Virginia's 60th House of Delegates district explained

Virginia's 60th House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of Virginia's bicameral state legislature. Formerly located in Southside Virginia, the district was moved to border northeast of Richmond in 2023 as part of a statewide reorganization of the state's legislative districts.

The seat is currently held by Republican James E. Edmunds II.^[1]

Electoral history

2001

Republican Clarke Hogan was elected to represent the 60th district.^[2]

2009

Hogan decided not to run for re-election, leaving an empty seat for which Republican James R. Edmunds Jr. was the only candidate on the November ballot.^[3]

2017

In the November 2017 election, Edmunds was challenged by Democrat Jamaal Johnston.^[4]

2019

Edmunds was re-elected with 66% of the vote, defeating first-time candidate Democrat Janie Zimmerman.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings – Delegate James E. Edmunds II. virginiageneralassembly.gov. September 11, 2017.
2. Web site: Virginia State Board of Elections; Election Information; Election Results . 2008-11-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100617084700/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Election_Information/Election_Results/Index.html . 2010-06-17 .
3. Web site: November 2009 General Election Official Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . 2013-06-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140103045820/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2009/37C2EDEB-FACB-44C1-AF70-05FB616DCD62/Official/8_p3_s.shtml . 2014-01-03 .
4. News: Miles. Jordan. Johnston will challenge Edmunds Farmville. 11 September 2017. Farmville Herald. April 3, 2017.
5. Web site: 2019-11-06. Del. James Edmunds wins re-election for House District 60. 2020-12-20. WFXRtv. en-US.