Virginia's 24th House of Delegates district

Virginia's 24th 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 24 represents the cities of Buena Vista and Lexington; Bath and Rockbridge countie s; and parts of Amherst and Augusta counties. The seat was previously held by Benjamin L. Cline until his 2018 election to Virginia's 6th congressional district.[1] In a Republican firehouse primary, Rockbridge supervisor Ronnie Campbell won the Republican nomination by one vote.[2] Christian Worth won the Democratic nomination.[3] The special election will be held December 18.

District officeholders
Years Delegate Party Electoral history
January 1978
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January 13, 1982		 Lewis P. Fickett Jr. Democratic
January 13, 1982
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January 12, 1983		 Mitchell Van Yahres Democratic
January 12, 1983
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June 15, 2002		 Vance Wilkins Republican
  • Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates (2000-02)
  • Resigned due to sexual harassment allegations
November 26, 2002
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December 18, 2018		 Ben Cline Republican Elected via special election
Resigned due to election as Representative of Virginia's 6th congressional district[4]
December 18, 2018 Ronnie Campbell Elected via special election after Ben Cline's election to Congress[4]

References
  1. "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings – Delegate Benjamin L. Cline". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  2. Friedenberger, Amy (18 November 2018). "Despite requests, recount won't be performed in House of Delegates firehouse primary". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
  3. Friedenberger, Amy. "Ronnie Campbell, Christian Worth secure nominations in race for Del. Ben Cline's seat". Roanoke Times. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  4. Friedenberger, Amy (9 November 2018). "After Del. Ben Cline's congressional win, special election to fill seat set for Dec. 18". Roanoke Times.
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