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Melanie Cornelisse
Melanie Cornelisse (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 78. Cornelisse lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Elections
2021
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 78
Incumbent Jay Leftwich defeated Melanie Cornelisse in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 78 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jay Leftwich (R) | 66.0 | 24,907 |
Melanie Cornelisse (D) | 33.9 | 12,788 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 66 |
Total votes: 37,761 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robert Stuart (D)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Melanie Cornelisse advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 78.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jay Leftwich advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 78.
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jermaine Tobey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes