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Special election set for western Virginia House of Delegates seat
D.C., MD. & VA.
Special election set for western Virginia House of Delegates seat
By Julie Zauzmer Weil
December 17, 2022 at 1:22 p.m. EST
A special election to fill the seat of the late Ronnie Campbell has been called for next month. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post)
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) and House Speaker Todd Gilbert (R-Shenandoah) announced a special election for Jan. 10 to fill the seat vacated by Del.
State officials said candidates must register by Thursday to run in the special election, which will be held a day before the General Assembly convenes for its annual session.
The winner will represent the district in the 100-member House of Delegates until the end of 2023. In the next general election, the shape of the district shifts, after recent voter redistricting. The seat has been held by just three men since 1983, all of them Republicans.
A special election for the seat of state Sen. Jen A. Kiggans (R-Virginia Beach), who last month was elected to represent the 2nd District of Virginia in Congress, is also being held on Jan. 10.
By Julie Weil
Julie Zauzmer Weil covers D.C.'s local government. She has worked at The Post since 2013, including four years covering religion in America. Twitter https://twitter.com/juliezweil
Special election set for western Virginia House of Delegates seat
By Julie Zauzmer Weil
December 17, 2022 at 1:22 p.m. EST
A special election to fill the seat of the late Ronnie Campbell has been called for next month. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post)
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) and House Speaker Todd Gilbert (R-Shenandoah) announced a special election for Jan. 10 to fill the seat vacated by Del.
Ronnie Campbell
[link:https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/13/ronnie-campbell-delegate-virginia-death/| (R-Rockbridge), who died Tuesday. ... Campbell, who had been in treatment for cancer, represented House District 24 on the western border of Virginia, which includes Rockbridge, Bath, and parts of Amherst and Augusta counties.
State officials said candidates must register by Thursday to run in the special election, which will be held a day before the General Assembly convenes for its annual session.
The winner will represent the district in the 100-member House of Delegates until the end of 2023. In the next general election, the shape of the district shifts, after recent voter redistricting. The seat has been held by just three men since 1983, all of them Republicans.
A special election for the seat of state Sen. Jen A. Kiggans (R-Virginia Beach), who last month was elected to represent the 2nd District of Virginia in Congress, is also being held on Jan. 10.
By Julie Weil
Julie Zauzmer Weil covers D.C.'s local government. She has worked at The Post since 2013, including four years covering religion in America. Twitter https://twitter.com/juliezweil