Virginia's 94th House of Delegates district
Virginia's 94th House of Delegates district elects one of the 100 members of the Virginia House of Delegates. The district is made up of part of Newport News, Virginia.[1][2]
The district has been represented by Republican David Yancey since 2012.[3][4] Following a three-panel judge decision declaring that the race was a tie, the winner of the 2017 general election has yet to be determined.[5][6]
Elections
2017 General election
The district's election in 2017 was unusually close. Shelly Simonds challenged Yancey for the second time. Unofficial election night results showed Yancey with a 12-vote lead.[7] The race had statewide significance because if Yancey were to win, Republicans would hold a majority in the House of Delegates, but if Simonds were to win, the parties would each have 50 seats. On November 20, the Virginia State Board of Elections certified Yancey as the winner by 10 votes. Simonds requested a recount.[8] The recount was done, and the final result was a win for Simonds by a single vote.[9] Following this, a three-judge panel decided that a potential overvote ballot should be counted for Yancey, thus tying the race. The potential overvote ballot shows a vote for both Simonds and Yancey with Simonds' crossed out, but also shows the vote for the governor crossed out.[10] The winner was set to be decided based on drawing a name out of a bowl on December 27.[11] The loser of such a drawing maintains the right to ask for another recount.[5][6] However, Simonds' legal team intends to file a lawsuit on December 27 contesting the panel's decision. In light of this, the State Board of Elections has postponed the drawing indefinitely.[12]
List of delegates
| Years | Delegate | Party | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 12, 1983 – January 9, 2002 |
Alan Diamonstein | Democratic | Ran for Lieutenant Governor |
| January 9, 2002 – August 31, 2011 |
Glenn Oder | Republican | Resigned |
| January 11, 2012 – TBD |
David Yancey | Republican |
|
References
- ^ House of Delegates District 94 map at Virginia Public Access Project site.
- ^ "House District 94" (PDF). Virginia Division of Legislative Services. Map.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Virginia Elections Database: district 94 at Virginia Department of Elections site
- ^ 94th district: Elections. Virginia Public Access Project site.
- ^ a b Ress, Reema Amin, Dave. "BREAKING: After 94th District recount, judges rule it's a tie". dailypress.com. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Morrison, Jim; Nirappil, Fenit (20 December 2017). "Court tosses out one-vote victory in recount that had briefly ended a Republican majority in Virginia". Washington Post. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ Reema Amin. Yancey wins 94th District by 12 votes; Simonds to demand recount. Daily Press. 8 Nov 2017
- ^ Reema Amin. State Board of Elections certifies results for 94th District, statewide races. Daily Press. 20 Nov 2017
- ^ Gregory S. Schneider. A single vote leads to a rare tie for control of the Virginia legislature. Washington Post. 19 Dec. 2017
- ^ Pascale, Jordan (20 December 2017). "Copy of Official Ballot". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ Clark, Dartunorro. "Tied Virginia House race to be decided by drawing name out of a bowl". NBC News. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ Hankerson, Mechelle. "Wednesday drawing postponed after Democratic candidate asks court to declare her the winner in 94th District race". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
