Virginia's 58th House of Delegates district

Virginia's 58th 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 58 represents Greene County as well as parts of Albemarle, Fluvanna, and Rockingham counties. The seat is currently held by Republican Robert B. Bell, who was first elected in November 2001.[1]

Elections

2017

In the November 2017 election, Democrat Kellen Squire, an emergency department nurse, ran against incumbent Bell.[2] It was the first time Bell's House of Delegates seat has been challenged since 2009, though he lost a race for state attorney general and withdrew from another. Bell prevailed over Squire, a former Republican and first-time political candidate.[3]

District officeholders

Population and geography

The district's boundaries changed on April 29, 2011 to adjust for population changes measured by the 2010 U.S. Census of Population, so that each district would have about 80,000 residents. The changes reduced the size of the part of the district east of Charlottesville and just around the city, and expanded it toward the northwest.[4]

References
  1. "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings – Delegate Robert B. Bell". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  2. Sullivan, Patricia (June 27, 2017). "Democratic group endorses seven candidates under age 35 in Virginia delegate races". Washington Post. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  3. McKenzie, Bryan (February 23, 2017). "Challengers to two area delegates emerge". The Daily Progress. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  4. Virginia's 58th House of Delegates district maps at vpap.org
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