Virginia's 78th 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-number ...

, the lower house of the state's

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. District 78 represents part of the city of

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, the southern coastal region of Virginia. The seat is currently held by Republican

Jay Leftwich James Asbury Leftwich, Jr. (born December 11, 1962) is an American politician from Virginia. A member of the Republican Party, Leftwich is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 78th district. Leftwich was a member of the Chesapea ...

Electoral history

2013

On November 6, 2013, three candidates vied for the open seat in the 78th district, vacated in August of that year when incumbent John Cosgrove won a special election to the state senate. In the House of Delegates race, Republican

, a lawyer and chair of the local school board, prevailed with 57% of the vote; the Democrat Linda Bryant earned 39% and Libertarian Dan Foster trailed both.

District officeholders

References

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