Candi King Explained

Candi King
Office:	Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
Constituency:	2nd district (2021–2024) 23rd district (2024–present)
Term Start:	January 11, 2021
Preceded:	Jennifer Carroll Foy
Party:	Democratic
Spouse:	Josh King
Children:	3
Alma Mater:	Norfolk State University
Committees:	Privileges and Elections Finance Public Safety

Candi Patrice Mundon King is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 2021.

Biography

King obtained a bachelor's degree in political science from Norfolk State University.^[1] She has worked as a nonprofit program manager and an education advocate.^[2]

Political career

2021

King announced her campaign for delegate in December 2020, shortly after her predecessor Jennifer Carroll Foy resigned to run for governor, causing a special election. After winning the Democratic primary, King faced Republican Heather Mitchell in the general election on January 5, 2021. King won with 51.5% of the vote, with a margin of 263 votes.^[3]

King's re-election involved a primary challenge from Prince William County resident Pamela Montgomery. The race became one of the most expensive primaries in the state because of money contributed by clean energy group Clean Virginia and utility provider Dominion Energy.^[4] Despite the flood of outside money, King won with 67.77%-32.23%.^[5]

In the November General Election, King ran successfully won a full term against Republican Gina Ciarcia, a history teacher at a private Christian school.^[6]

Election results

2021 2nd House of Delegates District special election^[7]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democrat	Candi P. M. King	4,451	51.74
Republican	Heather F. Mitchell	4,143	48.16

2021 2nd House of Delegates District Democratic Primary Election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democrat	Candi P. M. King	3,553	67.77
Democrat	Pamela Montgomery	1,690	32.23

2021 2nd House of Delegates District General Election^[8]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Democrat	Candi P. M. King	15,310	57.21
Republican	Gina R. Ciarcia	11,393	42.57

Notes and References

1. Web site: Palermo . Jill . Candi King wins Democratic primary in 2nd House of Delegates race . 30 January 2021.
2. Web site: Cheslow . Daniella . Democrat Candi King Wins Special Election For Delegate In Northern Virginia . 30 January 2021 . 28 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210128073346/https://dcist.com/story/21/01/05/virginia-special-election-prince-william-county-stafford-candi-king-heather-mitchell/ . live .
3. Web site: Palermo . Jill . Democrat Candi King wins special election for 2nd District House of Delegates seat . 30 January 2021.
4. Web site: Writer. Daniel Berti Times Staff. Del. Candi King fends off Clean Virginia-backed primary challenger in 2nd District. 2021-06-18. Prince William Times. en.
5. Web site: 2021 June Democratic Primary. 2021-06-18. results.elections.virginia.gov.
6. Web site: Staff Reports. Democratic Del. Candi King wins her first full term in the 2nd District. 2021-11-15. Prince William Times. en.
7. Web site: 2021 January Special. 2021-03-26. 2021-02-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20210209093935/https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2021%20January%20Special/Site/Member_House_of_Delegates_(002).html. dead.
8. Web site: 2021 November General. 2021-11-15. results.elections.virginia.gov. 2022-02-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20220205014030/https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2021%20November%20General/Site/GeneralAssembly.html. dead.