Richard Stonage Jr.
Richard Stonage Jr. (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 77. He lost in the special general election on January 6, 2026.
Elections
2026
See also: Virginia state legislative special elections, 2026
General election
Special general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 77
Charlie Schmidt (D) defeated Richard Stonage Jr. (R) in the special general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 77 on January 6, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Charlie Schmidt (D) | 79.5 | 5,727 | |
| Richard Stonage Jr. (R) | 20.5 | 1,476 | ||
| Total votes: 7,203 | |||
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Endorsements
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2025
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2025
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 77
Incumbent Michael Jones defeated Richard Stonage Jr. in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 77 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Jones (D) | 71.4 | 12,455 |
| Richard Stonage Jr. (R) | 28.6 | 4,993 | ||
| Total votes: 17,448 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michael Jones advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 77.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Richard Stonage Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 77.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Stonage in this election.
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2025
Richard Stonage Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets. That information will be published here once it is available.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
