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Virginia's 23rd House of Delegates district

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District map from the 2023 election

Virginia's 23rd 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 23 represents part of the city of Lynchburg and parts of Amherst and Bedford counties. The seat is currently held by Republican Wendell Walker, who succeeded T. Scott Garrett after he did not seek reelection in the 2019 election.[1][2]

District officeholders

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Years Delegate Party Electoral history
January 8, 1992

January 10, 1996
Stephen Newman Republican Declined to seek reelection; elected to the Senate of Virginia
January 10, 1996

January 11, 2006
Preston Bryant Republican Resigned; Appointed Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources
January 11, 2006

January 13, 2010
Shannon Valentine Democratic Elected via special election; Defeated in bid for reelection
January 13, 2010

January 8, 2020
T. Scott Garrett Republican First elected in 2009
January 8, 2020

present
Wendell Walker Republican First elected in 2019

Electoral history

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Date Election Candidate Party Votes %
Virginia House of Delegates, 23rd district
Jan 10, 2006[3] Special Shannon R. Valentine Democratic 7,887 57.50
Michael B. Harrington Republican 5,817 42.41
Write Ins 12 0.09
Preston Bryant resigned; seat switched from Republican to Democratic
Nov 6, 2007[4] General Shannon R. Valentine Democratic 4,551 95.60
Write Ins 209 4.39
Jun 9, 2009[5] Republican primary T. Scott Garrett 2,126 54.01
Jeff S. Helgeson 1,810 45.98
Nov 3, 2009[6] General T. Scott Garrett Republican 10,813 50.41
Shannon R. Valentine Democratic 10,604 49.44
Write Ins 31 0.14
Incumbent lost; seat switched from Democratic to Republican
Nov 8, 2011[7] General T. Scott Garrett Republican 11,978 92.26
Write Ins 1,004 7.73

References

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  1. ^ "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings – Delegate T. Scott Garrett". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Special Election- January 10, 2006". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on August 13, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  4. ^ "November 6, 2007 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  5. ^ "2009 June Republican Primary Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  6. ^ "November 2009 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  7. ^ "November 2011 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.