Linda Schulz
Linda Schulz was a 2017 Republican candidate for District 86 of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Biography
Schulz's professional experience includes working as a market research professional.[1]
Campaign themes
2017
Schulz’s campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]
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Education A strong focus on high quality public education for K-12 and college: *Push to create legislation that provides more seats for in-state students at Virginia’s public universities
Jobs & Economy
Roads and Transportation
Budget & Taxes
My Community
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Elections
2017
General election
Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2017. All 100 house seats were up for election. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 13, 2017. The filing deadline for primary election candidates was March 30, 2017. The filing deadline for non-party candidates and candidates nominated by methods other than a primary was June 13, 2017.[4] Incumbent Jennifer Boysko (D) defeated Linda Schulz (R) in the Virginia House of Delegates District 86 general election.[5]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 86 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jennifer Boysko Incumbent |
68.64% | 16,865 | |
| Republican | Linda Schulz | 31.36% | 7,707 | |
| Total Votes | 24,572 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections | ||||
Races we watched
Ballotpedia identified 13 races to watch in the Virginia House of Delegates 2017 elections: four Democratic seats and nine Republican seats. Based on analysis of these districts' electoral histories, these races had the potential to be more competitive than other races and could possibly have led to shifts in a chamber's partisan balance.
This district was a Race to Watch because the incumbent won less than 55 percent of the vote in 2015. In 2015, Jennifer Boysko (D) first won election to the seat. She received 54.5 percent of the vote and defeated her Republican challenger by 12.5 points. She had previously ran in 2013 and was defeated by incumbent Tom Rust (R) by 0.3 points. District 86 was one of 51 Virginia House districts that Democrat Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election. Clinton carried District 86 by 35.3 points. Democrat Barack Obama won the seat in the 2012 presidential election by 21.6 points. As of 2017, District 86 covered parts of Fairfax County and parts of Loudoun County.
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Jennifer Boysko ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 86 Democratic primary.[6]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 86 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Jennifer Boysko Incumbent | ||
Republican primary election
Linda Schulz ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 86 Republican primary.[7]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 86 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Linda Schulz | ||
See also
- State legislative elections, 2017
- Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2017
- State legislative special elections, 2017
- Virginia House of Delegates
- Virginia State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ lindaforvirginia.com, "About me," accessed August 30, 2017
- ↑ lindaforvirginia.com, "Issues," accessed August 30, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Candidacy Requirements for the November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Democratic Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Republican Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
