Virginia's 24th House of Delegates district explained

Virginia's 24th 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 24 represents the cities of Buena Vista and Lexington; counties of Bath and Rockbridge; and parts of Amherst and Augusta counties. Benjamin L. Cline held this seat until his 2018 election to Virginia's 6th congressional district.^[1] In a Republican firehouse primary, Rockbridge supervisor Ronnie Campbell won the Republican nomination by one vote.^[2] Christian Worth won the Democratic nomination.^[3] Campbell won the special election December 18.,^[4] and held the seat for nearly four years until his death on December 13, 2022. Ellen Campbell was elected in a 2023 special election to succeed her husband.

District officeholders

Years	Delegate		Party	Electoral history
nowrap	January 1978  - January 13, 1982	align=left		Lewis P. Fickett Jr.		Democratic
nowrap	January 13, 1982  - January 12, 1983	align=left		Mitchell Van Yahres		Democratic
nowrap	January 12, 1983  - June 15, 2002	align=left		Vance Wilkins		Republican
nowrap	November 26, 2002  - December 18, 2018	align=left		Ben Cline	Republican	Elected via special election Resigned due to election as Representative of Virginia's 6th congressional district^[5]
January 2, 2019 – December 13, 2022		Ronnie Campbell	Elected via special election after Ben Cline's election to Congress, Died in office on December 13, 2022.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings – Delegate Benjamin L. Cline. virginiageneralassembly.gov. 7 August 2017.
2. Web site: Despite requests, recount won't be performed in House of Delegates firehouse primary. 18 November 2018. Friedenberger, Amy. Richmond Times-Dispatch.
3. Web site: Friedenberger . Amy . Ronnie Campbell, Christian Worth secure nominations in race for Del. Ben Cline's seat . Roanoke Times . 2 December 2018.
4. News: Fair . Julia . December 20, 2018 . Special election fills House of Delegates seat with Ronnie Campbell . . May 4, 2022.
5. Web site: After Del. Ben Cline's congressional win, special election to fill seat set for Dec. 18. Friedenberger, Amy. 9 November 2018. Roanoke Times.