In 2015, John Bell, an Air Force veteran, was elected by a margin of only 320 votes, so this district was considered vulnerable to turnover in 2017.[1] Bell was challenged by the Republican Subba Kolla,[2] who immigrated from India in the 1990s and became a citizen in 2008.[3] Kolla has stated, "I believe that the government that governs least, governs best."[4] Late in the race, both candidates had raised significant funds (Bell $627,000 to Kolla's $524,600 as of November 2, 2017),[5] but Bell defeated Kolla 61.73% to 38.04%.[6]
virginia, 87th, house, delegates, district, elects, seats, virginia, house, delegates, lower, house, state, bicameral, legislature, district, been, represented, democrat, suhas, subramanyam, since, 2020, district, from, 2023, election, contents, elections, dis. Virginia s 87th 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 87 has been represented by Democrat Suhas Subramanyam since 2020 District map from the 2023 election Contents 1 Elections 2 District officeholders 3 Elections 4 References 5 External linksElections editIn 2015 John Bell an Air Force veteran was elected by a margin of only 320 votes so this district was considered vulnerable to turnover in 2017 1 Bell was challenged by the Republican Subba Kolla 2 who immigrated from India in the 1990s and became a citizen in 2008 3 Kolla has stated I believe that the government that governs least governs best 4 Late in the race both candidates had raised significant funds Bell 627 000 to Kolla s 524 600 as of November 2 2017 5 but Bell defeated Kolla 61 73 to 38 04 6 District officeholders editYears Delegate Party Electoral historyJanuary 12 1983 January 10 1996 Howard Copeland Democratic First elected in 1982January 10 1996 January 3 2005 Thelma Drake Republican Forced to resign Elected to the US House of RepresentativesJanuary 3 2005 January 11 2012 Paula Miller Democratic Redistricted out Unable to run for reelectionJanuary 11 2012 January 5 2016 David Ramadan Republican First elected in 2011 Later retired in 2015January 13 2016 January 8 2020 John Bell Democratic First elected in 2015 Elected to the Virginia State Senate in 2019January 8 2020 present Suhas Subramanyam Democratic First elected in 2019Elections editVirginia s 87th House of Delegates district election 2015 7 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John Bell inc 8 203 49 87 Republican Chuong Dong Nguyen 7 883 47 92Libertarian Brian Suojanen 343 2 08Write ins 18 10 Turnout 16 447Democratic gain from Republican SwingReferences edit RESIST Turn the Virginia House of Delegates Blue in 2017 this matters to us all Daily Kos January 31 2017 Elections House of Delegates District 87 Virginia Public Access Project South Riding Republican announces campaign for 87th House District seat Loudoun Times Renss Greene February 13 2017 Kolla Announces House of Delegates Run Loudoun Now Moore Jack November 2 2017 Down ballot drama 2017 guide to Virginia House of Delegate races WTOP Retrieved January 28 2018 2017 November General results elections virginia gov Retrieved January 28 2018 2015 House of Delegates General Election District 87th Virginia Department of Elections External links edit House District 87 PDF Virginia Division of Legislative Services Map a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint postscript link nbsp This Virginia related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Virginia 27s 87th House of Delegates district amp oldid 1182442879, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
