Virginia's 50th House of Delegates district

Virginia's 50th House of Delegates district elects one of the 100 members of the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. The district is made up of most of Manassas City and some of Prince William County.[1] The representative of the 50th district is Democratic Socialist Lee J. Carter.

Elections

2007

Republican Jackson Miller was elected to represent the district in a special election after Harry J. Parrish died.[2]

2017

In the 2017 Virginia's House of Delegates election, Carter defeated Jackson Miller, the incumbent and Republican majority whip of the House of Delegates,[3] 11,360 to 9,510.[3] 9510 was the largest number of votes Miller had ever received in the district; previously Miller's highest total (always sufficient to retain his seat) was 9,500.[3]

Carter, a first-time candidate, decided to run after difficulties dealing with the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission following an injury on the job.[4] His campaign initially coordinated with the Democratic Party, but ceased reporting internal numbers to the Party following what Carter described as security lapses, and the Party withdrew financial support.[4] During the campaign, Miller sent out mailers comparing Carter to Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong.[3]

References

  1. ↑ House of Delegates District 50 at vpap.org
  2. ↑ "General Election- November 7, 2006". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on August 13, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Vyse, Graham (November 8, 2017). "How a Socialist Beat One of Virginia's Most Powerful Republicans". New Republic. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  4. 1 2 Wilson, Patrick (October 22, 2017). "After pledging an aggressive race against GOP Del. Jackson Miller, state Democratic Party abandons populist challenger". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  • "House District 50" (PDF). Virginia Division of Legislative Services. Map.
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