Virginia's 10th House of Delegates district elects one of the 100 members of the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. The district includes portions of Fairfax County. The district's representative is Democrat Dan Helmer.
Elections
2017 In the 2017 general election, Democrat Wendy Gooditis challenged incumbent Republican Randy Minchew; she won by almost 4%.
2019 In 2019, the same candidates faced off again, with each raising more than a million dollars for the race. Gooditis won by roughly 5%.
District officeholders Years Delegate Party Electoral history January 9, 2002–January 11, 2012 Ward Armstrong Democratic January 2012–January 10, 2018 Randy Minchew Republican Defeated in bid for reelection January 10, 2018–January 10, 2024 Wendy Gooditis Democratic First elected in 2017 (redistricted to the 31st District declined to seek reelection) January 10, 2024–present Dan Helmer Democratic Redistricted from the 40th District
Electoral history Date Election Candidate Party Votes % Virginia House of Delegates, 10th district Nov 6, 2001 General W. L. Armstrong Democratic 10,050 53.1 B. L. Geisler Republican 8,873 46.9 Nov 4, 2003 General W. L. Armstrong Democratic 13,693 99.7 Write Ins 36 0.3 Nov 8, 2005 General W. L. Armstrong Democratic 11,377 63.4 D. G. Young Republican 6,553 36.5 Write Ins 7 0 Nov 6, 2007 General Ward L. Armstrong Democratic 15,212 98.6 Write Ins 218 1.4 Nov 3, 2009 General Ward L. Armstrong Democratic 9,084 56.5 C. Edward Creed, II Republican 6,990 43.4 Write Ins 16 0.1 Nov 8, 2011 General John Randall Minchew Republican 8,140 58.4 David Scott Butler Democratic 5,789 41.5 Write Ins 19 0.1 Nov 5, 2013 General John Randall Minchew Republican 12,950 57.0 Monte Antoine Johnson Democratic 9,723 42.8 Write Ins 44 0.2 Nov 3, 2015 General John Randall Minchew Republican 10,415 62.0 Peter Carlin Rush Democratic 6,355 37.8 Write Ins 36 0.2 Nov 7, 2017 General Gwendolyn Wallace Gooditis Democratic 15,161 51.9 John Randall Minchew Republican 14,025 48.0 Write Ins 26 0.1 Nov 5, 2019 General Gwendolyn Wallace Gooditis Democratic 15,928 52.3 John Randall Minchew Republican 14,500 47.6 Write Ins 21 0.1 Nov 2, 2021 General Wendy W. Gooditis Democratic 21,229 50.9 Nicholas Schar Clemente Republican 20,406 48.9 Write Ins 58 0.1 Nov 7, 2023 General Dan I. Helmer Democratic 15,569 59.4 James A. Thomas, Jr. Republican 10,547 40.3 Write Ins 76 0.3
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