re-election/ ARLnow Arlington December 28, 2017 March 16, 2015 Joseph E. Preston 63rd district 2015 Democratic March 12, 2015 Preston to challenge Dance for Senate seat http://richmondfreepress.com/news/2015/mar/12/preston-challenge-dance-senate-seat/ Richmond Free Press December 28, 2017 March 12, 2015 David Ramadan 87th district 2011 Republican April 15, 2015 Portnoy Jenna Vozzella Laura Del. David Ramadan, vocal critic of Dulles Greenway tolls, calls it quits https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/del-david-ramadan-vocal-critic-of-dulles-greenway-tolls-to-call-it-quits/2015/04/15/f6b526d0-e2d4-11e4-905f-cc896d379a32_story.html The Washington Post December 28, 2017 April 15, 2015 Tom Rust 86th district 2001 Republican February 25, 2015 Del. Rust announces he will not seek 8th term http://www.insidenova.com/news/fairfax/local/del-rust-announces-he-will-not-seek-th-term/article_7265c7f6-bd20-11e4-9d52-5ffe4c3119f4.html InsideNoVA December 28, 2017 Leesburg February 25, 2015 Ed Scott 30th district 2003 Republican February 3, 2015 Ed Scott won't seek re-election to state House http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/ed-scott-won-t-seek-re-election-to-state-house/article_7ff63228-abfc-11e4-98d2-ff70f12244c8.html The Daily Progress December 28, 2017 February 3, 2015 Scott Surovell 44th district 2009 Democratic January 18, 2015 Surovell to announce run for state Senate https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/surovell-to-announce-run-for-state-senate/2015/01/17/95eb8504-9e6b-11e4-a7ee-526210d665b4_story.html The Washington Post December 28, 2017 January 17, 2015 Results Democrats picked up two seats, with Jennifer Boysko and John Bell being elected to succeed the retiring Tom Rust and David Ramadan. Mark Dudenhefer gave the Republicans a single pickup when he won back the seat he lost two years earlier to Michael Futrell. For the first time since the Virginia Public Access Project started tracking state elections in 1995, every single incumbent running for reelection was successful. Wilson Patrick In a first, every Virginia General Assembly incumbent re-elected https://pilotonline.com/news/government/politics/in-a-first-every-virginia-general-assembly-incumbent-re-elected/article_d36bbd1a-c432-562a-9269-b1781bdf3c08.html The Virginian-Pilot December 29, 2017 November 5, 2015 Overall ↓ 66 34 Republican Party (United States) Republican Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Seats, of total, by party Republican 66 Republican Party (United States) Democratic 34 Democratic Party (United States) Votes, of total, by party Republican 60.79 Republican Party (United States) Democratic 34.38 Democratic Party (United States) yes Party Leader Delegates Votes Of total ± Of total ± Republican Party William J. Howell 66 66% 66 100 Republican Party (United States) 1 798,868 60.79% 43.76 Republican Party (United States) #c0c0c0 #f0f0f0 Democratic Party David Toscano 34 34% 34 100 Democratic Party (United States) 1 451,865 34.38% 34.38 Democratic Party (United States) #c0c0c0 #f0f0f0 Other parties Independent / Other N/A 0 0% 0 100 #696969 47,574 3.62% 3.62 Independent (United States) #c0c0c0 #f0f0f0 Independent Green Party N/A 0 0% 0 100 Independent Greens (Virginia) 8,576 0.65% 0.65 Independent Greens (Virginia) #c0c0c0 #f0f0f0 Libertarian Party N/A 0 0% 0 100 Independent politician 4,996 0.38% 0.38 Libertarian Party (United States) #c0c0c0 #f0f0f0 Green Party N/A 0 0% 0 100 Independent politician 2,367 0.18% 0.18 Green Party (United States) #c0c0c0 #f0f0f0 Vote share #ddd 600px 410px Republican Republican Party (United States) 60.79 Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 34.38 Others #777777 4.83 House of Delegates seats #ddd 600px 410px Republican Republican Party (United States) 66 Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 34 By district DistrictIncumbentThis race Number Delegate Party Firstelected Winnerhttp://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2015%20November%20General/Site/GeneralAssembly.html 2015 November General results.elections.virginia.gov en-US December 28, 2017 April 7, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170407051636/http://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2015%20November%20General/Site/GeneralAssembly.html dead Candidates 1 Terry Kilgore Republican 1993 Terry Kilgore (R) Terry Kilgore (R) unopposed 2 Michael Futrell Democratic 2013 Mark Dudenhefer (D) Republican gain. Mark Dudenhefer (R) 50.4%Joshua King (D) 49.4% 3 Will Morefield Republican 2009 Will Morefield (R) Will Morefield (R) unopposed 4 Todd Pillion Republican 2014 Todd Pillion (R) Todd Pillion (R) unopposed 5 Israel O'Quinn Republican 2011 Israel O'Quinn (R) Israel O'Quinn (R) unopposed 6 Jeff Campbell Republican 2013 Jeff Campbell (R) Jeff Campbell (R) unopposed 7 Nick Rush Republican 2011 Nick Rush (R) Nick Rush (R) unopposed 8 Greg Habeeb Republican 2011 Greg Habeeb (R) Greg Habeeb (R) unopposed 9 Charles Poindexter Republican 2007 Charles Poindexter (R) Charles Poindexter (R) unopposed 10 Randy Minchew Republican 2011 Randy Minchew (R) Randy Minchew (R) 62.0% Peter Rush (D) 37.8% 11 Sam Rasoul Democratic 2014 Sam Rasoul (D) Sam Rasoul (D) unopposed 12 Joseph R. Yost Republican 2011 Joseph R. Yost (R) Joseph R. Yost (R) 58.3% Laurie Buchwald (D) 41.6% 13 Bob Marshall Republican 1991 Bob Marshall (R) Bob Marshall (R) 56.1% Don Shaw (D) 43.7% 14 Danny Marshall Republican 2001 Danny Marshall (R) Danny Marshall (R) unopposed 15 Todd Gilbert Republican 2005 Todd Gilbert (R) Todd Gilbert (R) unopposed 16 Les Adams Republican 2013 Les Adams (R) Les Adams (R) unopposed 17 Chris Head Republican 2011 Chris Head (R) Chris Head (R) unopposed 18 Michael Webert Republican 2011 Michael Webert (R) Michael Webert (R) unopposed 19 Terry Austin Republican 2013 Terry Austin (R) Terry Austin (R) unopposed 20 Richard Bell Republican 2009 Richard Bell (R) Richard Bell (R) 75.2% Will Hammer (L) 23.9% 21 Ron Villanueva Republican 2009 Ron Villanueva (R) Ron Villanueva (R) 56.7% Susan Hippen (D) 43.0% 22 Kathy Byron Republican 1997 Kathy Byron (R) Kathy Byron (R) unopposed 23 Scott Garrett Republican 2009 Scott Garrett (R) Scott Garrett (R) unopposed 24 Benjamin L. Cline Republican 2002 Benjamin L. Cline (R) Benjamin L. Cline (R) 70.9% Ellen Arthur (D) 29.0% 25 Steve Landes Republican 1995 Steve Landes (R) Steve Landes (R) 66.2% Angela Lynn (D) 33.7% 26 Tony Wilt Republican 2010 Tony Wilt (R) Tony Wilt (R) unopposed 27 Roxann Robinson Republican 2010 Roxann Robinson (R) Roxann Robinson (R) 58.5% Marty Mooradian (D) 41.4% 28 Bill Howell Republican 1987 Bill Howell (R) Bill Howell (R) 60.3% Kandy Hilliard (D) 39.4% 29 Mark Berg Republican 2013 Chris Collins (R) Republican hold. Chris Collins (R) unopposed 30 Ed Scott Republican 2003 Nicholas Freitas (R) Republican hold. Nicholas Freitas (R) unopposed 31 Scott Lingamfelter Republican 2001 Scott Lingamfelter (R) Scott Lingamfelter (R) 53.4% Sara Townsend (D) 46.5% 32 Tag Greason Republican 2009 Tag Greason (R) Tag Greason (R) 53.1%Elizabeth Miller (D) 46.9% 33 Dave LaRock Republican 2013 Dave LaRock (R) Dave LaRock (R) 59.9%Chuck Hedges (D) 36.4%Mark Anderson (L) 3.6% 34 Kathleen Murphy Democratic 2015 Kathleen Murphy (D) Kathleen Murphy (D) 50.4% Craig Parisot (R) 49.5% 35 Mark Keam Democratic 2009 Mark Keam (D) Mark Keam (D) unopposed 36 Ken Plum Democratic 1981(1978–1980) Ken Plum (D) Ken Plum (D) unopposed 37 David Bulova Democratic 2005 David Bulova (D) David Bulova (D) 57.3%Sang Yi (R) 42.6% 38 Kaye Kory Democratic 2009 Kaye Kory (D) Kaye Kory (D) 73.8% James Leslie (G) 25.1% 39 Vivian Watts Democratic 1995 Vivian Watts (D) Vivian Watts (D) unopposed 40 Tim Hugo Republican 2002 Tim Hugo (R) Tim Hugo (R) 65.2%Jerry Foltz (D) 34.7% 41 Eileen Filler-Corn Democratic 2010 Eileen Filler-Corn (D) Eileen Filler-Corn (D) unopposed 42 Dave Albo Republican 1993 Dave Albo (R) Dave Albo (R) 63.4%Joana Garcia (D) 36.5% 43 Mark Sickles Democratic 2003 Mark Sickles (D) Mark Sickles (D) 63.3%Anna Urman (R) 33.4%Paul McIlvaine (I) 3.3% 44 Scott Surovell Democratic 2009 Paul Krizek (D)Democratic hold. Paul Krizek (D) unopposed 45 Rob Krupicka Democratic 2012 Mark Levine (D)Democratic hold. Mark Levine (D) unopposed 46 Charniele Herring Democratic 2009 Charniele Herring (D) Charniele Herring (D) 67.0%Sean Lenehan (R) 28.3%Andy Bakker (L) 4.5% 47 Patrick Hope Democratic 2009 Patrick Hope (D) Patrick Hope (D) 77.4%Janet Murphy (I) 21.8% 48 Rip Sullivan Democratic 2014 Rip Sullivan (D) Rip Sullivan (D) unopposed 49 Alfonso Lopez Democratic 2011 Alfonso Lopez (D) Alfonso Lopez (D) unopposed 50 Jackson Miller Republican 2006 Jackson Miller (R) Jackson Miller (R) 58.7%Kyle McCullough (D) 41.2% 51 Rich Anderson Republican 2009 Rich Anderson (R) Rich Anderson (R) unopposed 52 Luke Torian Democratic 2009 Luke Torian (D) Luke Torian (D) unopposed 53 Marcus Simon Democratic 2013 Marcus Simon (D) Marcus Simon (D) unopposed 54 Bobby Orrock Republican 1989 Bobby Orrock (R) Bobby Orrock (R) unopposed 55 Buddy Fowler Republican 2013 Buddy Fowler (R) Buddy Fowler (R) 60.3%Toni Radler (D) 39.5% 56 Peter Farrell Republican 2011 Peter Farrell (R) Peter Farrell (R) unopposed 57 David Toscano Democratic 2005 David Toscano (D) David Toscano (D) unopposed 58 Rob Bell Republican 2001 Rob Bell (R) Rob Bell (R) unopposed 59 Matt Fariss Republican 2011 Matt Fariss (R) Matt Fariss (R) unopposed 60 James E. Edmunds Republican 2009 James E. Edmunds (R) James E. Edmunds (R) unopposed 61 Tommy Wright Republican 2000 Tommy Wright (R) Tommy Wright (R) 71.3%Greg Marston (D) 28.6% 62 Riley Ingram Republican 1991 Riley Ingram (R) Riley Ingram (R) 59.5%Sheila Bynum-Coleman (D) 40.4% 63 Joseph E. Preston Democratic 2015 Lashrecse Aird (D)Democratic hold. Lashrecse Aird (D) unopposed 64 Rick Morris Republican 2011 Rick Morris (R) Rick Morris (R) unopposed 65 Lee Ware Republican 1998 Lee Ware (R) Lee Ware (R) unopposed 66 Kirk Cox Republican 1989 Kirk Cox (R) Kirk Cox (R) unopposed 67 James LeMunyon Republican 2009 James LeMunyon (R) James LeMunyon (R) unopposed 68 Manoli Loupassi Republican 2007 Manoli Loupassi (R) Manoli Loupassi (R) 61.3%Bill Grogan (D) 36.7% Michael Dickinson (I) 1.9% 69 Betsy B. Carr Democratic 2009 Betsy B. Carr (D) Betsy B. Carr (D) unopposed 70 Delores McQuinn Democratic 2008 Delores McQuinn (D) Delores McQuinn (D) unopposed 71 Jennifer McClellan Democratic 2005 Jennifer McClellan (D) Jennifer McClellan (D) 88.3%Steve Imholt (I) 11.1% 72 Jimmie Massie Republican 2007 Jimmie Massie (R) Jimmie Massie (R) unopposed 73 John O'Bannon Republican 2000 John O'Bannon (R) John O'Bannon (R) unopposed 74 Lamont Bagby Democratic 2015 Lamont Bagby (D) Lamont Bagby (D) 77.9% David Lambert (I) 21.1% 75 Roslyn Tyler Democratic 2005 Roslyn Tyler (D) Roslyn Tyler (D) unopposed 76 Chris Jones Republican 1997 Chris Jones (R) Chris Jones (R) unopposed 77 Lionell Spruill Democratic 1993 Lionell Spruill (D) Lionell Spruill (D) unopposed 78 Jay Leftwich Republican 2013 Jay Leftwich (R) Jay Leftwich (R) unopposed 79 Johnny Joannou Democratic 1997(1976–1984) Steve Heretick (D)Democratic hold. Steve Heretick (D) unopposed 80 Matthew James Democratic 2009 Matthew James (D) Matthew James (D) unopposed 81 Barry Knight Republican 2008 Barry Knight (R) Barry Knight (R) 69.1%Jeff Staples (G) 30.1% 82 Bill DeSteph Republican 2013 Jason Miyares (R)Republican hold. Jason Miyares (R) 65.2%Bill Fleming (D) 34.6% 83 Chris Stolle Republican 2009 Chris Stolle (R) Chris Stolle (R) unopposed 84 Glenn Davis Republican 2013 Glenn Davis (R) Veronica Coleman (D) unopposed 85 Scott Taylor Republican 2013 Scott Taylor (R) Scott Taylor (R) unopposed 86 Tom Rust Republican 2001 Jennifer Boysko (D)Democratic gain. Jennifer Boysko (D) 54.5% Danny Vargas (R) 42.0%Paul Brubaker (I) 3.5% 87 David Ramadan Republican 2011 John Bell (D)Democratic gain. John Bell (D) 49.9% Chuong Nguyen (R) 47.9%Brian Suojanen (L) 2.1% 88 Mark Cole Republican 2001 Mark Cole (R) Mark Cole (R) unopposed 89 Daun Hester Democratic 2012 Daun Hester (D) Daun Hester (D) unopposed 90 Joe Lindsey Democratic 2014 Joe Lindsey (D) Joe Lindsey (D) unopposed 91 Gordon Helsel Republican 2011 Gordon Helsel (R) Gordon Helsel (R) unopposed 92 Jeion Ward Democratic 2003 Jeion Ward (D) Jeion Ward (D) unopposed 93 Monty Mason Democratic 2013 Monty Mason (D) Monty Mason (D) 54.7% Lara Overy (R) 45.2% 94 David Yancey Republican 2011 David Yancey (R) David Yancey (R) 57.4%Shelly Simonds (D) 42.3% 95 Mamye BaCote Democratic 2003 Marcia Price (D)Democratic hold. Marcia Price (D) 75.8%Priscilla Burnett (G) 22.9% 96 Brenda Pogge Republican 2007 Brenda Pogge (R) Brenda Pogge (R) 61.1%Brandon Waltrip (I) 38.7% 97 Chris Peace Republican 2006 Chris Peace (R) Chris Peace (R) 78.5% Erica Lawler (G) 21.1% 98 Keith Hodges Republican 2011 Keith Hodges (R) Keith Hodges (R) unopposed 99 Margaret Ransone Republican 2011 Margaret Ransone (R) Margaret Ransone (R) unopposed 100 Robert Bloxom Jr. Republican 2014 Robert Bloxom Jr. (R) Robert Bloxom Jr. (R) 57.9%Willie Randall (D) 42.0% Seats that changed hands Democratic to Republican (1) 2nd district Republican to Democratic (2) 86th district 87th district Aftermath Reaction FairVote criticized the election results as demonstrative of Republican gerrymandering and the failures of winner-take-all voting.Smith Haley Virginia Legislative Elections Highlight Problems with Winner-Take-All Elections http://www.fairvote.org/virginia-legislative-elections-highlight-problems-with-winner-take-all-elections FairVote December 29, 2017 November 9, 2015 Stephen J. Farnsworth, a University of Mary Washington described the election in The Washington Post as a "tribute to gerrymandering," highlighting the lack of competitive races.Farnsworth Stephen J. The 2015 election in Virginia: A tribute to gerrymandering https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/11/05/the-2015-election-in-virginia-a-tribute-to-gerrymandering/ The Washington Post December 29, 2017 November 5, 2015 The Democratic Party of Virginia framed "Democratic gains" in the House as having successfully "bucked the national trend as both a Southern state and presidential battleground state." See also 2015 United States elections 2015 Virginia elections 2015 Virginia Senate election References House of Delegates Category:November 2015 elections in the United States Category:Virginia House of Delegates elections Virginia House of Delegates