Virginia's 2nd House of Delegates district

Virginia's 2nd House of Delegates district is one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 2 represents parts of Prince William and Stafford counties. The seat is currently held by Jennifer Carroll Foy.

Elections

2017

The seat was previously held by L. Mark Dudenhefer.[1] He announced in January 2017 he would not seek reelection.[2] Jennifer Foy won the June 2017 primary to become the Democratic candidate.[3] She initially faced Republican Laquan Austion; however he withdrew from the race in August 2017.[4] Republicans selected Michael Makee to run instead.[5]

District officeholders

Years Delegate Party Electoral history
January 8, 1992
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January 11, 2012		 Bud Phillips Democratic Retired following redistricting
January 11, 2012
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January 8, 2014		 Mark Dudenhefer Republican Defeated in bid for reelection
January 8, 2014
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January 13, 2016		 Michael Futrell Democratic Defeated in bid for reelection
January 13, 2016
–
January 10, 2018		 Mark Dudenhefer Republican Declined to seek reelection
January 10, 2018
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present		 Jennifer Carroll Foy Democratic First elected in 2017

References

  1. ↑ "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Koma, Alex (January 21, 2017). "Josh King tries another go at Second District seat". INSIDENOVA.COM. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  3. ↑ "2017 Virginia Democratic primary results". WTOP. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Palermo, Jill (August 11, 2017). "Following master's degree snafu, Austion bows out of delegate race". Fauquier Times. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  5. ↑ Vicinanzo, Amanda (August 18, 2017). "Traffic, education are key issues for new GOP nominee for District 2 House seat". The Free Lance-Star. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
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