Virginia's 51st House of Delegates district

Virginia's 51st House of Delegates district, in Prince William County, Virginia, elects one of the 100 members of the Virginia House of Delegates,[1] the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature.

The 51st district has been represented by Democrat Hala Ayala since 2018.[2]

District officeholders
Years Delegate Party Electoral history
January 16, 1998
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January 9, 2008		 M. B. McQuigg Republican Declined to run for reelection
January 9, 2008
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January 13, 2010		 Paul F. Nichols Democratic Defeated in bid for reelection
January 13, 2010
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January 10, 2018		 Rich Anderson Republican Defeated in bid for reelection
January 10, 2018
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present		 Hala Ayala Democratic First elected in 2017


Electoral history

Republican Rich Anderson represented District 51 from 2010 to 2018.[3] In November 2017, he was defeated by Democrat Hala Ayala in an election where the Medicaid expansion figured significantly; Anderson opposed while Ayala supported the policy, which ultimately passed, making an additional 14,000 Prince William County residents eligible for the low-income health insurance program.[3]

Anderson has declared his candidacy to challenge Ayala in 2019.[3]

References
  1. House of Delegates District 51 map at vpap.org
  2. "Virginia Elections Database » Search Elections". Historical.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  3. Palermo, Jill (February 28, 2019). "Former delegate Rich Anderson announces bid for Virginia's 51st District". Prince William Times. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
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