Virginia's 3rd House of Delegates district is one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 3 partially consists of Arlington County and Alexandria City. Democrat Alfonso Lopez is the current representative.
Elections
2017 In 2017, Morefield, 33, faced a primary challenge from attorney Bob Altizer, who promises to be an accessible legislator and to stand up for the interests of the coal industry. Altizer's prospects of winning the nomination seem to be bolstered by his having on his side former Buchannan County Commonwealth's Attorney Tamara Neo and former 9th District Chairman Jack Morgan, both of whom were part of Donald Trump's political leadership team, but in a mass meeting on 29 April, Morefield was selected as the Republican candidate.
In the November 2017 general election, Morefield, a four-term incumbent, was challenged by Democrat Bill Bunch. Bunch, 68, is a retired postal worker. However, Bunch was unable to win the seat and Morefield kept his position as incumbent.
District officeholders Years Delegate Party Electoral history –1989 Donald A. McGlothlin Democratic Defeated in bid for reelection 1989–January 11, 2006 Jackie Stump Democratic Originally elected as an Independent; Retired January 11, 2006–January 13, 2010 Dan Bowling Democratic Defeated in bid for reelection January 13, 2010–January 10, 2024 Will Morefield Republican First elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 45th District. January 10, 2024–present Alfonso Lopez Democratic Redistricted from the 49th District.
Electoral history Date Election Candidate Party Votes % Virginia House of Delegates, 3rd district Nov 3, 2009 General James W. "Will" Morefield Republican 8,665 57.10 Danny C. "Dan" Bowling Democratic 6,499 42.82 Write Ins 10 0.06 Incumbent lost; seat switched from Democratic to Republican Nov 8, 2011 General James W. "Will" Morefield Republican 13,316 59.67 Russell Vern Presley II Democratic 8,994 40.30 Write Ins 6 0.02 Nov 5, 2013 General James W. "Will" Morefield Republican 12,291 70.52 James M. O'Quinn Democratic 5,188 29.65 Write Ins 17 0.10 Nov 3, 2015 General James W. "Will" Morefield Republican 14,325 99.2 Write Ins 119 0.8 Nov 7, 2017 General James W. "Will" Morefield Republican 13,572 78.1 William C. "Bill" Bunch Jr. Democratic 3,759 21.6 Write Ins 41 0.2 Nov 5, 2019 General James W. "Will" Morefield Republican 17,099 98.0 Write Ins 343 2.0 Nov 2, 2021 General James W. "Will" Morefield Republican 21,193 97.8 Write Ins 479 2.2 Nov 7, 2023 General Alfonso H. Lopez Democratic 17,416 81.7 Maj. Mike Weber Independent 3,651 17.1 Write Ins 260 1.2
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