Virginia's 85th House of Delegates district

Virginia's 85th House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 85 represents part of Virginia Beach, including the neighborhoods of Larkspur, Aragona, Mt. Trashmore, Fairfield and Arrowhead.^[1] The seat is currently held by Cheryl Turpin.^[2]

Elections

2017

Special election

Outgoing delegate Scott Taylor was required to resign his seat in the House of Delegates upon his election to the United States House of Representatives in Virginia's 2nd Congressional district. A special election was held on January 10, 2017 between sheriff deputy Rocky Holcomb and local science teacher Cheryl Turpin. Holcomb defeated Turpin with 52.8% of the vote to Turpin's 47.05%.^[3]

General election

The following November, Holcomb and Turpin faced each other again during Virginia's general election. Turpin defeated Holcomb with 50.73% of the vote to Holcomb's 49.06%.^[4]

District officeholders

Years		Party	Electoral history
January 1983 – January 11, 1984	Julie Leonard Smith	Democratic	First delegate of district
January 11, 1984 – January 8, 2014	Bob Tata	Republican	Declined to run for re-election
January 8, 2014 – January 3, 2017	Scott Taylor	Republican	Resigned; Elected to the US House of Representatives
January 11, 2017 – January 10, 2018	Rocky Holcomb	Republican	Elected via special election; Defeated in bid for re-election
January 10, 2018 – present	Cheryl Turpin	Democratic	First elected in 2017

References

↑ "Rocky Holcomb wins Virginia Beach House race". WAVY-TV. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
↑ "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings - Delegate N. D. (Rocky) Holcomb III". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
↑ "2017 January GA Specials". Results.Elections.Virginia.gov. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
↑ Hankerson, Mechelle (8 November 2017). "Republican Rocky Holcomb, who lost Virginia Beach's 85th House race, may seek a recount". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

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[1] "Rocky Holcomb wins Virginia Beach House race". WAVY-TV. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

[2] "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings - Delegate N. D. (Rocky) Holcomb III". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved 20 July 2017.

[3] "2017 January GA Specials". Results.Elections.Virginia.gov. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

[4] Hankerson, Mechelle (8 November 2017). "Republican Rocky Holcomb, who lost Virginia Beach's 85th House race, may seek a recount". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 12 November 2017.