Virginia's 70th House of Delegates district

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Virginia's 70th 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 70, in Henrico County, Chesterfield County, and Richmond, Virginia, has been represented by Democrat Delores McQuinn since 2010.[1] In the 2017 election, she faced a primary challenge from Alex Mejias.[2][3]

District officeholders[]

Years Delegate Party Electoral history
January 12, 1983
–
March 23, 1992 		Roland J. Ealey Democratic First delegate of district; Died while in office
May 1992
–
January 12, 1994 		Lawrence D. Wilder Jr. Democratic Resigned after announcing retirement
January 12, 1994
–
January 8, 2009 		Dwight Clinton Jones 2015 (cropped).jpg Dwight Clinton Jones Democratic Declined to seek reelection; Elected Mayor of Richmond, Virginia
January 8, 2009
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present 		Delores McQuinn Democratic First elected in 2008

References[]

  1. ^ "Virginia Elections Database » Search Elections". Historical.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  2. ^ "Elections: House of Delegates District 70". Virginia Public Access Project. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  3. ^ "Mejias announces bid for House of Delegates 70th District". Richmond, Virginia: Church Hill People's News. March 1, 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-04.

External links[]

  • "House District 70" (PDF). Virginia Division of Legislative Services. Map.CS1 maint: postscript (link)


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