Virginia's 44th House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the

Virginia House of Delegates The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two parts of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbe ...

, the lower house of the state's

bicameral legislature Bicameralism is a type of legislature, one divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature. Bicameralism is distinguished from unicameralism, in which all members deliberate and vote as a single grou ...

. District 44 represents the counties of Washington and Russell (partial), and the City of Bristol. The seat is currently held by Republican

Israel O'Quinn Israel Dean O'Quinn (born March 5, 1980) is an American politician. A Republican, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2011. He the 5th district, made up of the cities of Bristol and Galax, Grayson County, and parts of Smyth and ...

Geography

District 44, representing

Washington County, Virginia Washington County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,935. Its county seat is Abingdon. Washington County is part of the Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statis ...

, the City of

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, and part of Russell County is located in

Virginia's 9th Congressional District Virginia's ninth congressional district is a United States congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia, covering much of the southwestern part of the state. The 9th is Virginia's second-largest district in area, covering 9,113.87 sq ...

Elections

Incumbent

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Paul Krizek first took office in 2016, after winning an uncontested general election in November 2015. He was re-elected in 2017, again without facing an opponent. In November 2019, Krizek was challenged by Republican Richard Hayden. Krizek won the contest with 70.67% of the vote.

References

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