Virginia's 45th House of Delegates district

Virginia's 45th 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 45 includes part of the city of Alexandria as well as parts of Arlington and Fairfax counties. The seat has been represented by Democrat Mark H. Levine since 2016.

Geography

District 45 consists of the eastern half of the city of Alexandria and parts of Arlington and Fairfax counties.[1] It is in Virginia's 8th Congressional District.[1]

Electoral history

Democrat Mark Levine won a five-way Democratic Primary in June 2015[2] and was elected without opposition that fall. He was re-elected without opposition in 2017, receiving the highest vote total of any 2017 candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates.[1]

Levine ran for reelection unchallenged in the November 2019 general election and was elected to a third term.[3]

Election results
Virginia's 45th House of Delegates district Democratic Primary, 2015[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mark H. Levine 2,679 28
Democratic Craig T. Fifer 2,343 24
Democratic Julie N. Jakopic 2,243 23
Democratic Clarence K. Tong 1,668 17
Democratic Laurence M. Altenburg, II 698 7
Turnout 9,631
Virginia's 45th House of Delegates district General Election, 2015[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mark H. Levine 16,055 95%
Write-ins 832 5%
Turnout 16,887
Virginia's 45th House of Delegates district General Election, 2017[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mark H. Levine (inc.) 31,417 95%
Write-ins 1,599 5%
Turnout 33,016
Virginia's 45th House of Delegates district General Election, 2019[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mark H. Levine (inc.) 19,824 92%
Write-ins 1,852 8%
Turnout 21,676

References
  1. "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings – Delegate Mark H. Levine". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  2. Sullivan, Patricia (June 28, 2015). "Murder, custody and justice: The making of a political candidate". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  3. "Elections: House of Delegates District 45". www.vpap.org. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  4. "2015 House of Delegates Democratic Primary District 45th". Virginia Department of Elections.
  5. "2015 House of Delegates General Election District 45th". Virginia Department of Elections.
  6. "2017 House of Delegates General Election District 45th". Virginia Department of Elections.
  7. "2019 House of Delegates General Election District 45th". Virginia Department of Elections.
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