Derek Kitts
Derek Kitts (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 7. He lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Kitts was also a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 9th Congressional District of Virginia.[1]
Elections
2021
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 7
Marie March defeated Derek Kitts in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 7 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Marie March (R) | 65.7 | 21,098 | |
![]() | Derek Kitts (D) | 34.0 | 10,914 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 122 |
Total votes: 32,134 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 7
Derek Kitts defeated Tara Orlando in the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 7 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Derek Kitts | 53.1 | 1,344 |
![]() | Tara Orlando ![]() | 46.9 | 1,186 |
Total votes: 2,530 | ||||
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Virginia House of Delegates District 7
Marie March defeated Sherri Blevins and Lowell Bowman in the Republican convention for Virginia House of Delegates District 7 on April 24, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Marie March (R) | 54.2 | 1,387 | |
![]() | Sherri Blevins (R) | 25.8 | 660 | |
Lowell Bowman (R) | 20.1 | 514 |
Total votes: 2,561 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Morgan Griffith (R) defeated Derek Kitts (D) and Janice Allen Boyd (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Kitts defeated Bill Bunch at the Democratic convention on May 21, 2016.[2][3]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
68.6% | 212,838 | |
Democratic | Derek Kitts | 28.3% | 87,877 | |
Independent | Janice Allen Boyd | 2.9% | 9,050 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0.2% | 549 | |
Total Votes | 310,314 | |||
Source: Virginia Department of Elections |
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Derek Kitts did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Candidate Virginia House of Delegates District 7 |
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Footnotes