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Matt D. Walton
Matt D. Walton was a 2015 special election Republican candidate for District 74 of the Virginia House of Delegates.[1]
Elections
2015
Joseph Morrissey (I) defeated Kevin J. Sullivan (D) and Matt D. Walton (R) in the special election on January 13, 2015.[2][3]
The seat was vacant following Joseph Morrissey's (D) resignation on January 13, 2015, following his misdemeanor conviction on December 12, 2014 of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.[4]
Morrissey's re-election drew controversy from both sides of the aisle. Leaders from both parties indicated that he may be expelled from the chamber or censured when the legislature convened its session on January 14, 2015, though no such motion was ever passed.[3] Sen. Chap Petersen (D), who also works as a private attorney, suggested the legislature may be unable to do anything since the criminal action occurred prior to his re-election.[5][6]
A special election for the position of Virginia House of Delegates District 74 was called for January 13. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 23, 2014.[7]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 74, Special Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Independent |  Joseph Morrissey Incumbent |
42.4% | 2,840 | |
| Democratic | Kevin J. Sullivan | 33.4% | 2,242 | |
| Republican | Matt D. Walton | 24.2% | 1,622 | |
| Total Votes | 6,704 | |||
Recent news
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See also
- Virginia House of Delegates
- Virginia House of Delegates District 74
- Virginia State Legislature
- State legislative special elections, 2015
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedVAResultsTwo - ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Official candidate list," accessed December 30, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Washington Post, "Morrissey, in midst of six-month jail term, wins special election to Virginia House," January 13, 2015
- ↑ NBC Washington, "Va. Lawmaker Joseph D. Morrissey Resigning After Teen Sex Case," December 18, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "Jailed Del. Joseph Morrissey is sworn in as Virginia legislative session gets underway," January 14, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Official election results," accessed January 28, 2015
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Special elections," accessed December 30, 2014
