Virginia's 85th House of Delegates district

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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 Alex Askew.[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]

2019[]

Outgoing delegate Cheryl Turpin declined to seek reelection in order to run for Virginia's 7th Senate district.[5] Former delegate Rocky Holcomb sought to reclaim his former seat but was defeated by Democrat Alex Askew by a margin of 51.7% to 48.3%.[6]

District officeholders[]

Years Delegate Party Electoral history
January 12, 1983
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January 11, 1984 		Julie Leonard Smith Democratic First delegate of district
January 11, 1984
–
January 8, 2014 		DelegateBobTata.jpg Bob Tata Republican Declined to run for re-election
January 8, 2014
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January 3, 2017 		Scott Taylor official photo.jpg Scott Taylor Republican Resigned; Elected to the US House of Representatives
January 11, 2017
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January 10, 2018 		RockyHolcomb.jpg Rocky Holcomb Republican Elected via special election; Defeated in bid for re-election
January 10, 2018
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January 8, 2020 		CherylTurpin.jpg Cheryl Turpin Democratic Declined to run for re-election; Defeated in bid for Virginia's 7th Senate district
January 8, 2020
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present 		Alex Askew Democratic First elected in 2019

References[]

  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.
  5. ^ Albiges, Marie (7 November 2019). "Democrat Cheryl Turpin concedes to Republican Jen Kiggans". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Virginia election House of Delegates results | The Washington Post". Washington Post. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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