Virginia's 3rd House of Delegates district
Virginia's 3rd 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 3, in Tazewell County, Buchanan County, Bland County, and Russell County, is represented by Republican Will Morefield.
Elections[]
2017[]
In 2017, Morefield, 33,[1] faced a primary challenge from attorney Bob Altizer, who promises to be an accessible legislator and to stand up for the interests of the coal industry.[2] Altizer's prospects of winning the nomination seem to be bolstered by his having on his side former Buchannan County Commonwealth's Attorney Tamara Neo and former 9th District Chairman Jack Morgan, both of whom were part of Donald Trump's political leadership team,[3] but in a mass meeting on 29 April,[4] Morefield was selected as the Republican candidate.[5]
In the November 2017 general election, Morefield, a four-term incumbent, was challenged by Democrat Bill Bunch. Bunch, 68, is a retired postal worker.[1] However, Bunch was unable to win the seat and Morefield kept his position as incumbent.
District officeholders[]
Years | Delegate | Party | Electoral history | |
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– 1989 |
Donald A. McGlothlin | Democratic | Defeated in bid for reelection | |
1989 – January 11, 2006 |
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Jackie Stump | Democratic | Originally elected as an Independent; Retired |
January 11, 2006 – January 13, 2010 |
Dan Bowling | Democratic | Defeated in bid for reelection | |
January 13, 2010 – present |
Will Morefield | Republican | First elected in 2010 |
Electoral history[]
Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Virginia House of Delegates, 3rd district | |||||
Nov 3, 2009[6] | General | James W. "Will" Morefield | Republican | 8,665 | 57.10 |
Danny C. "Dan" Bowling | Democratic | 6,499 | 42.82 | ||
Write Ins | 10 | 0.06 | |||
Incumbent lost; seat switched from Democratic to Republican | |||||
Nov 8, 2011[7] | General | James W. "Will" Morefield | Republican | 13,316 | 59.67 |
Russell Vern Presley II | Democratic | 8,994 | 40.30 | ||
Write Ins | 6 | 0.02 | |||
Nov 5, 2013[8] | General | James W. "Will" Morefield | Republican | 12,291 | 70.52 |
James M. O'Quinn | Democratic | 5,188 | 29.65 | ||
Write Ins | 17 | 0.10 | |||
Nov 3, 2015[9] | General | James W. "Will" Morefield | Republican | 14,325 | 99.2 |
Write Ins | 119 | 0.8 | |||
Nov 7, 2017[10] | General | James W. "Will" Morefield | Republican | 13,572 | 78.1 |
William C. "Bill" Bunch Jr. | Democratic | 3,759 | 21.6 | ||
Write Ins | 41 | 0.2 | |||
Nov 5, 2019[11] | General | James W. "Will" Morefield | Republican | 17,099 | 98.0 |
Write Ins | 343 | 2.0 |
References[]
- ^ a b Forman, Carmen (July 13, 2017). "Legislator proposes exempting poorest Virginia localities from some taxes". Roanoke Times. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
- ^ Greg Jordan (2017-04-02). "Local attorney declares candidacy for House". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
- ^ Matt Hall (April 13, 2017). "Thunder in the Hills: A Nomination Fight for a House of Delegates Seat in Coal Country". BearingDrift.
- ^ "Battle looming for third district Republican nomination | Richlands/Clinch Valley". swva today. 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
- ^ TALBERT, JIM. "Morefield gets third district Republican nomination". SWVa Today. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
- ^ "November 2009 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
- ^ "November 2011 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
- ^ "November 2013 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2015-04-06. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
- ^ "November 2015 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ "November 2017 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ "November 2019 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
External links[]
- "House District 3" (PDF). Virginia Division of Legislative Services. Map.CS1 maint: postscript (link)
- Virginia House of Delegates districts
- Tazewell County, Virginia
- Buchanan County, Virginia
- Bland County, Virginia
- Russell County, Virginia
- Virginia stubs