Mark Peake
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Mark Joseph Peake | |
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Member of the Virginia Senate from the 22nd district | |
Assumed office January 13, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Tom Garrett Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | January 19, 1963 |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Lila Ann Gober |
Alma mater | Virginia Tech Washington & Lee University (JD) |
Committees | Education and Health Privileges and Elections Transportation |
Mark Joseph Peake (born January 19, 1963)[1] is a member of the Virginia Senate, representing the 22nd district. A member of the Republican Party, he won a special election held on January 10, 2017, to succeed Tom Garrett Jr., who had been elected to the United States House of Representatives.[2][3]
Electoral history
Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Virginia Senate, 22nd district | |||||
January 10, 2017[4] | Special | Mark J. Peake | Republican | 13,713 | 53.06 |
Ryant L. Washington | Democratic | 10,226 | 39.57 | ||
Joseph C. Hines | Independent | 1,884 | 7.29 | ||
Write Ins | 19 | 0.07 | |||
Tom Garrett resigned after being elected to Congress; seat stayed Republican |
References
- ^ "Senate of Virginia - Mark J Peake". senate.virginia.gov. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "Republican Mark Peake Wins 22nd District Senate Seat". Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ press, the associated. "Mark Peake wins 22nd District special election". Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ "2017 January GA Specials". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 17, 2017.