On November 6, 2013, three candidates vied for the open seat in the 78th district, vacated in August of that year when incumbent John Cosgrove won a special election to the state senate. In the House of Delegates race, Republican Jay Leftwich, a lawyer and chair of the local school board, prevailed with 57% of the vote; the Democrat Linda Bryant earned 39% and Libertarian Dan Foster trailed both.[2]
^"Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings - Delegate James A. (Jay) Leftwich Jr". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
^Sheler, Jeff. "Election | Leftwich wins in Va. House 78th District". Virginia Pilot. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
December 18, 2023
virginia, 78th, house, delegates, district, elects, seats, virginia, house, delegates, lower, house, state, bicameral, legislature, district, represents, part, city, chesapeake, hampton, roads, southern, coastal, region, virginia, seat, currently, held, republ. Virginia s 78th 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 78 represents part of the city of Chesapeake in Hampton Roads the southern coastal region of Virginia The seat is currently held by Republican Jay Leftwich 1 District map from the 2023 election Contents 1 Electoral history 1 1 2013 2 District officeholders 3 ReferencesElectoral history edit2013 edit On November 6 2013 three candidates vied for the open seat in the 78th district vacated in August of that year when incumbent John Cosgrove won a special election to the state senate In the House of Delegates race Republican Jay Leftwich a lawyer and chair of the local school board prevailed with 57 of the vote the Democrat Linda Bryant earned 39 and Libertarian Dan Foster trailed both 2 District officeholders editYears Delegate Party Electoral historyJanuary 12 1983 January 10 1990 Frederick H Creekmore DemocraticJanuary 10 1990 January 5 1998 Randy Forbes Republican Declined to seek reelection Elected to the Senate of VirginiaJanuary 16 1998 September 10 2001 Harry Blevins Republican Resigned Elected to the Senate of VirginiaJanuary 9 2002 August 16 2013 John Cosgrove Republican Resigned Elected to the Senate of VirginiaJanuary 2014 present Jay Leftwich Republican First elected in 2013References edit Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings Delegate James A Jay Leftwich Jr virginiageneralassembly gov Retrieved November 13 2017 Sheler Jeff Election Leftwich wins in Va House 78th District Virginia Pilot Retrieved December 19 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Virginia 27s 78th House of Delegates district amp oldid 1182442361, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
