Virginia's 47th House of Delegates district

Virginia's 47th 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 47 represents part of Arlington County. The seat is currently held by Democrat Patrick A. Hope.[1]

Geography

District 47, representing part of Arlington County, is located in Virginia's 8th Congressional District.[1]

Elections

Democrat Patrick A. Hope first took office in 2010,[1] after winning a three-way race in the 2009 general election; he earned 63.54% of the vote.[2] He has been reelected in 2011,[3] 2013,[4] 2015,[5] and 2017,[6] each time winning at least 76% of the vote. In 2019, he is unopposed in the November general election.

References
  1. "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings – Delegate Patrick A. Hope". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  2. "Elections: House of Delegates District 47 - 2009". www.vpap.org. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  3. "Elections: House of Delegates District 47 - 2011". www.vpap.org. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  4. "Elections: House of Delegates District 47 - 2013". www.vpap.org. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  5. "Elections: House of Delegates District 47 - 2015". www.vpap.org. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  6. "Elections: House of Delegates District 47 - 2017". www.vpap.org. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
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