Virginia's_60th_House_of_Delegates_district

Virginia's 60th House of Delegates district

Virginia's 60th House of Delegates district

Virginia legislative district

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. Formerly located in Southside Virginia, the district was moved to border northeast of Richmond in 2023 as part of a statewide reorganization of the state's legislative districts.

District map from the 2023 election

The seat is currently held by Republican James E. Edmunds II.[1]

Electoral history

2001

Republican Clarke Hogan was elected to represent the 60th district.[2]

2009

Hogan decided not to run for re-election, leaving an empty seat for which Republican James R. Edmunds Jr. was the only candidate on the November ballot.[3]

2017

In the November 2017 election, Edmunds was challenged by Democrat Jamaal Johnston.[4]

2019

Edmunds was re-elected with 66% of the vote, defeating first-time candidate Democrat Janie Zimmerman.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings – Delegate James E. Edmunds II". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Virginia State Board of Elections; Election Information; Election Results". Archived from the original on June 17, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2008.
  3. [3]
    "November 2009 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  4. [4]
    Miles, Jordan (April 3, 2017). "Johnston will challenge Edmunds | Farmville". Farmville Herald. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Del. James Edmunds wins re-election for House District 60". WFXRtv. November 6, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2020.


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