Virginia's 13th House of Delegates district elects one of the hundred delegates of the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. The 13th district consists of Falls Church as well as a portion of Fairfax County. Its seat is currently held by Marcus Simon.
2017 election In the 2017 off-cycle general election, Bob Marshall ran for re-election to hold his seat which he had held since 1992. His Democratic opponent was Danica Roem, who has lived in Manassas her entire life. Roem campaigned on infrastructure issues, economic development, a minimum wage increase, school funding reform and civil rights issues. Commenting on Marshall's proposed bill to regulate use of restrooms in schools, at highway rest stops, and in other government buildings, Roem said that Marshall's "legislative priorities are more concerned with where I go to the bathroom than how his constituents get to work."
On November 7, 2017 during the general election, Roem defeated Republican incumbent Bob Marshall by a wide margin, making Roem the first openly transgender person to be elected to the Virginia Assembly and the highest-elected transgender person in the United States to date.
District officeholders Years Delegate Party Electoral history January 11, 1978–January 13, 1982 Mary Sue Terry Democratic Declined to seek reelection January 13, 1982–1983 Charles R. Hawkins Republican Declined to seek reelection 1983–January 8, 1992 Joan H. Munford Democratic Declined to seek reelection January 8, 1992–January 10, 2018 Bob Marshall Republican Defeated in bid for reelection January 10, 2018–January 10, 2024 Danica Roem Democratic First elected in 2017 (redistricted to the 20th District successfully ran for Senate District 30) January 10, 2024–present Marcus Simon Democratic Redistricted from the 53rd District
Electoral history As of the 2010 census, a total of 80,579 civilians reside within Virginia's thirteenth state house district.
Primary results
General election results Date Election Candidate Party Votes % Virginia House of Delegates, 13th district Nov 6, 2001 General R. G. Marshall Republican 11,551 62.7 L. R. Brooks, Jr Democratic 6,863 37.3 Write Ins 8 0 Nov 4, 2003 General R. G. Marshall Republican 12,629 98.8 Write Ins 156 1.2 Nov 8, 2005 General R. G. Marshall Republican 15,754 55.5 B. E. Roemmelt Democratic 12,633 44.5 Write Ins 17 0.1 Nov 6, 2007 General Robert Bob G. Marshall Republican 14,826 58.3 Bruce E. Roemmelt Democratic 10,579 41.6 Write Ins 31 0.1 Nov 3, 2009 General Robert Bob G. Marshall Republican 22,982 61.3 John J. Bell Democratic 14,472 38.6 Write Ins 33 0.1 Nov 8, 2011 General Robert Gerard Marshall Republican 6,008 59.6 Carl Steven Genthner Democratic 4,054 40.2 Write Ins 11 0.1 Nov 5, 2013 General Robert Gerard Marshall Republican 8,946 51.3 Atif Mustafa Qarni Democratic 8,448 48.5 Write Ins 35 0.2 Nov 3, 2015 General Robert Gerard Marshall Republican 7,147 56.0 Donald Bruce Shaw, II Democratic 5,592 43.9 Write Ins 13 0.1 Nov 7, 2017 General Danica Anthony Roem Democratic 12,077 53.7 Robert Gerard Marshall Republican 10,318 45.9 Write Ins 90 0.4 Nov 5, 2019 General Danica Anthony Roem Democratic 12,066 55.9 Kelly Sweeney McGinn Republican 9,468 43.9 Write Ins 46 0.2 Nov 2, 2021 General Danica Anthony Roem Democratic 15,604 54.2 Christopher Michael Stone Republican 13,125 45.6 Write Ins 53 0.2 Nov 7, 2023 General Marcus B. Simon Democratic 16,778 78.5 Dave A. Crance, Jr. Republican 4,323 20.2 Write Ins 265 1.2
See also Virginia's 13th House of Delegates district election, 2017
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