The 2015 Virginia State House Special Election took place in 3 electoral districts to elect 3 seats. Democratic secured 3 seats, receiving 58.94% of the popular vote. A total number of 16,667 votes were casted in the election. There were totally 9 candidates ran for 3 seats across the 3 districts.
Results by Party
There were totally 9 candidates competed for seats. Democratic won 3 seats, making up 100.00% of the total seats being elected, while receiving 58.94% of the popular vote.
| 2015 Virginia State House Special Election - Summary by Political Party
|
| Party |
Votes |
% Votes |
Candidates |
Elected |
% Seats |
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| Democratic |
9,824 |
58.94% |
3 |
3 |
100.00%
|
| Republican |
6,093 |
36.56% |
1 |
0 |
-
|
| Independent |
684 |
4.10% |
2 |
0 |
-
|
|
66 |
0.40% |
3 |
0 |
-
|
| Total |
16,667 |
100% |
9 |
3 |
100%
|
| 2015 Virginia State House Special Election - Summary by Party in Districts
|
| Electoral District |
Democratic |
Others |
Valid Votes
|
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
%
|
| District 34 |
6,419 |
51.23% |
6,110 |
48.77% |
12,529
|
| District 63 |
1,213 |
78.61% |
330 |
21.39% |
1,543
|
| District 74 |
2,192 |
84.47% |
403 |
15.53% |
2,595
|
| Total |
9,824 |
58.94% |
6,843 |
41.06% |
16,667
|
Elected Candidates
There are 1 districts with winning margins of no more than 5%:
- District 34: Democratic won by 2.60%
| 2015 Virginia State House Special Election - Elected Candidates
|
| Electoral District |
Elected Candidate |
Second Candidate |
Margin
|
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
Name |
Party |
Votes |
%
|
| District 34 |
Kathleen Johnson Murphy |
Democratic |
6,419 |
51.23% |
Craig Alan Parisot |
Republican |
6,093 |
48.63% |
2.60%
|
| District 63 |
Joseph Edward Preston |
Democratic |
1,213 |
78.61% |
William Henry Jones, Jr. |
None |
285 |
18.47% |
60.14%
|
| District 74 |
Lamont Bagby |
Democratic |
2,192 |
84.47% |
David Morris Lambert |
None |
399 |
15.38% |
69.09%
|
Results by Candidates
There are 7 candidates competed for 9 seats, with 6 candidates (85.71%) received at least 5% of votes in their electoral districts.
| 2015 Virginia State House Special Election - Summary by Candidate
|
| Electoral District |
Candidate |
Affiliation |
Valid Votes |
%
|
| District 34 |
Kathleen Johnson Murphy |
Democratic |
6,419 |
51.23%
|
| Craig Alan Parisot |
Republican |
6,093 |
48.63%
|
| Write-In |
|
17 |
0.14%
|
| District 63 |
Joseph Edward Preston |
Democratic |
1,213 |
78.61%
|
| William Henry Jones, Jr. |
Independent |
285 |
18.47%
|
| Write-In |
|
45 |
2.92%
|
| District 74 |
Lamont Bagby |
Democratic |
2,192 |
84.47%
|
| David Morris Lambert |
Independent |
399 |
15.38%
|
| Write-In |
|
4 |
0.15%
|
Results by Districts
District 34
Kathleen Johnson Murphy of Democratic received 51.23% of the votes, totaling 6,419 votes, to win the election, defeated Craig Alan Parisot of Republican by a narrow margin of 2.60%. The total votes casted was 12,529.
| 2015 Virginia State House Special Election in District 34
|
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
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| Kathleen Johnson Murphy |
Democratic |
6,419 |
51.23%
|
| Craig Alan Parisot |
Republican |
6,093 |
48.63%
|
| Write-In |
|
17 |
0.14%
|
| Election Date: 2015-01-06, Valid Votes: 12,529, Margin: 2.60%
|
| 2015 Virginia State House Special Election in District 34 (General) - Results by County
|
| County |
Kathleen Johnson Murphy
Democratic |
Craig Alan Parisot
Republican |
Write-In
|
Valid Votes |
Margin
|
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
%
|
| Fairfax |
4,937 |
51.63% |
4,612 |
48.23% |
13 |
0.14% |
9,562 |
3.40%
|
| Loudoun |
1,482 |
49.95% |
1,481 |
49.92% |
4 |
0.13% |
2,967 |
0.03%
|
| Total |
6,419 |
51.23% |
6,093 |
48.63% |
17 |
0.14% |
12,529 |
2.60%
|
Fairfax
| Results by Precinct in Fairfax - District 34 (General)
|
| Precinct |
Kathleen Johnson Murphy |
Craig Alan Parisot |
Write-In |
All
|
| # AB - Central Absentee Precinct |
672 |
667 |
- |
1,339
|
| ## Provisional |
8 |
10 |
- |
18
|
| 219 - WESTBRIAR |
383 |
270 |
- |
653
|
| 226 - WOLFTRAP |
499 |
353 |
- |
852
|
| 240 - COLVIN |
210 |
280 |
- |
490
|
| 301 - CHAIN BRIDGE |
373 |
281 |
1 |
655
|
| 303 - CHURCHILL |
210 |
163 |
- |
373
|
| 304 - COOPER |
190 |
183 |
1 |
374
|
| 306 - GREAT FALLS |
258 |
254 |
1 |
513
|
| 309 - KENMORE |
373 |
340 |
2 |
715
|
| 311 - LANGLEY |
307 |
256 |
5 |
568
|
| 316 - SALONA #1 |
143 |
86 |
- |
229
|
| 322 - FORESTVILLE |
230 |
364 |
- |
594
|
| 323 - SHOUSE |
273 |
230 |
1 |
504
|
| 328 - HICKORY |
257 |
272 |
1 |
530
|
| 329 - SENECA |
269 |
331 |
- |
600
|
| 331 - SPRING HILL |
282 |
272 |
1 |
555
|
| Total |
4,937 |
4,612 |
13 |
9,562
|
Loudoun
| Results by Precinct in Loudoun - District 34 (General)
|
| Precinct |
Kathleen Johnson Murphy |
Craig Alan Parisot |
Write-In |
All
|
| # AB - Central Absentee Precinct |
99 |
102 |
1 |
202
|
| ## Provisional |
5 |
1 |
- |
6
|
| 207 - RIVER BEND |
162 |
150 |
- |
312
|
| 209 - POTOMAC FALLS |
182 |
158 |
- |
340
|
| 214 - SUGARLAND NORTH |
259 |
307 |
1 |
567
|
| 215 - SUGARLAND SOUTH |
211 |
192 |
- |
403
|
| 216 - LOWES ISLAND |
215 |
231 |
- |
446
|
| 217 - SOUTH BANK |
218 |
170 |
- |
388
|
| 708 - SENECA |
131 |
170 |
2 |
303
|
| Total |
1,482 |
1,481 |
4 |
2,967
|
District 63
Joseph Edward Preston of Democratic received 78.61% of the votes, totaling 1,213 votes, to win the election, defeated William Henry Jones, Jr. of Independent by a comfortable margin of 60.14%. The total votes casted was 1,543.
| 2015 Virginia State House Special Election in District 63
|
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
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| Joseph Edward Preston |
Democratic |
1,213 |
78.61%
|
| William Henry Jones, Jr. |
Independent |
285 |
18.47%
|
| Write-In |
|
45 |
2.92%
|
| Election Date: 2015-01-06, Valid Votes: 1,543, Margin: 60.14%
|
| 2015 Virginia State House Special Election in District 63 (General) - Results by County
|
| County |
Joseph Edward Preston
Democratic |
William Henry Jones, Jr.
Independent |
Write-In
|
Valid Votes |
Margin
|
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
%
|
| Chesterfield |
167 |
86.98% |
24 |
12.50% |
1 |
0.52% |
192 |
74.48%
|
| Dinwiddie |
122 |
65.24% |
41 |
21.93% |
24 |
12.83% |
187 |
43.32%
|
| Hopewell City |
55 |
84.62% |
10 |
15.38% |
- |
- |
65 |
69.23%
|
| Petersburg City |
816 |
80.00% |
195 |
19.12% |
9 |
0.88% |
1,020 |
60.88%
|
| Prince George |
53 |
67.09% |
15 |
18.99% |
11 |
13.92% |
79 |
48.10%
|
| Total |
1,213 |
78.61% |
285 |
18.47% |
45 |
2.92% |
1,543 |
60.14%
|
Chesterfield
| Results by Precinct in Chesterfield - District 63 (General)
|
| Precinct |
Joseph Edward Preston |
William Henry Jones, Jr. |
Write-In |
All
|
| # AB - Central Absentee Precinct |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| ## Provisional |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 301 - ETTRICK |
126 |
18 |
1 |
145
|
| 303 - MATOACA |
41 |
6 |
- |
47
|
| Total |
167 |
24 |
1 |
192
|
Dinwiddie
| Results by Precinct in Dinwiddie - District 63 (General)
|
| Precinct |
Joseph Edward Preston |
William Henry Jones, Jr. |
Write-In |
All
|
| # AB - Central Absentee Precinct |
4 |
4 |
- |
8
|
| ## Provisional |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 101 - WHITE OAK |
4 |
4 |
3 |
11
|
| 102 - ROCKY RUN |
1 |
2 |
4 |
7
|
| 103 - CHURCH ROAD |
12 |
7 |
2 |
21
|
| 201 - ROHOIC |
11 |
2 |
2 |
15
|
| 202 - SUTHERLAND |
33 |
9 |
9 |
51
|
| 302 - NEW HOPE |
28 |
6 |
1 |
35
|
| 303 - LITTLE ZION |
1 |
- |
- |
1
|
| 401 - DINWIDDIE |
10 |
5 |
3 |
18
|
| 402 - MCKENNEY |
1 |
1 |
- |
2
|
| 501 - EDGEHILL |
1 |
- |
- |
1
|
| 502 - CHESDIN |
16 |
1 |
- |
17
|
| Total |
122 |
41 |
24 |
187
|
Hopewell City
| Results by Precinct in Hopewell City - District 63 (General)
|
| Precinct |
Joseph Edward Preston |
William Henry Jones, Jr. |
Write-In |
All
|
| # AB - Central Absentee Precinct |
- |
2 |
- |
2
|
| ## Provisional |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 201 - WARD TWO |
16 |
2 |
- |
18
|
| 601 - WARD SIX |
34 |
6 |
- |
40
|
| 701 - WARD SEVEN |
5 |
- |
- |
5
|
| Total |
55 |
10 |
- |
65
|
Petersburg City
| Results by Precinct in Petersburg City - District 63 (General)
|
| Precinct |
Joseph Edward Preston |
William Henry Jones, Jr. |
Write-In |
All
|
| # AB - Central Absentee Precinct |
13 |
1 |
1 |
15
|
| 101 - FIRST WARD FIRST PRECINCT |
63 |
9 |
- |
72
|
| 201 - SECOND WARD FIRST PRECINCT |
149 |
37 |
1 |
187
|
| 301 - THIRD WARD FIRST PRECINCT |
156 |
22 |
2 |
180
|
| 401 - FOURTH WARD FIRST PRECINCT |
73 |
19 |
1 |
93
|
| 501 - FIFTH WARD FIRST PRECINCT |
79 |
22 |
4 |
105
|
| 601 - SIXTH WARD FIRST PRECINCT |
129 |
34 |
- |
163
|
| 701 - SEVENTH WARD FIRST PRECINCT |
154 |
51 |
- |
205
|
| Total |
816 |
195 |
9 |
1,020
|
Prince George
| Results by Precinct in Prince George - District 63 (General)
|
| Precinct |
Joseph Edward Preston |
William Henry Jones, Jr. |
Write-In |
All
|
| # AB - Central Absentee Precinct |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| ## Provisional |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 104 - RIVES |
22 |
6 |
2 |
30
|
| 204 - COURTS BLDG |
17 |
4 |
7 |
28
|
| 205 - JEFFERSON PARK |
14 |
5 |
2 |
21
|
| Total |
53 |
15 |
11 |
79
|
District 74
Lamont Bagby of Democratic received 84.47% of the votes, totaling 2,192 votes, to win the election, defeated David Morris Lambert of Independent by a comfortable margin of 69.09%. The total votes casted was 2,595.
| 2015 Virginia State House Special Election in District 74
|
| Special 2
|
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
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| Lamont Bagby |
Democratic |
2,192 |
84.47%
|
| David Morris Lambert |
Independent |
399 |
15.38%
|
| Write-In |
|
4 |
0.15%
|
| Election Date: 2015-07-21, Valid Votes: 2,595, Margin: 69.09%
|
| General
|
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
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| Joseph Dee Morrissey |
Independent |
2,840 |
42.27%
|
| Kevin Joseph Sullivan |
Democratic |
2,242 |
33.37%
|
| Matthew Daryl Walton |
Republican |
1,622 |
24.14%
|
| Write-In |
|
15 |
0.22%
|
| Election Date: 2015-01-13, Valid Votes: 6,719, Margin: 8.90%
|
| 2015 Virginia State House Special Election in District 74 (Special 2) - Results by County
|
| County |
Lamont Bagby
Democratic |
David Morris Lambert
Independent |
Write-In
|
Valid Votes |
Margin
|
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
%
|
| Charles City |
229 |
88.42% |
30 |
11.58% |
- |
- |
259 |
76.83%
|
| Henrico |
1,913 |
84.01% |
360 |
15.81% |
4 |
0.18% |
2,277 |
68.20%
|
| Richmond City |
50 |
84.75% |
9 |
15.25% |
- |
- |
59 |
69.49%
|
| Total |
2,192 |
84.47% |
399 |
15.38% |
4 |
0.15% |
2,595 |
69.09%
|
| 2015 Virginia State House Special Election in District 74 (General) - Results by County
|
| County |
Joseph Dee Morrissey
Independent |
Kevin Joseph Sullivan
Democratic |
Matthew Daryl Walton
Republican |
Write-In
|
Valid Votes |
Margin
|
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
%
|
| Charles City |
474 |
42.74% |
343 |
30.93% |
282 |
25.43% |
10 |
0.90% |
1,109 |
11.81%
|
| Henrico |
2,301 |
41.87% |
1,855 |
33.76% |
1,334 |
24.28% |
5 |
0.09% |
5,495 |
8.12%
|
| Richmond City |
65 |
56.52% |
44 |
38.26% |
6 |
5.22% |
- |
- |
115 |
18.26%
|
| Total |
2,840 |
42.27% |
2,242 |
33.37% |
1,622 |
24.14% |
15 |
0.22% |
6,719 |
8.90%
|
Charles City
| Results by Precinct in Charles City - District 74 (Special 2)
|
| Precinct |
Lamont Bagby |
David Morris Lambert |
Write-In |
All
|
| # AB - Central Absentee Precinct |
7 |
1 |
- |
8
|
| ## Provisional |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 101 - PRECINCT 1-1 |
77 |
11 |
- |
88
|
| 201 - PRECINCT 2-1 |
57 |
7 |
- |
64
|
| 301 - PRECINCT 3-1 |
88 |
11 |
- |
99
|
| Total |
229 |
30 |
- |
259
|
| Results by Precinct in Charles City - District 74 (General)
|
| Precinct |
Joseph Dee Morrissey |
Kevin Joseph Sullivan |
Matthew Daryl Walton |
Write-In |
All
|
| # AB - Central Absentee Precinct |
17 |
8 |
15 |
1 |
41
|
| ## Provisional |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 101 - PRECINCT 1-1 |
136 |
103 |
93 |
- |
332
|
| 201 - PRECINCT 2-1 |
159 |
86 |
57 |
4 |
306
|
| 301 - PRECINCT 3-1 |
162 |
146 |
117 |
5 |
430
|
| Total |
474 |
343 |
282 |
10 |
1,109
|
Henrico
| Results by Precinct in Henrico - District 74 (Special 2)
|
| Precinct |
Lamont Bagby |
David Morris Lambert |
Write-In |
All
|
| # AB - Central Absentee Precinct |
42 |
13 |
- |
55
|
| ## Provisional |
- |
1 |
- |
1
|
| 201 - ADAMS |
128 |
11 |
- |
139
|
| 202 - AZALEA |
121 |
13 |
- |
134
|
| 203 - BELMONT |
33 |
2 |
- |
35
|
| 204 - BROOKLAND |
15 |
6 |
- |
21
|
| 207 - CHAMBERLAYNE |
214 |
35 |
- |
249
|
| 208 - FAIRFIELD |
82 |
13 |
- |
95
|
| 209 - GLEN LEA |
80 |
10 |
- |
90
|
| 210 - GREENWOOD |
95 |
24 |
- |
119
|
| 211 - HIGHLAND GARDENS |
89 |
8 |
- |
97
|
| 212 - HOLLYBROOK |
32 |
8 |
- |
40
|
| 213 - HUNGARY |
86 |
14 |
- |
100
|
| 214 - LONGDALE |
20 |
7 |
- |
27
|
| 215 - MAPLEWOOD |
175 |
26 |
- |
201
|
| 216 - MOODY |
1 |
- |
- |
1
|
| 219 - RANDOLPH |
30 |
3 |
- |
33
|
| 222 - WILDER |
186 |
27 |
1 |
214
|
| 223 - YELLOW TAVERN |
77 |
20 |
- |
97
|
| 501 - ANTIOCH |
24 |
23 |
1 |
48
|
| 502 - CEDAR FORK |
42 |
7 |
- |
49
|
| 503 - CHICKAHOMINY |
52 |
24 |
1 |
77
|
| 504 - DONAHOE |
52 |
13 |
- |
65
|
| 507 - ELKO |
12 |
9 |
1 |
22
|
| 508 - HIGHLAND SPRINGS |
49 |
8 |
- |
57
|
| 509 - LABURNUM |
55 |
7 |
- |
62
|
| 512 - NINE MILE |
12 |
5 |
- |
17
|
| 513 - PLEASANTS |
109 |
23 |
- |
132
|
| Total |
1,913 |
360 |
4 |
2,277
|
| Results by Precinct in Henrico - District 74 (General)
|
| Precinct |
Joseph Dee Morrissey |
Kevin Joseph Sullivan |
Matthew Daryl Walton |
Write-In |
All
|
| # AB - Central Absentee Precinct |
42 |
21 |
41 |
- |
104
|
| ## Provisional |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
2
|
| 201 - ADAMS |
200 |
67 |
4 |
- |
271
|
| 202 - AZALEA |
126 |
105 |
10 |
1 |
242
|
| 203 - BELMONT |
36 |
32 |
45 |
- |
113
|
| 204 - BROOKLAND |
10 |
13 |
13 |
- |
36
|
| 207 - CHAMBERLAYNE |
196 |
227 |
125 |
- |
548
|
| 208 - FAIRFIELD |
152 |
75 |
11 |
- |
238
|
| 209 - GLEN LEA |
89 |
40 |
25 |
- |
154
|
| 210 - GREENWOOD |
65 |
104 |
18 |
- |
187
|
| 211 - HIGHLAND GARDENS |
107 |
53 |
2 |
- |
162
|
| 212 - HOLLYBROOK |
21 |
40 |
23 |
- |
84
|
| 213 - HUNGARY |
83 |
86 |
18 |
- |
187
|
| 214 - LONGDALE |
26 |
30 |
39 |
- |
95
|
| 215 - MAPLEWOOD |
192 |
190 |
14 |
- |
396
|
| 216 - MOODY |
1 |
2 |
- |
- |
3
|
| 219 - RANDOLPH |
26 |
24 |
5 |
- |
55
|
| 222 - WILDER |
139 |
170 |
62 |
2 |
373
|
| 223 - YELLOW TAVERN |
76 |
113 |
138 |
- |
327
|
| 501 - ANTIOCH |
24 |
61 |
231 |
- |
316
|
| 502 - CEDAR FORK |
82 |
31 |
20 |
- |
133
|
| 503 - CHICKAHOMINY |
79 |
81 |
187 |
- |
347
|
| 504 - DONAHOE |
75 |
45 |
33 |
- |
153
|
| 507 - ELKO |
25 |
12 |
94 |
- |
131
|
| 508 - HIGHLAND SPRINGS |
90 |
54 |
44 |
- |
188
|
| 509 - LABURNUM |
93 |
55 |
40 |
1 |
189
|
| 512 - NINE MILE |
46 |
18 |
59 |
- |
123
|
| 513 - PLEASANTS |
200 |
104 |
33 |
1 |
338
|
| Total |
2,301 |
1,855 |
1,334 |
5 |
5,495
|
Richmond City
| Results by Precinct in Richmond City - District 74 (Special 2)
|
| Precinct |
Lamont Bagby |
David Morris Lambert |
Write-In |
All
|
| # AB - Central Absentee Precinct |
1 |
- |
- |
1
|
| ## Provisional |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 301 - THREE HUNDRED ONE |
49 |
9 |
- |
58
|
| Total |
50 |
9 |
- |
59
|
| Results by Precinct in Richmond City - District 74 (General)
|
| Precinct |
Joseph Dee Morrissey |
Kevin Joseph Sullivan |
Matthew Daryl Walton |
Write-In |
All
|
| # AB - Central Absentee Precinct |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| ## Provisional |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
| 301 - THREE HUNDRED ONE |
65 |
44 |
6 |
- |
115
|
| Total |
65 |
44 |
6 |
- |
115
|
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