Beverly Sherwood Explained

Beverly Sherwood
State Delegate:	Virginia
District:	29th
Term Start:	January 12, 1994
Term End:	January 8, 2014
Preceded:	Alson H. Smith
Succeeded:	Mark Berg
Birth Date:	29 May 1947
Birth Place:	Ossining, New York, U.S.
Party:	Republican
Spouse:	Frank Vincent Sherwood
Children:	Alicia Willis
Residence:	Frederick County, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation:	Farmer
Committees:	Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (chair) Appropriations Militia, Police and Public Safety Rules

Beverly Jean Sherwood (born May 29, 1947) was an American politician. She has served in the Virginia House of Delegates since 1994, representing the 29th district in the Shenandoah Valley, including the city of Winchester and parts of Frederick and Warren Counties. She is a member of the Republican Party.^[1]

Sherwood served on the Frederick County Board of Supervisors 1991 - 1993, before her election to the House to replace retiring Democrat Alson H. Smith.^[1]

Sherwood was chair of the House committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety 2002 - 2012. Since 2012, she has chaired the committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources.^[1]

On June 11, 2013, Mark Berg defeated Sherwood in a Republican primary.^[2]

Electoral history

Date	Election	Candidate	Votes	%
Virginia House of Delegates, 29th district
Nov 2, 1993^[3]	General	Beverly Jean Sherwood	Republican	10,259	61.79
		Raymond C. Sandy	Democratic	6,340	38.19
		Write Ins	3	0.02
		Alson H. Smith retired; seat switched from Democratic to Republican
Nov 7, 1995^[4]	General	B J Sherwood	Republican	11,379	67.76
		R G Dick	Democratic	5,414	32.24
		Write Ins	1	0.01
Nov 4, 1997^[5]	General	Beverly J. Sherwood	Republican	14,826	99.95
Nov 4, 1997^[5]	General	Write Ins	11	0.05
Nov 2, 1999^[6]	General	B J Sherwood	Republican	8,660	99.83
Nov 2, 1999^[6]	General	Write Ins	15	0.17
Nov 6, 2001^[7]	General	B J Sherwood	Republican	13,897	77.55
		P D Blaker	4,018	22.42
		Write Ins	5	0.03
Nov 4, 2003^[8]	General	B J Sherwood	Republican	12,471	99.25
Nov 4, 2003^[8]	General	Write Ins	94	0.75
Nov 8, 2005^[9]	General	Beverly J. Sherwood	Republican	16,089	98.49
Nov 8, 2005^[9]	General	Write Ins	246	1.51
Nov 6, 2007^[10]	General	Beverly J. Sherwood	Republican	13,664	98.12
Nov 6, 2007^[10]	General	Write Ins	261	1.87
Nov 3, 2009^[11]	General	Beverly J. Sherwood	Republican	14,908	80.02
		Aaron N. Tweedie	3,677	19.73
		Write Ins	44	0.23
Nov 8, 2011^[12]	General	Beverly J. Sherwood	Republican	9,662	98.04
Nov 8, 2011^[12]	General	Write Ins	193	1.95
Jun 11, 2013^[13]	Republican primary	Mark J. Berg	1,573	51.32
		Beverly J. Sherwood	1,492	48.68
		Incumbent lost primary

External links

Web site: Beverly Sherwood . Virginia Public Access Project . (campaign finance)
Web site: Delegate Beverly Sherwood (R-Winchester) . Richmond Sunlight .
Web site: Election Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130429112846/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults.html . 2013-04-29 .

Notes and References

Web site: Bio for Beverly J. Sherwood . Virginia House of Delegates . 2013-05-29.
News: Pershing, Ben and Errin Whack . Democrats give nod to Northam, Herring in statewide races . The Washington Post . 2013-06-11 . 2013-06-12.
Web site: The Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project, 1776-2007 . University of Virginia Library . 2013-05-30 . 2014-01-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140102200953/http://vavh.iath.virginia.edu/php/election.php . dead .
Web site: 1995 Election Results - HOD . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130725003210/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/1995/rslts95-hod_va_dist-loc.htm . 2013-07-25 .
Web site: 1997 Election Results - HOD . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130724161859/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/1997/hod1197.htm . 2013-07-24 .
Web site: Election Results - House of Delegates - Nov 1999 Gen Election . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121228232647/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/1999/Results-HOD-Nov99-Gen--by_dist-loc.htm . 2012-12-28 .
Web site: General Election- November 6, 2001 . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121229000206/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/2001/nov2001/html/c_08_029.htm . December 29, 2012 .
Web site: General Election- November 4, 2003 . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-30 . dead . https://archive.today/20130615235053/http://www.sbe.state.va.us/ElectionResults/2003/Nov/H_08_029.htm . June 15, 2013 .
Web site: General Election- November 8, 2005 . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121228235429/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/2005/nov2005/html/h_29.htm . December 28, 2012 .
Web site: November 6, 2007 General Election Official Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225954/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2007/196E44FA-8B19-4240-9A44-737216DAA55D/Unofficial/8_p1_s.shtml . March 3, 2016 .
Web site: November 2009 General Election Official Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120723163208/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2009/37C2EDEB-FACB-44C1-AF70-05FB616DCD62/Official/8_p1_s.shtml . 2012-07-23 .
Web site: November 2011 General Election Official Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131006020924/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2011/EB178FD6-875D-4B0D-A295-900A0482F523/Official/8_p1_s.shtml . 2013-10-06 .
Web site: Unofficial Results - Primary Election - June 11, 2013 . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-06-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130615230559/http://electionresults.virginia.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=HOD&map=CTY . June 15, 2013 .