Virginia's 2nd House of Delegates district

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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 Democrat Candi King.

Elections[]

2017[]

The seat was previously held by Republican L. Mark Dudenhefer.[1] He announced in January 2017 he would not seek reelection.[2] Democrat Jennifer Carroll 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] Carroll Foy won the November general election.

2019[]

Carroll Foy was re-elected.

2021 special election[]

Carroll Foy resigned effective December 12, 2020, to focus on her campaign for the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election.[6] Democrat Candi King won an election to fill the seat on January 5, 2021.[7]

District officeholders[]

Years Delegate Party Electoral history
January 13, 1982
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January 12, 1983 		Joseph A. Johnson Democratic
Grover Jennings
January 12, 1983
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January 13, 1988 		Democratic Lost primary election
January 13, 1988
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June 1991 		J. Jack Kennedy Jr. Democratic Resigned upon special election to Senate
January 8, 1992
–
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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December 12, 2020 		Jennifer Carroll Foy Democratic First elected in 2017. Resigned to run for Governor.
January 13, 2021
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present 		Candi King Democratic First elected in 2021

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.
  6. ^ "Virginia Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy Steps Down to Focus on Governor Campaign". NBC4 Washington. December 8, 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  7. ^ "Democrat Candi King wins special election for 2nd District House of Delegates seat". Prince William Times. January 5, 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-07.

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