Riley Ingram Explained

Riley Ingram
State Delegate:	Virginia
District:	62nd
Term Start:	January 1992
Term End:	January 8, 2020
Preceded:	R. Beasley Jones
Succeeded:	Carrie Coyner
Birth Date:	1 October 1941
Birth Place:	Halifax County, Virginia
Party:	Republican
Spouse:	Mary Ann Brinkley (deceased)
Children:	Tracy Crowder, Stacy Hansen, Riley Ingram Jr.
Residence:	Hopewell, Virginia
Occupation:	Real estate
Committees:	Counties, Cities and Towns (chair) Appropriations Privileges and Elections
Branch:	United States Army
Serviceyears:	1959 - 1968
Unit:	Virginia Army National Guard 1959 - 1962 United States Army Reserve 1962 - 1968

Riley Edward Ingram (born October 1, 1941) is an American politician. From 1992-2020 he served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 62nd district east of Richmond, made up of parts of Chesterfield, Henrico and Prince George Counties and the city of Hopewell. He is a member of the Republican Party.^[1]

Positions and appointments

Ingram was co-chair of the House committee on Counties, Cities and Towns 1998 - 2001 having been appointed in 2002.

He served on the committees on:^[2]

Appropriations (1998 -)
Counties, Cities and Towns (1992 -)
General Laws (1998 - 2001)
Militia and Police (2000 - 2001)
Mining and Mineral Resources (1992 - 1999)
Privileges and Elections (1992 -)

Electoral history

Ingram was elected to the Hopewell city council in 1986, and became mayor in 1988.^[1]

In 1989, he challenged 28-year Democratic incumbent Charles Hardaway Marks in the 64th House district, but lost. He was re-elected to the Hopewell city council in 1990.

In the 1991 redistricting, the 62nd House district was moved northwards to include Hopewell. Ingram defeated another Democratic incumbent, R. Beasley Jones, for the House seat.

Riley retired and did not file for the 2019 election.^[3]

Date	Election	Candidate	Votes	%
Virginia House of Delegates, 64th district
Nov 7, 1989^[4]	General	Charles Hardaway Marks	Democratic	8,992	56.32
		Riley Edward Ingram	Republican	6,971	43.66
		Write Ins	3	0.02
		Incumbent won; seat stayed Democratic
Virginia House of Delegates, 62nd district
Nov 5, 1991	General	Riley Edward Ingram	Republican	7,589	54.03
		Robert Beasley Jones	Democratic	6,454	45.95
		Write Ins	2	0.02
		Incumbent lost; seat switched from Democratic to Republican
Nov 2, 1993	General	Riley Edward Ingram	Republican	12,380	69.52
Nov 2, 1993	General	Peter D. Eliades	Democratic	5,428	30.48
Nov 7, 1995^[5]	General	R E Ingram	Republican	11,981	74.29
Nov 7, 1995^[5]	General	D M Brown	Democratic	4,147	25.71
Nov 4, 1997^[6]	General	Riley E. Ingram	Republican	13,123	99.64
Nov 4, 1997^[6]	General	Write Ins	47	0.36
Nov 2, 1999^[7]	General	R E Ingram	Republican	10,940	99.73
Nov 2, 1999^[7]	General	Write Ins	30	0.27
Nov 6, 2001^[8]	General	R E Ingram	Republican	14,476	97.87
Nov 6, 2001^[8]	General	Write Ins	315	2.13
Nov 4, 2003^[9]	General	R E Ingram	Republican	9,720	98.67
Nov 4, 2003^[9]	General	Write Ins	131	1.33
Nov 8, 2005^[10]	General	R E Ingram	Republican	15,571	97.00
Nov 8, 2005^[10]	General	Write Ins	481	3.00
Nov 6, 2007^[11]	General	Riley Edward Ingram	Republican	10,449	98.15
Nov 6, 2007^[11]	General	Write Ins	196	1.84
Nov 3, 2009^[12]	General	Riley Edward Ingram	Republican	15,514	97.51
Nov 3, 2009^[12]	General	Write Ins	396	2.48
Nov 8, 2011^[13]	General	Riley Edward Ingram	Republican	8,911	95.80
Nov 8, 2011^[13]	General	Write Ins	390	4.19

External links

Web site: Riley Ingram . Virginia Public Access Project . (campaign finance)
Web site: Delegate Riley Ingram (R-Hopewell) . 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 Riley E. Ingram . Virginia House of Delegates . 2013-06-19.
Web site: Legislative Information System . Virginia General Assembly . https://web.archive.org/web/19961219033351/http://leg1.state.va.us/ . dead . 1996-12-19 . 2013-06-19 .
News: Virginia Beach state senator to retire, joining ranks of Va. lawmakers stepping aside . 2019-03-07 . Gregory S. Schneider . . Washington, D.C. . 0190-8286 . 1330888409.
Web site: The Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project, 1776-2007 . University of Virginia Library . 2013-06-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140102200953/http://vavh.iath.virginia.edu/php/election.php . January 2, 2014 .
Web site: 1995 Election Results - HOD . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-06-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130725003210/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/1995/rslts95-hod_va_dist-loc.htm . July 25, 2013 .
Web site: 1997 Election Results - HOD . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-06-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130724161859/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/1997/hod1197.htm . July 24, 2013 .
Web site: Election Results - House of Delegates - Nov 1999 Gen Election . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-06-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121228232647/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/1999/Results-HOD-Nov99-Gen--by_dist-loc.htm . December 28, 2012 .
Web site: General Election- November 6, 2001 . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-06-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121229000247/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/2001/nov2001/html/c_08_062.htm . December 29, 2012 .
Web site: General Election- November 4, 2003 . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-06-19 . dead . https://archive.today/20130624175112/http://www.sbe.state.va.us/ElectionResults/2003/Nov/H_08_062.htm . June 24, 2013 .
Web site: General Election- November 8, 2005 . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-06-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121228235456/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/2005/nov2005/html/h_62.htm . December 28, 2012 .
Web site: November 6, 2007 General Election Official Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-06-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085617/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2007/196E44FA-8B19-4240-9A44-737216DAA55D/Unofficial/8_p4_s.shtml . March 4, 2016 .
Web site: November 2009 General Election Official Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-06-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234218/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2009/37C2EDEB-FACB-44C1-AF70-05FB616DCD62/Official/8_p4_s.shtml . 2016-03-03 .
Web site: November 2011 General Election Official Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-06-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053820/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2011/EB178FD6-875D-4B0D-A295-900A0482F523/Official/8_p4_s.shtml . 2016-03-04 .