Virginia's 23rd House of Delegates district explained

Virginia's 23rd House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 23 represents part of the city of Lynchburg and parts of Amherst and Bedford counties. The seat is currently held by Republican Wendell Walker, who succeeded T. Scott Garrett after he did not seek reelection in the 2019 election.^[1] ^[2]

District officeholders

Years	Delegate		Party	Electoral history
nowrap	January 8, 1992 - January 10, 1996		Stephen Newman		Republican	Declined to seek reelection; elected to the Senate of Virginia
nowrap	January 10, 1996 - January 11, 2006		Preston Bryant		Republican	Resigned; Appointed Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources
nowrap	January 11, 2006 - January 13, 2010	align=left		Shannon Valentine		Democratic	Elected via special election; Defeated in bid for reelection
nowrap	January 13, 2010 - January 8, 2020		T. Scott Garrett		Republican	First elected in 2009
nowrap	January 8, 2020 - present		Wendell Walker		Republican	First elected in 2019

Electoral history

Date	Election	Candidate	Votes	%
Virginia House of Delegates, 23rd district
Jan 10, 2006^[3]	Special	Shannon R. Valentine	Democratic	7,887	57.50
		Michael B. Harrington	Republican	5,817	42.41
		Write Ins	12	0.09
		Preston Bryant resigned; seat switched from Republican to Democratic
Nov 6, 2007^[4]	General	Shannon R. Valentine	Democratic	4,551	95.60
Nov 6, 2007^[4]	General	Write Ins	209	4.39
Jun 9, 2009^[5]	Republican primary	T. Scott Garrett	2,126	54.01
Jun 9, 2009^[5]	Republican primary	Jeff S. Helgeson	1,810	45.98
Nov 3, 2009^[6]	General	T. Scott Garrett	Republican	10,813	50.41
		Shannon R. Valentine	Democratic	10,604	49.44
		Write Ins	31	0.14
		Incumbent lost; seat switched from Democratic to Republican
Nov 8, 2011^[7]	General	T. Scott Garrett	Republican	11,978	92.26
Nov 8, 2011^[7]	General	Write Ins	1,004	7.73

Notes and References

Web site: Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings – Delegate T. Scott Garrett. virginiageneralassembly.gov. 7 August 2017.
Web site: Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings. virginiageneralassembly.gov. Dec 20, 2020.
Web site: Special Election- January 10, 2006 . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130813132041/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/2006/Jan2006/Jan_10_06/html/ . August 13, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
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 .
Web site: 2009 June Republican Primary Official Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120119035259/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2009/ACE2B03D-720A-4344-B150-B7EF4EFB3565/Official/8_s.shtml . 2012-01-19 . dead .
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 .
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 .