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Virginia's 3rd House of Delegates district

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District map from the 2023 election

Virginia's 3rd House of Delegates district is one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 3 partially consists of Arlington County and Alexandria City. Democrat Alfonso Lopez is the current representative.[1]

Elections

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2017

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In 2017, Morefield, 33,[2] faced a primary challenge from attorney Bob Altizer, who promises to be an accessible legislator and to stand up for the interests of the coal industry.[3] Altizer's prospects of winning the nomination seem to be bolstered by his having on his side former Buchannan County Commonwealth's Attorney Tamara Neo and former 9th District Chairman Jack Morgan, both of whom were part of Donald Trump's political leadership team,[4] but in a mass meeting on 29 April,[5] Morefield was selected as the Republican candidate.[6]

In the November 2017 general election, Morefield, a four-term incumbent, was challenged by Democrat Bill Bunch. Bunch, 68, is a retired postal worker.[2] However, Bunch was unable to win the seat and Morefield kept his position as incumbent.

District officeholders

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Years Delegate Party Electoral history


1989
Donald A. McGlothlin Democratic Defeated in bid for reelection
1989

January 11, 2006
Jackie Stump Democratic Originally elected as an Independent; Retired
January 11, 2006

January 13, 2010
Dan Bowling Democratic Defeated in bid for reelection
January 13, 2010

January 10, 2024
Will Morefield Republican First elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 45th District.
January 10, 2024

present
Alfonso Lopez Republican Redistricted from the 49th District.

Electoral history

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Date Election Candidate Party Votes %
Virginia House of Delegates, 3rd district
Nov 3, 2009[7] General James W. "Will" Morefield Republican 8,665 57.10
Danny C. "Dan" Bowling Democratic 6,499 42.82
Write Ins 10 0.06
Incumbent lost; seat switched from Democratic to Republican
Nov 8, 2011[8] General James W. "Will" Morefield Republican 13,316 59.67
Russell Vern Presley II Democratic 8,994 40.30
Write Ins 6 0.02
Nov 5, 2013[9] General James W. "Will" Morefield Republican 12,291 70.52
James M. O'Quinn Democratic 5,188 29.65
Write Ins 17 0.10
Nov 3, 2015[10] General James W. "Will" Morefield Republican 14,325 99.2
Write Ins 119 0.8
Nov 7, 2017[11] General James W. "Will" Morefield Republican 13,572 78.1
William C. "Bill" Bunch Jr. Democratic 3,759 21.6
Write Ins 41 0.2
Nov 5, 2019[12] General James W. "Will" Morefield Republican 17,099 98.0
Write Ins 343 2.0
Nov 2, 2021[13] General James W. "Will" Morefield Republican 21,193 97.8
Write Ins 479 2.2
Nov 7, 2023[14] General Alfonso H. Lopez Democratic 17,416 81.7
Maj. Mike Weber Independent 3,651 17.1
Write Ins 260 1.2

References

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  1. ^ "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Forman, Carmen (July 13, 2017). "Legislator proposes exempting poorest Virginia localities from some taxes". Roanoke Times. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  3. ^ Greg Jordan (April 2, 2017). "Local attorney declares candidacy for House". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  4. ^ Matt Hall (April 13, 2017). "Thunder in the Hills: A Nomination Fight for a House of Delegates Seat in Coal Country". BearingDrift.
  5. ^ "Battle looming for third district Republican nomination | Richlands/Clinch Valley". swva today. March 30, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  6. ^ TALBERT, JIM. "Morefield gets third district Republican nomination". SWVa Today. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  7. ^ "November 2009 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  8. ^ "November 2011 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on May 20, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  9. ^ "November 2013 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  10. ^ "November 2015 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  11. ^ "November 2017 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  12. ^ "November 2019 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  13. ^ "November 2021 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  14. ^ "November 2023 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
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