Virginia Stapleton

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Virginia Stapleton
Image of Virginia Stapleton
Prior offices
Salem City Council Ward 1
Successor: Paul Tigan

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2024

Contact

Virginia Stapleton was a member of the Salem City Council in Oregon, representing Ward 1. She assumed office on January 11, 2021. She left office on January 13, 2025.

Stapleton (Democratic Party, Independent Party, Oregon Working Families Party) ran for election to the Oregon House of Representatives to represent District 21. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024. She advanced from the Democratic primary on May 21, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 21

Incumbent Kevin Mannix defeated Virginia Stapleton in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 21 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kevin Mannix
Kevin Mannix (R) Candidate Connection
 
51.8
 
14,924
Image of Virginia Stapleton
Virginia Stapleton (D / Independent Party / Oregon Working Families Party)
 
48.0
 
13,822
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
49

Total votes: 28,795
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 21

Virginia Stapleton defeated Keith Haxton in the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 21 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Virginia Stapleton
Virginia Stapleton
 
77.8
 
3,426
Keith Haxton
 
21.4
 
941
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
35

Total votes: 4,402
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 21

Incumbent Kevin Mannix advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 21 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kevin Mannix
Kevin Mannix Candidate Connection
 
98.5
 
3,923
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.5
 
61

Total votes: 3,984
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Stapleton in this election.

Campaign themes

2024

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Campaign finance summary


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Virginia Stapleton campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Oregon House of Representatives District 21Lost general$395,943 $198,325
Grand total$395,943 $198,325
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
-
Salem City Council Ward 1
2021-2025
Succeeded by
Paul Tigan


Current members of the Oregon House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Julie Fahey
Majority Leader:Ben Bowman
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
Pam Marsh (D)
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
Jami Cate (R)
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
Ed Diehl (R)
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
Ken Helm (D)
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
Hai Pham (D)
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
District 41
District 42
Rob Nosse (D)
District 43
District 44
District 45
Thuy Tran (D)
District 46
District 47
District 48
District 49
District 50
District 51
District 52
District 53
District 54
District 55
District 56
District 57
District 58
District 59
District 60
Democratic Party (37)
Republican Party (23)