Virginia's 34th House of Delegates district

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District map from the 2023 election

Virginia's 34th 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 34 represents portions of Fairfax and Loudoun counties. Represented for 25 years by Republican Vincent Callahan, since 2015 the 34th district has been represented by Democrat Kathleen J. Murphy.[1]

Electoral history[edit]

2013[edit]

In the 2013 general election, Republican incumbent Barbara Comstock was challenged by Democrat Kathleen Murphy, a former Clinton administration official in the U.S. Department of Commerce.[2] Comstock edged out Murphy, winning re-election by 258 votes.[3]

2015[edit]

Incumbent Comstock was elected to Congress in November 2014, vacating her House of Delegates seat and prompting a special election on January 6, 2015.[4] In another close contest, Democrat Murphy defeated Republican Craig Parisot by 326 votes.[5] In the November general election, the same candidates ran again.[6] Murphy won re-election by 188 votes.[7]

2017[edit]

Murphy was re-elected with 61% of the vote, defeating Republican Cheryl Buford.[8]

2019[edit]

Challenged by Republican Gary Pan, Murphy was re-elected with 58% of the vote.[9]

District officeholders[edit]

Years Delegate Party Electoral history
January 13, 1982

January 12, 1983
John Watkins Republican
January 12, 1983

January 9, 2008
Vince Callahan Republican Declined to run for reelection
January 9, 2008

January 13, 2010
Margaret Vanderhye Democratic Defeated in bid for reelection
January 13, 2010

November 10, 2014
Barbara Comstock Republican Resigned; elected to the US House of Representatives
January 13, 2015

present
Kathleen Murphy Democratic Elected via special election

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings - Delegate Kathleen J. Murphy". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Olivo, Antonio (October 29, 2013). "Comstock-Murphy debate enlivens Va. House candidates' forum in McLean". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "2013 November General". results.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  4. ^ Weiner, Rachel (November 11, 2014). "Democrat Kathleen Murphy to run in Virginia special election". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  5. ^ Olivo, Antonio (January 6, 2015). "Democrat Murphy wins Va. House seat in D.C. suburbs". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  6. ^ Moore, Ken (October 28, 2015). "Murphy vs. Parisot, Double Sequel". McLean Connection. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "2015 November General – HD34". results.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  8. ^ "2017 November General – HD 34". results.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  9. ^ "2019 November General – HD34". results.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved December 19, 2020.