Virginia's 44th House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 44 represents the counties of Washington and Russell (partial), and the City of Bristol.[1]
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The seat is currently held by Republican Israel O'Quinn.
Geography edit
District 44, representing Washington County, Virginia, the City of Bristol, and part of Russell County is located in Virginia's 9th Congressional District.[2]
Elections edit
Incumbent Democrat Paul Krizek first took office in 2016,[2] after winning an uncontested general election in November 2015.[3] He was re-elected in 2017, again without facing an opponent.[3] In November 2019, Krizek was challenged by Republican Richard Hayden.[3] Krizek won the contest with 70.67% of the vote.[4]
References edit
- ^ "District Profile: House of Delegates District 44". VPAP. The Virginia Public Access Project. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- ^ a b "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings – Delegate Paul E. Krizek". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Elections: House of Delegates District 44". www.vpap.org. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ^ "2019 November General – HD44". results.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved December 20, 2020.