Shelly Simonds

In 2019, Simonds ran for a third time against Delegate Yancey, however this time in a redrawn district which had a majority of Democratic-registered voters. Simonds won the November 2019 election to become Virginia's 94th district House of Delegates representative with 57.7% of the votes cast, against multiple opponents.[2]

After a close election November 7, 2017, Simonds was 10 votes behind her opponent. A recount was held in December and Simonds was declared winner by 1 vote. The next day, a 3-judge panel declared that a previously uncounted ballot in which both candidates' bubbles had been filled, but which Simonds' bubble was crossed out should have been counted for the Republican David Yancey—leaving the election a tie.[1]

On December 27, 2017, Simonds filed a motion asking judges to reconsider count of the double-marked ballot.[3] On January 3, 2018, the recount panel rejected the motion. Drawing by lot was scheduled for the following day.[4] On January 4, 2018, the Virginia Election Board certified that Yancey was the winner after a drawing by lot.[5] Simonds declined to request another recount, to which she was entitled for losing the drawing, stating that "she did not expect to prevail in a dispute that captured national attention".[6]