Riley Edward Ingram (born October 1, 1941) is an American politician. From 1992-2020 he served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 62nd district east of Richmond, made up of parts of Chesterfield, Henrico and Prince George Counties and the city of Hopewell. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Positions and appointments Ingram was co-chair of the House committee on Counties, Cities and Towns 1998–2001 having been appointed in 2002.
He served on the committees on: Appropriations (1998–) Counties, Cities and Towns (1992–) General Laws (1998–2001) Militia and Police (2000–2001) Mining and Mineral Resources (1992–1999) Privileges and Elections (1992–)
Electoral history Ingram was elected to the Hopewell city council in 1986, and became mayor in 1988.
In 1989, he challenged 28-year Democratic incumbent Charles Hardaway Marks in the 64th House district, but lost. He was re-elected to the Hopewell city council in 1990.
In the 1991 redistricting, the 62nd House district was moved northwards to include Hopewell. Ingram defeated another Democratic incumbent, R. Beasley Jones, for the House seat.
Riley retired and did not file for the 2019 election.
Date Election Candidate Party Votes % Virginia House of Delegates, 64th district November 7, 1989 General Charles Hardaway Marks Democratic 8,992 56.32 Riley Edward Ingram Republican 6,971 43.66 Write Ins 3 0.02 Incumbent won; seat stayed Democratic Virginia House of Delegates, 62nd district November 5, 1991 General Riley Edward Ingram Republican 7,589 54.03 Robert Beasley Jones Democratic 6,454 45.95 Write Ins 2 0.02 Incumbent lost; seat switched from Democratic to Republican November 2, 1993 General Riley Edward Ingram Republican 12,380 69.52 Peter D. Eliades Democratic 5,428 30.48 November 7, 1995 General R E Ingram Republican 11,981 74.29 D M Brown Democratic 4,147 25.71 November 4, 1997 General Riley E. Ingram Republican 13,123 99.64 Write Ins 47 0.36 November 2, 1999 General R E Ingram Republican 10,940 99.73 Write Ins 30 0.27 November 6, 2001 General R E Ingram Republican 14,476 97.87 Write Ins 315 2.13 November 4, 2003 General R E Ingram Republican 9,720 98.67 Write Ins 131 1.33 November 8, 2005 General R E Ingram Republican 15,571 97.00 Write Ins 481 3.00 November 6, 2007 General Riley Edward Ingram Republican 10,449 98.15 Write Ins 196 1.84 November 3, 2009 General Riley Edward Ingram Republican 15,514 97.51 Write Ins 396 2.48 November 8, 2011 General Riley Edward Ingram Republican 8,911 95.80 Write Ins 390 4.19
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