Virginia's 7th House of Delegates district

Virginia's 7th House of Delegates district is one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 7 covers all of Floyd County and portions of Montgomery County and Pulaski County. The district is represented by Republican Nick Rush.

In 2017, Rush, 49, was challenged by Democrat Flourette "Flo" Ketner, 34.[1]

District officeholders

Years Delegate Party Electoral history
January 12, 2000

January 9, 2002
Benny Keister Democratic Redistricted to 6th district
January 2002

January 11, 2012
Dave Nutter Republican Decline to run for reelection; Ran for state senate
January 11, 2012

present
Nick Rush Republican First elected in 2012

Electoral history

2015 General Election, Virginia 7th House of Delegates
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Nick Rush 14,714 100.00% n/a
Total votes 14,714 100.00% n/a
2016 General Election, Presidential
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Donald Trump 22,190 63.39% n/a
Democratic Hillary Clinton 10,982 31.37% n/a
Libertarian Gary Johnson 1,065 3.04% n/a
Independent Evan McMullin 483 1.38% n/a
Green Jill Stein 285 0.81% n/a
Total votes 35,005 100.00% n/a
2017 General Election, Virginia 7th House of Delegates
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Flourette Ketner 8,878 33.58% +33.58%
Republican Nick Rush 17,560 66.42% -33.58%
Total votes 26,438 100.00%

References

  1. Forman, Carmen (May 18, 2017). "Indivisible New River Valley member to oppose Del. Nick Rush". Roanoke Times. Retrieved 2017-09-09.


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