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A. Benton Chafin

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A. Benton Chafin
Republican Party
Prior offices:
Virginia House of Delegates District 4
Years in office: 2014 - 2014
Virginia State Senate District 38
Years in office: 2014 - 2021
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2019
Personal
Profession
Attorney and Farmer

A. Benton Chafin (Republican Party) was a member of the Virginia State Senate, representing District 38. He assumed office in 2014.

On January 1, 2021, Chafin passed away from complications related to coronavirus.[1]

Chafin was first elected to the state Senate chamber in a special election on August 19, 2014 and won new terms in 2015 and 2019. He previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 4 from January 2014 to September 2014.

Biography

Chafin was a beef cattle farmer and an attorney with a local practice. He served as general counsel for the Russell County Industrial Development Authority for 18 years.[2]

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Chafin was assigned to the following committees:

2016 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Chafin served on the following committees:

Virginia committee assignments, 2016
• Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• Commerce and Labor
• Courts of Justice
• Privileges and Elections
• Rehabilitation and Social Services

2015 legislative session

In the 2015 legislative session, Chafin served on the following committees:

2014 legislative session

In the 2014 legislative session, Chafin served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2019

See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2019

General election

General election for Virginia State Senate District 38

Incumbent A. Benton Chafin defeated George McCall III in the general election for Virginia State Senate District 38 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of A. Benton Chafin
A. Benton Chafin (R)
 
63.6
 
30,295
Image of George McCall III
George McCall III (Independent)
 
35.3
 
16,784
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
528

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 47,607
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2015

See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2015

Elections for the Virginia State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 9, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 26, 2015.[3] No Democratic candidates filed for election. Incumbent Benton Chafin was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[4]

2014

See also: Virginia state legislative special elections, 2014

A. Benton Chafin (R) defeated Mike Hymes (D) and Rick A. Mullins (I) in the special election, which took place on August 19.[5][6]

This special election was particularly important because it determined which party controlled the chamber. The seat was vacant following Phillip Puckett's (D) resignation on June 9, 2014.[7]

A special election for the position of Virginia State Senate District 38 was called for August 19, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 20. Candidates were chosen by the parties rather than through a primary.[8][9]

Virginia State Senate, District 38, Special Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngA. Benton Chafin 59.6% 17,496
     Democratic Mike Hymes 31.8% 9,354
     Independent Rick A. Mullins 8.6% 2,517
     N/A Write-in 0% 13
Total Votes 29,380

2013

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2013

Chafin won the 2013 election for Virginia House of Delegates District 4. Chafin ran unopposed in the June 11 Republican primary. He was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[10]

Campaign themes

2019

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Noteworthy events

Died from coronavirus on January 1, 2021

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On January 1, 2021, Chafin passed away from complications related to coronavirus.[1]

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Personal

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Chafin and his wife, Lora, had three children, Sophia Vance, Audra Chafin and Augustus Chafin III.[2]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 WJHL, "Virginia state Sen. Ben Chafin dies from COVID-19 complications," January 1, 2021
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 TriCities.com, "Russell Co. attorney to run for 4th District Va. House seat," March 18, 2013
  3. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 2, 2015
  4. ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 General election candidates," accessed August 21, 2015
  5. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Official candidate list," accessed July 11, 2014
  6. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Official special election results," accessed September 30, 2014
  7. ↑ WJLA, "Phil Puckett, Virginia senator, announces his resignation," June 9, 2014
  8. ↑ The Roanoke Times, "4 now seeking party nod for state Senate seat with NRV corner," June 17, 2014
  9. ↑ Washington Post, "Republicans select Del. Ben Chafin to run for Phillip Puckett’s Virginia Senate seat," June 20, 2014
  10. ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, “Official Results - 2013 General Election," accessed December 2, 2013
Political offices
Preceded by
Phillip Puckett (D) 		Virginia Senate District 38
2014-2021 		Succeeded by
Travis Hackworth (R)
Preceded by
Joe Johnson (D) 		Virginia House of Delegates District 4
2014-2014 		Succeeded by
Todd E. Pillion (R)


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