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In 2014, nine seats were vacated and filled by special elections in the Virginia State Legislature. The following districts had vacancies in 2014:

How vacancies are filled


If there is a vacancy in the Virginia General Assembly, a special election must be conducted to fill the vacant seat. If the vacancy occurs while the legislature is in session, the presiding officer of the house in which the vacancy happens must call for a special election. If the vacancy occurs while the legislature is in recess, the governor shall call the special election. Within 30 days of a vacancy, the appropriate officeholder shall issue a writ of election. If an vacancy occurs between December 10 and March 1, the writ must declare the special election date be within 30 days of said vacancy. All special elections must be held promptly. However, no special election can be held if it occurs less than 55 days before any statewide primary or general election or if there are fewer than 75 days remaining in the vacated term.[1][2]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Virginia Code § 24.2-216


Special elections

January 7, 2014



January 21, 2014



February 25, 2014



August 19, 2014



November 4, 2014



December 9, 2014



See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Virginia Law Library, "§ 24.2-216. Filling vacancies in the General Assembly," accessed February 16, 2021 (Statute 24.2-216, Virginia Code)
  2. ↑ Virginia Law Library, "§ 24.2-682. Times for special elections," accessed February 16, 2021
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 sbe.virginia.gov, "Official candidate list," accessed December 13, 2013 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "list" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "list" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "list" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "list" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "list" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "list" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ washingtonpost.com, "Va. Senate control hangs in balance as Democrat leads special election by 22 votes," January 7, 2014
  5. ↑ bradblog.com, "Another VA 'Recount' Coming: 9-Vote Margin in Special Election for Control of State Senate," January 10, 2014
  6. ↑ Washington Post, "Democrat wins Virginia Senate recount, giving Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s agenda a crucial boost," January 27, 2014
  7. ↑ Virginia Secretary of State, "Official special election results," accessed January 30, 2014
  8. ↑ wvec.com, "Special Election in Senate District 6 set for January 7th," December 6, 2013 (dead link)
  9. ↑ washingtonpost.com, "Va. Senate control hangs in balance as Democrat leads special election by 22 votes," January 7, 2014
  10. ↑ Virginia Secretary of State, "Official special election results," accessed January 22, 2014
  11. ↑ roanoke.com, " Ware to resign from House of Delegates, citing mother’s poor health," November 14, 2013
  12. ↑ governor.virginia.gov, " Governor McDonnell Sets Date for Special Election in Virginia House District 11," November 27, 2013 (dead link)
  13. ↑ Washington Post, "Democrats win state Senate seat in Northern Virginia — and perhaps control of the chamber," January 21, 2014
  14. ↑ Virginia Secretary of State, "Official special election results," accessed January 30, 2014
  15. ↑ nbc29.com, "VA Senate Special Election Set Jan. 21," December 20, 2013
  16. ↑ Washington Post, "Bloxom wins special election to fill Va House seat," February 26, 2014
  17. ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "Official special election results," accessed March 14, 2014
  18. ↑ dailyprogress.com, "Feb. 25 set for Va. House special election," January 29, 2014
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 Virginia Department of Elections, "Official special election results," accessed September 30, 2014 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "result" defined multiple times with different content
  20. ↑ WJLA, "Phil Puckett, Virginia senator, announces his resignation," June 9, 2014
  21. ↑ The Roanoke Times, "4 now seeking party nod for state Senate seat with NRV corner," June 17, 2014
  22. ↑ Washington Post, "Republicans select Del. Ben Chafin to run for Phillip Puckett’s Virginia Senate seat," June 20, 2014
  23. ↑ ARLnow, "Del. Bob Brink Retiring to Join McAuliffe Administration," June 27, 2014
  24. ↑ Washington Post, "August special elections set for 2 Va. House seats," July 1, 2014
  25. ↑ wavy.com, "Norfolk Delegate Algie Howell to resign," June 27, 2014
  26. ↑ Washington Post, "August special elections set for 2 Va. House seats," July 1, 2014
  27. ↑ Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Special election to fill Dance's House seat set for Jan. 6," November 24, 2014
  28. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Official election results," accessed December 10, 2014
  29. ↑ Times Dispatch, "Marsh retiring after 22 years in Virginia Senate," July 1, 2014
  30. ↑ Richmond Times-Dispatch, " In 16th Senate District race, Dance faces independent Brown," November 1, 2014
  31. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Official candidate list," accessed October 31, 2014
  32. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Unofficial special election results," accessed August 20, 2014
  33. ↑ TriCities.com, "Special election set to fill 4th District House of Delegates seat in Virginia," September 16, 2014
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