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Mary Jo Sheeley
Mary Jo Sheeley was a 2017 Democratic candidate for District 68 of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Biography
Sheeley's professional experience includes practicing as an attorney, working as an assistant attorney general for Virginia, serving as an enforcement director for Virginia's Department of Environmental Quality, and working for Dominion Energy. She co-founded the group Families of the China Moon and she worked on Hillary Clinton's (D) 2016 presidential campaign.[1]
Campaign themes
2017
Sheeley’s campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
Equal Opportunity Economy |
” |
| —Mary Jo Sheeley, [3] | ||
Elections
2017
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] Dawn Adams (D) defeated incumbent Manoli Loupassi (R) in the Virginia House of Delegates District 68 general election.[5]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 68 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Dawn Adams |
50.44% | 19,772 | |
| Republican | Manoli Loupassi Incumbent | 49.56% | 19,427 | |
| Total Votes | 39,199 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections | ||||
Dawn Adams defeated Mary Jo Sheeley and Ben Pearson-Nelson in the Virginia House of Delegates District 68 Democratic primary.[6]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 68 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Dawn Adams |
47.30% | 4,556 |
| Mary Jo Sheeley | 36.20% | 3,487 |
| Ben Pearson-Nelson | 16.51% | 1,590 |
| Total Votes | 9,633 | |
Incumbent Manoli Loupassi ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 68 Republican primary.[7]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 68 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Manoli Loupassi Incumbent | ||
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
- ↑ Shelley for Delegate, "Meet Mary Jo," accessed May 15, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Shelley for Delegate, "The Issues," accessed May 15, 2017
- ↑ 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
