Virginia's 34th House of Delegates district

Virginia's 34th 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 34 represents portions of Fairfax and Loudoun counties. Represented for 25 years by Republican Vincent Callahan, as of 2020 the 34th district is represented by Democrat Kathleen J. Murphy.[1]

Electoral history

2013

In the 2013 general election, Republican incumbent Barbara Comstock was challenged by Democrat Kathleen Murphy, a former Clinton administration official in the Department of Commerce.[2] Comstock edged out Murphy, winning re-election by 258 votes.[3]

2015

Incumbent Comstock was elected to Congress in November 2014, vacating her House of Delegates seat and prompting a special election on January 6, 2015.[4] In another close contest, Democrat Murphy defeated Republican Craig Parisot by 326 votes.[5] In the November general election, the same candidates ran again.[6] Murphy won re-election by 188 votes.[7]

2017

Murphy was re-elected with 61% of the vote, defeating Republican Cheryl Buford.[8]

2019

Challenged by Republican Gary Pan, Murphy was re-elected with 58% of the vote.[9]

District officeholders
Years Delegate Party Electoral history
January 13, 1982
–
January 12, 1983		 John Watkins Republican
January 12, 1983
–
January 9, 2008		 Vince Callahan Republican Declined to run for reelection
January 9, 2008
–
January 13, 2010		 Margaret Vanderhye Democratic Defeated in bid for reelection
January 13, 2010
–
November 10, 2014		 Barbara Comstock Republican Resigned; elected to the US House of Representatives
January 13, 2015
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present		 Kathleen Murphy Democratic Elected via special election

References
  1. "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings - Delegate Kathleen J. Murphy". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. Olivo, Antonio (2013-10-29). "Comstock-Murphy debate enlivens Va. House candidates' forum in McLean". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  3. "2013 November General". results.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  4. Weiner, Rachel (2014-11-11). "Democrat Kathleen Murphy to run in Virginia special election". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  5. Olivo, Antonio (2015-01-06). "Democrat Murphy wins Va. House seat in D.C. suburbs". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  6. Moore, Ken (October 28, 2015). "Murphy vs. Parisot, Double Sequel". McLean Connection. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  7. "2015 November General – HD34". results.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  8. "2017 November General – HD 34". results.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  9. "2019 November General – HD34". results.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
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