Ram Venkatachalam
Ram Venkatachalam (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 26. He lost in the special general election on January 7, 2025.
Venkatachalam completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Ram Venkatachalam earned a graduate degree from Kennesaw State University in 2005. His career experience includes working as a business consultant.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: Virginia state legislative special elections, 2025
General election
Special general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 26
Jas Singh defeated Ram Venkatachalam in the special general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 26 on January 7, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jas Singh (D) | 62.3 | 6,404 | |
Ram Venkatachalam (R) ![]() | 37.5 | 3,857 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 20 | ||
| Total votes: 10,281 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Venkatachalam in this election.
2019
See also: Loudoun County Public Schools, Virginia, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Blue Ridge District
Ian Serotkin defeated Ram Venkatachalam in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Blue Ridge District on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ian Serotkin (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 56.5 | 12,304 | |
| Ram Venkatachalam (Nonpartisan) | 43.3 | 9,428 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 53 | ||
| Total votes: 21,785 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ram Venkatachalam completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Venkatachalam's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Restore Educational Excellence
- Keep our Kids Safe in Schools
- Repeal the Car Tax
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2019
Ram Venkatachalam did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Virginia House of Delegates District 26 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 12, 2024

