District map from the 2023 election

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
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March 23, 1992		 Roland J. Ealey Democratic First delegate of district; Died while in office
May 1992
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January 12, 1994		 Lawrence D. Wilder Jr. Democratic Resigned after announcing retirement
January 12, 1994
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January 8, 2009		 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 April 4, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Elections: House of Delegates District 70". Virginia Public Access Project. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Mejias announces bid for House of Delegates 70th District". Richmond, Virginia: Church Hill People's News. March 1, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  • "House District 70" (PDF). Virginia Division of Legislative Services. Map.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)


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