Virginia's 9th House of Delegates district

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 of Franklin County, Patrick County, and Henry County. It has been represented by Charles Poindexter since 2008.[1]

In 2017, Poindexter won the Republican nomination against a primary challenge from Justin Washer.[2] In the November 2017 general election, he faced Democrat Stephanie Cook, a substitute teacher for Franklin County Public Schools.[3][4] This is the first time the seat has been challenged since 2011.[5]

District officeholders
Years Delegate Party Electoral history

–
January 9, 2008		 Allen Dudley Republican Retired
January 9, 2008
–
present		 Charles Poindexter Republican First elected in 2008

Electoral history
2015 General Election, Virginia 9th House of Delegates
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Charles Poindexter 16,086 100.00% n/a
Total votes 16,086 100.00% n/a
2016 General Election, Presidential
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Donald Trump 23,983 71.05% n/a
Democratic Hillary Clinton 8,682 25.72% n/a
Libertarian Gary Johnson 639 1.89% n/a
Independent Evan McMullin 304 0.90% n/a
Green Jill Stein 145 0.43% n/a
Total votes 33,753 100.00% n/a
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References
  1. "Virginia Elections Database » Search Elections". Historical.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  2. "Elections: House of Delegates District 9". Vpap.org. 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  3. "Teacher seeks Democratic ticket to oppose Del. Poindexter | News". thefranklinnewspost.com. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  4. roanoke.com. "Teacher seeks Democratic nomination to oppose Del. Charles Poindexter | Politics". roanoke.com. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  5. "Democrat Stephanie Cook steps up to challenge District 9 Virginia HoD seat for first time since 2011". Dailykos.com. 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2017-04-04.


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