By JACK MOORE, WTOP
In addition to the high-profile race for governor and other statewide races, Virginia voters will be asked to weigh in on a flurry of competitive races farther down the ballot: House of Delegate seats are also up for grabs Tuesday. This election features more competitive House races than at any time in the past two decades, and analysts say the usually local, low-key races are shaping up to be an early barometer of the national political climate nearly a year into Donald Trump’s presidency.
VaNews November 4, 2017
By MICHAEL LEE POPE, Connection Newspapers
On paper, the 67th House District seems like solidly blue territory. Democrat Hillary Clinton won it with almost 60 percent of the vote. But Republican Del. Jim LeMunyon (R-67) has been in office for four terms, a time that has seen this slice of Northern Virginia trending increasingly toward the Democratic Party. That puts this district in the spotlight as one of the most competitive House of Delegates races in Virginia, and it’s one reason supporters of Democrat Karrie Delaney say she's got a shot at ousting LeMunyon.
VaNews October 27, 2017
By MICHAEL POPE, WVTF
Republicans and Democrats are both targeting certain races for the House of Delegates this year, hoping to invest in retaining seats or in some cases flipping them to the other side.
VaNews October 24, 2017
By SARAH RANKIN , Associated Press
In less than a month, Virginia voters will pick 100 people to represent them in the House of Delegates, races that will be closely watched as an early referendum on President Donald Trump's first year in office. The elections also will be a test of whether Republicans can hang on in increasingly diverse, populous and liberal-leaning northern Virginia.
VaNews October 18, 2017
By ANGELA WOOLSEY, Fairfax Times
Karrie Delaney is not all that new to the political arena. The Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) board of trustees chair was appointed to the city council for West Melbourne, Fla., in 2004, but she lost the scheduled election later that year after voting in support of raising taxes, according to a profile of the Virginia House of Delegates candidate in The Connection.
VaNews October 14, 2017
By PATRICK WILSON, Richmond Times-Dispatch (Metered Paywall - 5 articles a month)
Donald Trump's surprise election to the presidency generated the Women's March protest nationally and a wave of first-time Democratic candidates for office in Virginia. Democrats hope that translates into making gains against the 66-34 Republican majority in the state House of Delegates on Nov. 7, when all 100 seats are up for election.
VaNews October 5, 2017
By MICHAEL LEE POPE, Fairfax Connection
Karrie Delaney knows a thing or two about Republican politics. Back in 2004, she was appointed to the West Melbourne City Council in Florida. The following year, according to public records in the Sunshine State, she registered as a Republican. But she lost the election that year after she voted higher taxes. Now she’s running as a Democrat against four-term incumbent Del. Jim LeMunyon (R-67),
VaNews June 23, 2017
By PATRICK WILSON, Richmond Times-Dispatch (Metered Paywall - 5 articles a month)
Karrie Delaney, Hannah Risheq and John Carey are competing in the Democratic primary for a House of Delegates seat in Fairfax County. In these anti-establishment times in which Democrats still stunned by Donald Trump’s surprise election to the presidency are searching for newness, Risheq is bringing up a potential negative about Delaney: She was registered as a Republican in Florida, where she previously lived. House District 67 is held by moderate Republican Del. James M. LeMunyon.
VaNews May 22, 2017
