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John Chapman (Virginia House candidate)
John Chapman (Republican Party) is running for election to the Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 87. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025.[source] The Republican primary for this office on June 17, 2025, was canceled.
Elections
2025
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2025
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 87
Incumbent Jeion Ward and John Chapman are running in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 87 on November 4, 2025.
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 | Jeion Ward (D) | |
 | John Chapman (R) | |
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jeion Ward advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 87.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. John Chapman advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 87.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2023
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2023
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 87
Incumbent Jeion Ward defeated John Chapman in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 87 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeion Ward (D) | 77.4 | 14,847 |
| John Chapman (R) | 22.1 | 4,234 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 89 | ||
| Total votes: 19,170 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jeion Ward advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 87.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. John Chapman advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 87.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Chapman in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2023
John Chapman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Chapman's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I have been married for 15 years to my wonderful wife Marlin and together we have served as therapeutic foster parents.
I am currently a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Hampton and serve as a deacon as well as oversee our mid-week children's outreach ministry Awana. I also serve on the school board for Bethel Christian School.- I uphold Christian morals and values as a cornerstone to good governance and will work to protect and restore those principles
- Strong families are the key to a well educated, productive, and moral society and need the resources to meet those needs. I will work to support families by reducing the tax burden, provide opportunities for education to encourage success
- Cost of living is out of control and the burden of increased government spending is falling on taxpayers
Public Safety
Cost of Living and Tax Policy
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
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