Terry Kilgore Explained
Terry Gene Kilgore (born August 23, 1961) is an American attorney and politician. A Republican, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1993, and became chair of the Commerce and Labor committee in 2008. [1] He graduated with a B.A. from the University of Virginia's College at Wise, previously named Clinch Valley College, and a J.D. from the College of William & Mary's School of Law.Kilgore's twin brother, Jerry, was Attorney General of Virginia 2002 - 2005, and was the unsuccessful Republican candidate for Governor of Virginia in 2005, losing to Tim Kaine. Kilgore's mother, Willie Mae Kilgore, was the registrar of voters in Kilgore's home jurisdiction, Scott County, until December 2008.[2] He has two children. Following the 2019 elections in which Republicans lost their majority in the Virginia House of Delegates, Kilgore sought the minority leader position. Republicans regained control of the House of Delegates in 2021.[3]
Electoral history
Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Virginia House of Delegates, 1st district |
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Nov 2, 1993[4] | General | Terry G. Kilgore | | Republican | 10,882 | 57.13 |
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George F. Cridlin | | Democratic | 8,162 | 42.85 |
Write Ins | 3 | 0.02 |
Ford C. Quillen retired; seat switched from Democratic to Republican |
Nov 7, 1995[5] | General | Terry G. Kilgore | | Republican | 13,909 | 99.91 |
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Write Ins | 12 | 0.09 |
Nov 4, 1997[6] | General | Terry G. Kilgore | | Republican | 12,130 | 72.06 |
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Jerry D. Taylor | | Democratic | 4,703 | 27.94 |
Nov 2, 1999[7] | General | Terry G. Kilgore | | Republican | 13,983 | 99.91 |
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Write Ins | 13 | 0.09 |
Nov 6, 2001[8] | General | Terry G. Kilgore | | Republican | 12,777 | 99.87 |
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Write Ins | 16 | 0.13 |
Nov 4, 2003[9] | General | Terry G. Kilgore | | Republican | 14,279 | 99.91 |
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Write Ins | 13 | 0.09 |
Nov 8, 2005[10] | General | Terry G. Kilgore | | Republican | 14,194 | 68.74 |
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Rex E. McCarty | | Democratic | 6,445 | 31.21 |
Write Ins | 9 | 0.04 |
Nov 6, 2007[11] | General | Terry G. Kilgore | | Republican | 14,374 | 72.30 |
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Jerry D. Taylor | | Democratic | 5,491 | 27.62 |
Write Ins | 14 | 0.07 |
Nov 3, 2009[12] | General | Terry G. Kilgore | | Republican | 13,098 | 98.92 |
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Write Ins | 142 | 1.07 |
Nov 8, 2011[13] | General | Terry G. Kilgore | | Republican | 16,465 | 98.64 |
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Write Ins | 226 | 1.35 |
Nov 5, 2013[14] | General | Terry G. Kilgore | | Republican | 14,330 | 98.3 |
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Write Ins | 253 | 1.7 |
Nov 3, 2015[15] | General | Terry G. Kilgore | | Republican | 16,716 | 98.4 |
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Write Ins | 271 | 1.6 |
Nov 7, 2017[16] | General | Terry G. Kilgore | | Republican | 14,848 | 76 |
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Alicia D. Kallen | | Democratic | 4,639 | 23.8 |
Write Ins | 42 | 0.2 |
Nov 5, 2019[17] | General | Terry G. Kilgore | | Republican | 16,747 | 96.41 |
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Write Ins | 623 | 3.59 |
Nov 2, 2021[18] | General | Terry G. Kilgore | | Republican | 21,910 | 97.3 |
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Write Ins | 602 | 2.7 |
Virginia House of Delegates, 45th district |
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Nov 7, 2023[19] | General | Terry G. Kilgore | | Republican | 14,815 | 97.7 |
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Write Ins | 353 | 2.3 | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Bio for Terry G. Kilgore . Virginia House of Delegates . 2013-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130511015246/http://dela.house.virginia.gov/dela/MemBios.nsf/b5c940b865f629aa85256c0d0051edc7/f5e6912143a56d6985257535005773b4?OpenDocument . 2013-05-11 . dead .
- News: Edwards Hired as New County Registrar . Scott County Virginia Star . 2009-10-15 . 2009-01-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081021025129/http://www.virginiastar.net/articles08/ar08_1015/registrar.htm . October 21, 2008 .
- News: Virginia Democrats are on to the next election — for House Speaker. Laura . Vozzella . Washington Post. en. 2019-11-08.
- Web site: The Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project, 1776-2007 . University of Virginia Library . 2013-04-18 . January 2, 2014 . 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 . 2013-04-18 . 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 . 2013-04-18 . 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 . 2013-04-18 . 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 . 2013-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121229000138/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/2001/nov2001/html/c_08_001.htm . 2012-12-29 . dead .
- Web site: General Election- November 4, 2003 . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-04-18 .
- Web site: General Election- November 8, 2005 . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121228235405/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/2005/nov2005/html/h_1.htm . 2012-12-28 . dead .
- Web site: November 6, 2007 General Election Official Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-04-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131031133431/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2007/196E44FA-8B19-4240-9A44-737216DAA55D/Unofficial/8_s.shtml . October 31, 2013 .
- Web site: November 2009 General Election Official Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-04-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120401160449/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2009/37C2EDEB-FACB-44C1-AF70-05FB616DCD62/Official/8_s.shtml . 2012-04-01 .
- Web site: November 2011 General Election Official Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-04-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130520143116/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2011/EB178FD6-875D-4B0D-A295-900A0482F523/Official/8_s.shtml . 2013-05-20 .
- Web site: Virginia Elections Database » 2013 House of Delegates General Election District 1. Virginia Elections Database. en-US. 2019-11-08.
- Web site: Virginia Elections Database » 2015 House of Delegates General Election District 1. Virginia Elections Database. en-US. 2019-11-08.
- Web site: Virginia Elections Database » 2017 House of Delegates General Election District 1. Virginia Elections Database. en-US. 2019-11-08.
- Web site: Virginia Election Results: November 5, 2019. The Virginia Public Access Project. en. 2019-11-08.
- Web site: Virginia Election Results: November 2, 2023. Virginia Department of Elections. en. 2024-01-16.
- Web site: Virginia Election Results: November 7, 2023. Virginia Department of Elections. en. 2024-01-16.