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Edward Whitlock III
Edward Whitlock III was a 2017 Republican candidate for District 72 of the Virginia House of Delegates. He was a 2015 Republican candidate for District 12 of the Virginia State Senate.[1]
Biography
Whitlock received his B.A. in political science from the University of Richmond in 1983 and his J.D. from the University of Richmond in 1987. His professional experience includes working as an attorney and serving on the board of directors for the Henrico County Economic Development Authority. He has served as chairman of the Henrico County Republican Committee.[2]
Campaign themes
2017
Whitlock’s campaign website highlighted the following issues:[3]
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Implementing “The Whitlock Test” to Control Spending
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Elections
2017
General election
Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2017. All 100 house seats were up for election. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 13, 2017. The filing deadline for primary election candidates was March 30, 2017. The filing deadline for non-party candidates and candidates nominated by methods other than a primary was June 13, 2017.[5] Schuyler VanValkenburg (D) defeated Edward Whitlock III (R) in the Virginia House of Delegates District 72 general election.[6]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 72 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Schuyler VanValkenburg |
52.83% | 16,655 | |
| Republican | Edward Whitlock III | 47.17% | 14,869 | |
| Total Votes | 31,524 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections | ||||
Races we watched
Ballotpedia identified 13 races to watch in the Virginia House of Delegates 2017 elections: four Democratic seats and nine Republican seats. Based on analysis of these districts' electoral histories, these races had the potential to be more competitive than other races and could possibly have led to shifts in a chamber's partisan balance.
This district was a Race to Watch because the incumbent did not file to run for re-election and the presidential candidate of the opposite party won in 2016. In 2015, incumbent Jimmie Massie (R), who was first elected in 2007, was unopposed in his bid for re-election. In his five elections for the Virginia House of Delegates, Massie only faced competition once—his first election in 2007. He declined to run in 2017. District 72 was one of 51 Virginia House districts that Democrat Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election. Clinton carried District 72 by 5.4 points. Republican Mitt Romney won the seat in the 2012 presidential election by 8.7 points. As of 2017, District 72 covered parts of Henrico County.
Democratic primary election
Schuyler VanValkenburg ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 72 Democratic primary.[7]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 72 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Schuyler VanValkenburg | ||
Republican primary election
Edward Whitlock III defeated Ernesto Sampson Jr. in the Virginia House of Delegates District 72 Republican primary.[8]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 72 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Edward Whitlock III |
67.22% | 4,140 |
| Ernesto Sampson Jr. | 32.78% | 2,019 |
| Total Votes | 6,159 | |
2015
- See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2015
Elections for the Virginia State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 9, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 26, 2015.[9] Deborah Repp was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Siobhan Dunnavant defeated Edward Whitlock, Vince Haley and Bill Janis in the Republican primary. Robert "Scott" Johnson ran as a third party independent candidate. Dunnavant defeated Repp and Johnson in the general election.[10]
| Virginia State Senate, District 12 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Siobhan Dunnavant |
57.7% | 25,504 | |
| Democratic | Deborah Repp | 38% | 16,797 | |
| Independent | Scott Johnson | 4.3% | 1,881 | |
| Total Votes | 44,182 | |||
| Virginia State Senate, District 12 Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Edward Whitlock |
9.4% | 1,728 |
| Siobhan Dunnavant |
38.2% | 7,008 |
| Vince Haley | 22% | 4,046 |
| Bill Janis | 30.4% | 5,573 |
| Total Votes | 18,355 | |
See also
- State legislative elections, 2017
- Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2017
- State legislative special elections, 2017
- Virginia House of Delegates
- Virginia State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Virginia General Assembly Candidate Filings," accessed April 23, 2015
- ↑ Lafayette, Ayers, & Whitlock, PLC, "Edward S. Whitlock, III," accessed May 15, 2017
- ↑ whitlockfordelegate.com, "Issues," accessed October 31, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Candidacy Requirements for the November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Democratic Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Republican Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 General election candidates," accessed August 21, 2015
