Virginia's 9th House of Delegates district explained

Virginia's 9th House of Delegates district is one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 9 consists parts of Fairfax County. It has been represented by Democrat Karrie Delaney since 2024.^[1]

In 2021, prior to redistricting, Williams won the Republican nomination defeating incumbent Charles Poindexter .^[2] In the November 2021 general election, he faced Democrat Bridgette Craighead.^{[3] [4] [5]}

District officeholders

Years	Delegate	Party	Electoral history
nowrap	- January 9, 2008	Allen Dudley		Republican	Retired
nowrap	January 9, 2008  - January 12, 2022	Charles Poindexter		Republican	Lost Renomination Bid
nowrap	January 12, 2022  - January 10, 2024	Wren Williams		Republican	First elected in 2021 (redistricted to the 47th District)
nowrap	January 10, 2024  - present	Karrie Delaney		Democratic	Redistricted from the 67th District

External links

• Web site: House District 9 . Virginia Division of Legislative Services . . Map..

Notes and References

1. Web site: Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings. virginiageneralassembly.gov. 6 May 2024.
2. Web site: Elections: House of Delegates District 9 . Vpap.org . 2017-03-14 . 2017-04-04.
3. Web site: Teacher seeks Democratic ticket to oppose Del. Poindexter | News . thefranklinnewspost.com . 2017-04-04.
4. Web site: roanoke.com . Teacher seeks Democratic nomination to oppose Del. Charles Poindexter | Politics . roanoke.com . 2017-04-04.
5. Web site: Democrat Stephanie Cook steps up to challenge District 9 Virginia HoD seat for first time since 2011. 2017-03-30. Dailykos.com. 2017-04-04.