Virginia House of Delegates District 69
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Virginia House of Delegates District 69 is represented byMark Downey (D).
As of the 2020 Census, Virginia state representatives represented an average of86,545 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented80,377 residents.
About the office
Members of theVirginia House of Delegates servetwo-year terms and are not subject toterm limits. Virginia legislators assume office the second Wednesday in January after the election.
Qualifications
In order to serve in theVirginia General Assembly, candidates must meet the following qualifications:[1]
- Be a citizen of the United States.
- Be at least twenty-one years of age on or before the date of the general or special election for the office sought
- Be a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia for the year immediately preceding the election
- Be a resident of the district they are seeking to represent
- Be a qualified voter in the district they are seeking to represent
- Not have been convicted of a felony (unless voting rights have been officially restored)
- Not have been adjudicated mentally incompetent (unless voting rights have been officially restored)
Salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2025[2] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $18,000/year for senators. $17,640/year for delegates. | $237/day |
Vacancies
If there is a vacancy in theVirginia General Assembly, a special election must be conducted to fill the vacant seat. If the vacancy occurs while the legislature is in session, the presiding officer of the house in which the vacancy happens must call for a special election. If the vacancy occurs while the legislature is in recess, thegovernor shall call the special election. Within 30 days of a vacancy, the appropriate officeholder shall issue a writ of election. If an vacancy occurs between December 10 and March 1, the writ must declare the special election date be within 30 days of said vacancy. All special elections must be held promptly. However, no special election can be held if it occurs less than 55 days before any statewide primary or general election or if there are fewer than 75 days remaining in the vacated term.[3][4]
See sources:Virginia Code § 24.2-216
District map
Redistricting
2020 redistricting cycle
The Virginia Supreme Court unanimously approved district maps for theVirginia House of Delegates andVirginia State Senate on December 28, 2021.[5] Democratic and Republican consultants submitted statewide map proposals for consideration to the Virginia Redistricting Commission on September 18, 2021.[6] The commission had reviewed earlier maps on August 31, 2021, that were focused solely on suburbs in northern Virginia that were drawn from scratch and did not consider legislative incumbents’ home addresses in keeping withearlier commission decisions.[7][8] After the commission missed its deadline for approving map proposals and theVirginia Supreme Court assumed authority over the process, the two special masters selected by the court released proposals for House and Senate districts on December 8, 2021.[9]These maps took effect for Virginia's 2023 legislative elections.
How does redistricting in Virginia work? On November 3, 2020, Virginia voters approved aconstitutional amendment establishing a commission-driven congressional and state legislative redistricting process. The 16-member commission comprises eight legislators and eight non-legislator members. Leaders of the legislature's two largest political parties select legislators to serve on the commission. The commission's eight citizen members are recommended by legislative leaders and selected by a committee of five retired circuit court judges. The commissioners themselves select one of the eight citizens to serve as chairperson.[10]
District maps are subject to the following consensus requirements:[10]
- Congressional maps: Approval by 12 commissioners, including six legislators and six non-legislators.
- Virginia State Senate: Approval by 12 commissioners, including six legislators (with three state senators) and six non-legislators.
- Virginia House of Delegates: Approval by 12 commissioners, including six legislators (with three state delegates) and six non-legislators.
The commission submits its maps to the General Assembly, which can vote to approve the maps or reject them. The General Assembly cannot amend the maps. If the General Assembly rejects a map, the commission must draft a second map. If the General Assembly rejects that map, the Virginia Supreme Court is tasked with enacting a new map.[10][11]
Virginia House of Delegates District 69
until January 9, 2024
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Virginia House of Delegates District 69
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Elections
2025
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2025
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 69
Mark Downey defeated incumbentChad Green andValerie Beverley in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 69 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Downey (D) | 49.8 | 19,461 |
 | Chad Green (R) | 46.5 | 18,171 | |
| Valerie Beverley (Independent) | 3.6 | 1,395 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 46 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 39,073 | ||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled.Mark Downey advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 69.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentChad Green advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 69.
2023
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2023
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 69
Chad Green won election in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 69 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chad Green (R) | 91.3 | 23,189 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 8.7 | 2,218 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 25,407 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lindsay Fogarty (D)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled.Lindsay Fogarty advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 69.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled.Chad Green advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 69.
2021
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 69
IncumbentBetsy Carr defeatedSheila Furey in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 69 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Betsy Carr (D) | 85.2 | 21,470 |
| Sheila Furey (R) | 14.6 | 3,690 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 34 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 25,194 | ||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentBetsy Carr advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 69.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael Jones (D)
Republican convention
Republican convention for Virginia House of Delegates District 69
Sheila Furey advanced from the Republican convention for Virginia House of Delegates District 69 on April 24, 2021.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Sheila Furey (R) | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | |||
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2019
Elections for theVirginia House of Delegates took place in 2019. The primary was on June 11, 2019, and the general election was on November 5. The filing deadline for candidates was March 28, 2019.
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 69
IncumbentBetsy Carr won election in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 69 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Betsy Carr (D) | 97.6 | 18,935 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 458 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 19,393 | ||
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2017
Elections for theVirginia House of Delegates took place in 2017. All100 house seats were up for election. The general election took place onNovember 7, 2017. A primary election took place onJune 13, 2017. The filing deadline for primary election candidates wasMarch 30, 2017. The filing deadline for non-party candidates and candidates nominated by methods other than a primary wasJune 13, 2017.[12] IncumbentBetsy Carr (D) defeatedJake Crocker (Libertarian) andMontigue Magruder (Green) in the Virginia House of Delegates District 69 general election.[13]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 69 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Betsy CarrIncumbent | 86.85% | 19,775 | |
| Libertarian | Jake Crocker | 8.48% | 1,931 | |
| Green | Montigue Magruder | 4.66% | 1,062 | |
| Total Votes | 22,768 | |||
| Source:Virginia Department of Elections | ||||
IncumbentBetsy Carr ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 69 Democratic primary.[14]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 69 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Betsy CarrIncumbent | ||
No Republican candidate filed to run for this seat.[15]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 69 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
2015
Elections for theVirginia House of Delegates took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 9, 2015. The general election took place onNovember 3, 2015. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 26, 2015.[16] IncumbentBetsy Carr defeatedPreston Brown in the Democratic primary. Carr was unchallenged in the general election.[17][18]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 69 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Betsy CarrIncumbent | 80.7% | 2,897 |
| Preston Brown | 19.3% | 693 |
| Total Votes | 3,590 | |
2013
Elections for the office ofVirginia House of Delegates consisted of a primary election on June 11, 2013, and a general election onNovember 5, 2013. IncumbentBetsy Carr (D) defeatedBob Barnett (I) in the general election. Carr was unopposed in the Democratic primary election.[19][20]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 69 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Betsy CarrIncumbent | 87% | 16,992 | |
| Independent | Bob Barnett | 12.6% | 2,458 | |
| Other | Write-in | 0.4% | 72 | |
| Total Votes | 19,522 | |||
Campaign contributions
From 2001 to 2023, candidates for Virginia House of Delegates District 69 raised a total of $2,948,946. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $173,467 on average. All figures come fromFollow the Money
| Campaign contributions, Virginia House of Delegates District 69 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2023 | $199,618 | 2 | $99,809 |
| 2021 | $449,409 | 2 | $224,704 |
| 2019 | $177,698 | 1 | $177,698 |
| 2017 | $160,126 | 1 | $160,126 |
| 2011 | $115,828 | 1 | $115,828 |
| 2009 | $391,182 | 5 | $78,236 |
| 2007 | $483,056 | 2 | $241,528 |
| 2005 | $467,213 | 1 | $467,213 |
| 2003 | $210,880 | 1 | $210,880 |
| 2001 | $293,936 | 1 | $293,936 |
| Total | $2,948,946 | 17 | $173,467 |
Other election results in district
The map below highlight's this state legislative district and provides election results from the most recent election. Using the dropdown on the left, you can choose to view results for the most recent presidential election or U.S. House district election instead. This will show you the votes cast in this district for that election. The dropdown on the right will let you see either the map colored by the percentage of votes the winning candidate received or let you know the number and type of votes cast by size and shade of the circle in each county.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑Virginia General Assembly, "Certificate of Candidate Qualification," accessed May 23, 2025
- ↑National Conference of State Legislatures, "2025 Legislator Compensation," December 2, 2025
- ↑Virginia Law Library, "§ 24.2-216. Filling vacancies in the General Assembly," accessed February 16, 2021(Statute 24.2-216, Virginia Code)
- ↑Virginia Law Library, "§ 24.2-682. Times for special elections," accessed February 16, 2021
- ↑13News Now, "Virginia has new voting maps after redistricting process finishes," December 30, 2021
- ↑ABC 7, "Virginia bipartisan redistricting panel starts off with partisan maps," September 20, 2021
- ↑El Paso Inc., "First redistricting map drafts leave some lawmakers unhappy," September 2, 2021
- ↑Virginia Mercury, "Virginia’s Redistricting Commission has its first draft maps. They look… normal?" September 2, 2021
- ↑Associated Press, "Proposed congressional maps give Dems an edge in Virginia," December 9, 2021
- ↑10.010.110.2Virginia's Legislative Information System, "HJ 615 Constitutional amendment; Virginia Redistricting Commission (first reference)," accessed November 18, 2020
- ↑All About Redistricting, "Virginia," accessed May 8, 2015
- ↑Virginia Department of Elections, "Candidacy Requirements for the November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Democratic Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
- ↑Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Republican Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
- ↑Virginia State Board of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 Primary election results," accessed September 1, 2015
- ↑Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 General election candidates," accessed September 1, 2015
- ↑Virginia State Board of Elections,Unofficial Results - Primary Election, accessed November 12, 2013
- ↑Virginia State Board of Elections,Unofficial Results - Primary Election, accessed November 12, 2013
