Virginia's 29th House of Delegates district

Virginia's 29th 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 29 represents the city of Winchester as well as parts of Frederick and Warren counties. The seat is currently vacant. It was held by Christopher E. Collins, who resigned effective June 28, 2020 to accept a judgeship.[1] A special election will be held Nov. 3, 2020 to fill the seat.[2]

District officeholders
Years Delegate Party Electoral history
January 12, 1994
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January 8, 2014		 Beverly Sherwood Republican Defeated in Republican primary election
January 8, 2014
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January 13, 2016		 Mark Berg Republican Defeated in Republican primary election
January 13, 2016
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June 28, 2020		 Chris Collins Republican First elected in 2015

Electoral history
DateElectionCandidatePartyVotes%
Virginia House of Delegates, 29th district
Nov 2, 1993[3] General Beverly Jean Sherwood Republican 10,259 61.79
Raymond C. Sandy Democratic 6,340 38.19
Write Ins 3 0.02
Alson H. Smith retired; seat switched from Democratic to Republican
Nov 7, 1995[4] General B J Sherwood Republican 11,379 67.76
R G Dick Democratic 5,414 32.24
Write Ins 1 0.01
Nov 4, 1997[5] General Beverly J. Sherwood Republican 14,826 99.95
Write Ins 11 0.05
Nov 2, 1999[6] General B J Sherwood Republican 8,660 99.83
Write Ins 15 0.17
Nov 6, 2001[7] General B J Sherwood Republican 13,897 77.55
P D Blaker 4,018 22.42
Write Ins 5 0.03
Nov 4, 2003[8] General B J Sherwood Republican 12,471 99.25
Write Ins 94 0.75
Nov 8, 2005[9] General Beverly J. Sherwood Republican 16,089 98.49
Write Ins 246 1.51
Nov 6, 2007[10] General Beverly J. Sherwood Republican 13,664 98.12
Write Ins 261 1.87
Nov 3, 2009[11] General Beverly J. Sherwood Republican 14,908 80.02
Aaron N. Tweedie 3,677 19.73
Write Ins 44 0.23
Nov 8, 2011[12] General Beverly J. Sherwood Republican 9,662 98.04
Write Ins 193 1.95
Jun 11, 2013[13] Republican primary Mark J. Berg 1,573 51.32
Beverly J. Sherwood 1,492 48.68
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References
  1. "Del. Chris Collins resigns to accept judgeship". valawyersweekly.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. "Governor Northam Sets Special Election for 29th House of Delegates District". governor.virginia.gov. Virginia Governor. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. "The Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project, 1776-2007". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  4. "1995 Election Results - HOD". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  5. "1997 Election Results - HOD". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  6. "Election Results - House of Delegates - Nov 1999 Gen Election". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  7. "General Election- November 6, 2001". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 29, 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  8. "General Election- November 4, 2003". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  9. "General Election- November 8, 2005". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  10. "November 6, 2007 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  11. "November 2009 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  12. "November 2011 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  13. "Unofficial Results - Primary Election - June 11, 2013". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
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