Virginia's 12th House of Delegates district

Virginia's 12th House of Delegates district elects one of the hundred Delegates of the Virginia House of Delegates, United States. Located in southwestern Virginia, 12th district represents the city of Radford, Giles County, and portions of Montgomery County and Pulaski County. The seat is currently held by Democrat Chris Hurst, first elected during the Virginia House of Delegates election, 2017.[1]

Electoral history

2017

Hurst was elected in 2017 as part of a wave of new Democrats in the House of Delegates.[2] He earned 54.3% of the vote, defeating three-term Republican incumbent Joseph R. Yost.[3]

District officeholders

Years Delegate Party Electoral history
January 13, 1982

January 12, 1983
Mary Sue Terry Democratic Redistricted; Elected as delegate in the 10th district[4]
January 12, 1983

1990
J. Robert Dobyns Democratic
1990

1992
Thomas G. Baker, Jr Republican
1992

January 12, 1994
Joan Munford Democratic Retired
January 12, 1994

January 9, 2002
Jim Shuler Democratic
January 9, 2002

January 2004
Creigh Deeds Democratic
January 2004

January 11, 2012
Jim Shuler Democratic
January 11, 2012

January 10, 2018
Joseph R. Yost Republican Defeated in bid for reelection
January 10, 2018

present
Chris Hurst Democratic First elected in 2017

References

  1. "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings - Delegate Joseph R. Yost". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. Forman, Carmen; Korth, Robby (November 7, 2017). "Chris Hurst upsets Del. Joseph Yost in New River Valley race". Roanoke Times. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  3. Tatum, Sophie (2017-11-08). "Former TV anchor Chris Hurst, whose girlfriend was killed on live TV, wins race for Virginia house". CNN Digital. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  4. "Virginia Elections Database » Search Elections". Virginia Elections Database. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
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