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Virginia's 12th House of Delegates district

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District map from the 2023 election

Virginia's 12th House of Delegates district elects one of the hundred Delegates of the Virginia House of Delegates, United States.

Under redistricting effective for the 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election, the 12th district number was reassigned to part of northern Virginia's Fairfax County,[1] while the district number 42,[2] previously used elsewhere in Fairfax, was applied to a new southwestern district including most of the old 12th.

The new District 12 in the Tysons and Vienna area, includes parts of the old districts 34, 35, 37, 39, 41 and 53.[3]

The current Delegate is Democrat Holly Seibold[4]

Before redistricting, the old 12th included the city of Radford, Giles County, and portions of Montgomery County and Pulaski County. After redistricting, most of the old 12th became part of the new 42nd district, formed from parts of the previous districts 12, 7 and 8, still including Radford City and all of Giles County, but incorporating different parts of Pulaski and Montgomery counties. Significantly, the new district no longer includes the Montgomery County town of Blacksburg, which had been home to previous Democrat delegates from the 12th, Joan Munford, Jim Shuler and Chris Hurst.[5]

Electoral history

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Republican Jason Ballard of Pearisburg, was elected 12th district delegate in the 2021 election.[citation needed]

District officeholders

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Years Delegate Party Electoral history
January 13, 1982

January 12, 1983
Mary Sue Terry Democratic Redistricted; Elected as delegate in the 10th district[6]
January 12, 1983

1990
J. Robert Dobyns Democratic
1990

1992
Thomas G. Baker, Jr Republican
1992

January 12, 1994
Joan Munford Democratic Retired
January 12, 1994

January 9, 2002
Jim Shuler Democratic
January 9, 2002

January 2004
Creigh Deeds Democratic
January 2004

January 11, 2012
Jim Shuler Democratic
January 11, 2012

January 10, 2018
Joseph R. Yost Republican Defeated in bid for reelection
January 10, 2018

January 12, 2022
Chris Hurst Democratic Defeated in bid for re-election
January 12, 2022

January 10, 2024
Jason Ballard Republican First elected in 2021 (redistricted to the 42nd District)
January 10, 2024

present
Holly Seibold Democratic Redistricted from the 35th District

References

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  1. ^ "House of Delegates District 12". Vpap.org. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "House of Delegates District 42". Vpap.org. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "House of Delegates District 12". Vpap.org. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "House of Delegates District 42". Vpap.org. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  6. ^ "Virginia Elections Database » Search Elections". Virginia Elections Database. Retrieved January 16, 2018.