Virginia's 22nd House of Delegates district explained

Virginia's 22nd House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature.

Geography

Until redistricting in 2023, District 22, consisted of Bedford County, Lynchburg, Campbell County, and Franklin County.^{[1] [2]} After 2023, the district was based in Northern Virginia, covering the areas of Linton Hall, Nokesville, Orlando, Canova, Cornwell and Buckhall.^[3]

District officeholders

Years	Delegate	Party	Electoral history
nowrap	January 1982  - April 8, 1989	Joseph P. Crouch		Republican	Died while in office^[4]
nowrap	January 1990  - January 14, 1998	Joyce K. Crouch		Republican	Retired; Elected following the death of her husband^[5]
nowrap	January 14, 1998  - September 2023	Kathy Byron		Republican	Resigned in September 2023 to assume a position at the Virginia Department of Workforce Development and Advancement^[6]
January 10, 2024  - present	Ian Lovejoy		Republican	Elected in the 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election

Electoral history

Date	Election	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Virginia House of Delegates, 22nd district
Nov 4, 1997^[7]	General	Kathy J. Byron		Republican	10,232	59.04
		Kaye Sweeney Lipscomb		Democratic	7,082	40.87
		Write Ins		16	0.92
		Joyce Crouch retired; seat stayed Republican
Nov 2, 1999^[8]	General	K J Byron		Republican	7,880	63.86
		J P Campbell		Democratic	4,440	35.98
		Write Ins		19	0.15
Nov 6, 2001^[9]	General	K J Byron		Republican	11,564	56.32
		W S Miles III		8,968	43.68
Nov 4, 2003^[10]	General	K J Byron		Republican	12,946	99.95
		Write Ins		6	0.05
Nov 8, 2005^[11]	General	K J Byron		Republican	15,343	99.03
		Write Ins		151	0.97
Nov 6, 2007^[12]	General	Kathy J. Byron		Republican	8,783	98.98
		Write Ins		90	1.01
Nov 3, 2009^[13]	General	Kathy J. Byron		Republican	18,107	98.99
		Write Ins		183	1.00
Nov 8, 2011^[14]	General	Kathy J. Byron		Republican	12,922	97.69
		Write Ins		305	2.30
Nov 5, 2013^[15]	General	Kathy J. Byron		Republican	15,025	66.3
		Katie Cyphert		Democratic	7,612	33.6
		Write Ins		38	0.20
Nov 3, 2015^[16]	General	Kathy J. Byron		Republican	9,228	96.0
		Write Ins		384	4.0
Nov 7, 2017^[17]	General	Kathy J. Byron		Republican	19,014	96.2
		Write Ins		756	3.8
Nov 5, 2019^[18]	General	Kathy J. Byron		Republican	14,390	69.0
		Jennifer Kay Woofter		Democratic	6,452	30.9
		Write Ins		25	0.1

External links

• Web site: House District 22 . Virginia Division of Legislative Services . . Map..

Notes and References

1. Web site: Virginia Elections Database » Search Elections. Historical.elections.virginia.gov. 2017-04-04.
2. Web site: District Profile: House of Delegates District 22. Vpap.org. 2017-04-04.
3. Web site: Virginia House of Delegates District 22 . 2024-02-10 . . en.
4. News: VA. DEL. JOSEPH P. CROUCH, LYNCHBURG REPUBLICAN, DIES. January 17, 2018. Washington Post. April 10, 1989.
5. News: Bates. Steve. VA. REPUBLICANS GAIN FOUR SEATS IN HOUSE OF DELEGATES. January 17, 2018. Washington Post. November 9, 1989.
6. Web site: Youngkin appoints Byron, Roth to workforce posts. 2023-09-30. Richmond Times-Dispatch. en. 2023-10-20.
7. Web site: 1997 Election Results - HOD . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130724161859/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/1997/hod1197.htm . 2013-07-24 .
8. Web site: Election Results - House of Delegates - Nov 1999 Gen Election . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-28 . 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 .
9. Web site: General Election- November 6, 2001 . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-28.
10. Web site: General Election- November 4, 2003 . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-28 .
11. Web site: General Election- November 8, 2005 . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-28.
12. Web site: November 6, 2007 General Election Official Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-28 . 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 .
13. Web site: November 2009 General Election Official Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-28 . 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 .
14. Web site: November 2011 General Election Official Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-28 . 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 .
15. Web site: November 2013 General Election Official Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2016-09-05.
16. Web site: November 2015 General Election Official Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2016-09-05.
17. Web site: November 2017 General Election Official Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2020-09-11.
18. Web site: November 2019 General Election Official Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2020-09-11.