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Cheryl Smith (Virginia)
Cheryl Smith (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 98. She lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2025
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 98
Incumbent Barry Knight defeated Cheryl Smith in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 98 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Barry Knight (R) | 57.0 | 20,016 |
 | Cheryl Smith (D) | 43.0 | 15,101 | |
| Total votes: 35,117 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Cheryl Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 98.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Barry Knight advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 98.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Smith in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Cheryl Smith did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets. That information will be published here once it is available.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
