Virginia House of Delegates District 54

Incumbent

Bobby Orrock

About the District Census Topic | Value

|

Population | 92,677
Gender |

49% Male

51% Female

Race |

60.9% White

19% Black

3.1% Asian

0.5% Native American

0.1% Pacific Islander

Ethnicity | 12.7% Hispanic
Median household income | $91,242
High school graduation rate | 91.8%
College graduation rate | 33.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census and 2020 ACS data. Percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%.

Virginia House of Delegates District 54 is represented by Bobby Orrock (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Virginia state representatives represented an average of 86,313 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 80,010 residents.

## Contents

* 1 About the office
* 1.1 Qualifications
* 1.2 Salaries
* 1.3 Vacancies
* 2 2016 pivot county
* 3 District map
* 4 Redistricting
* 4.1 2020-2022
* 5 Elections
* 5.1 2021
* 5.2 2019
* 5.3 2017
* 5.4 2015
* 5.5 2013
* 6 Campaign contributions
* 7 See also
* 8 External links
* 9 Footnotes

## About the office[edit]

Members of the Virginia House of Delegates serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Virginia legislators assume office the second Wednesday in January after the election.

### Qualifications[edit]

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

Candidates for the House of Delegates must be at least 21 years of age at the time of the election, qualified to vote, have been a resident of Virginia for one year immediately preceding the election, and be a resident of the city or town in which they file for election.[1]

### Salaries[edit]

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislators

Salary| Per diem
$18,000/year for senators. $17,640/year for delegates.| $211/day

### Vacancies[edit]

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the Virginia 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, the governor shall call the special election. 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.[2][3]

See sources: Virginia Code § 24.2-216

## 2016 pivot county[edit]

See also: Pivot Counties and Legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties

This district was one of 710 state legislative districts that, based on boundaries adopted after the 2010 census, intersected with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.

The 206 Pivot Counties are located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. The partisan makeup of state legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties is slightly more Republican than the overall partisan makeup of state legislatures throughout the country.[4]

## District map[edit]

The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.

## Redistricting[edit]

### 2020-2022[edit]

See also: Redistricting in Virginia after the 2020 census

The Virginia Supreme Court unanimously approved district maps for the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia 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 with earlier commission decisions.[7][8] After the commission missed its deadline for approving map proposals and the Virginia 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 take effect for Virginia's 2023 legislative elections.

How does redistricting in Virginia work? On November 3, 2020, Virginia voters approved a constitutional 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 54
before 2020 redistricting cycle

Click a district to compare boundaries.

### Virginia House of Delegates District 54
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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## Elections[edit]

### 2021[edit]

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021

General election

##### General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 54

Incumbent Bobby Orrock defeated Eric Butterworth in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 54 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate

Votes

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|
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✔ |

| Bobby Orrock (R)  |

60.9

| 21,231

| Eric Butterworth (D) |

39.0

| 13,616
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

0.1

| 42

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 34,889

|
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Bobby Orrock advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 54.

Democratic convention

The Democratic convention was canceled. Eric Butterworth advanced from the Democratic convention for Virginia House of Delegates District 54.

### 2019[edit]

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2019

Elections for the Virginia 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 54

Incumbent Bobby Orrock defeated Neri Canahui-Ortiz in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 54 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Bobby Orrock (R)  |

57.9

| 13,614

| Neri Canahui-Ortiz (D)  |

41.9

| 9,852
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

0.1

| 27

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 23,493

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### 2017[edit]

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2017

Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2017. All 100 house seats were up for election. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 13, 2017. The filing deadline for primary election candidates was March 30, 2017. The filing deadline for non-party candidates and candidates nominated by methods other than a primary was June 13, 2017.[12] Incumbent Bobby Orrock (R) defeated Al Durante (D) in the Virginia House of Delegates District 54 general election.[13]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 54 General Election, 2017

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  |  Bobby Orrock Incumbent | 58.00% | 13,782
| Democratic  | Al Durante | 42.00% | 9,982
Total Votes | 23,764
Source: Virginia Department of Elections

Al Durante ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 54 Democratic primary.[14]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available. Virginia House of Delegates, District 54 Democratic Primary, 2017

Candidate
Al Durante

Incumbent Bobby Orrock defeated Nick Ignacio in the Virginia House of Delegates District 54 Republican primary.[15]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 54 Republican Primary, 2017

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Bobby Orrock Incumbent | 81.17% | 4,254
Nick Ignacio | 18.83% | 987
Total Votes | 5,241

### 2015[edit]

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2015

Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 9, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 26, 2015.[16] Incumbent Bobby Orrock was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[17][18]

### 2013[edit]

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2013

Elections for the office of Virginia House of Delegates consisted of a primary election on June 11, 2013, and a general election on November 5, 2013. Republican incumbent Bobby Orrock was unchallenged in the general election. Orrock defeated Dustin R. Curtis in the Republican primary election.[19][20]

Virginia House of Delegates District 54 Republican Primary, 2013

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Robert Orrock Incumbent | 56% | 1,277
Dustin Curtis  | 44% | 1,002
Total Votes | 2,279

## Campaign contributions[edit]

From 2001 to 2019, candidates for Virginia House of Delegates District 54 raised a total of $750,053. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $75,005 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, Virginia House of Delegates District 54

Year | Amount | Candidates | Average
2019 | $104,741 | 1 | $104,741
2011 | $155,548 | 2 | $77,774
2009 | $77,553 | 1 | $77,553
2007 | $98,319 | 2 | $49,160
2005 | $253,647 | 2 | $126,824
2003 | $32,855 | 1 | $32,855
2001 | $27,390 | 1 | $27,390
Total | $750,053 | 10 | $75,005

## See also[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Virginia State Legislature
* Virginia House of Delegates
* Virginia State Senate

## External links[edit]

* Virginia General Assembly

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Becoming a Candidate," accessed February 16, 2021
2. ↑ Virginia Law Library, "§ 24.2-216. Filling vacancies in the General Assembly," accessed February 16, 2021 (Statute 24.2-216, Virginia Code)
3. ↑ Virginia Law Library, "§ 24.2-682. Times for special elections," accessed February 16, 2021
4. ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
5. ↑ 13News Now, "Virginia has new voting maps after redistricting process finishes," December 30, 2021
6. ↑ ABC 7, "Virginia bipartisan redistricting panel starts off with partisan maps," September 20, 2021
7. ↑ El Paso Inc., "First redistricting map drafts leave some lawmakers unhappy," September 2, 2021
8. ↑ Virginia Mercury, "Virginia’s Redistricting Commission has its first draft maps. They look… normal?" September 2, 2021
9. ↑ Associated Press, "Proposed congressional maps give Dems an edge in Virginia," December 9, 2021
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Virginia's Legislative Information System, "HJ 615 Constitutional amendment; Virginia Redistricting Commission (first reference)," accessed November 18, 2020
11. ↑ All About Redistricting, "Virginia," accessed May 8, 2015
12. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Candidacy Requirements for the November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed March 21, 2017
13. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
14. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Democratic Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
15. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Republican Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
16. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 2, 2015
17. ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 Primary election results," accessed September 1, 2015
18. ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 General election candidates," accessed September 1, 2015
19. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, Unofficial Results - Primary Election, accessed November 12, 2013
20. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, Unofficial Results - Primary Election, accessed November 12, 2013

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Current members of the Virginia House of Delegates

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Todd Gilbert

Majority Leader:Terry Kilgore

Representatives

District 1

Terry Kilgore (R)

District 2

Candi King (D)

District 3

James Morefield (R)

District 4

William Wampler (R)

District 5

Israel O'Quinn (R)

District 6

Jeffrey Campbell (R)

District 7

Marie March (R)

District 8

Joseph McNamara (R)

District 9

Wren Williams (R)

District 10

Wendy Gooditis (D)

District 11

S. Rasoul (D)

District 12

Jason Ballard (R)

District 13

Danica Roem (D)

District 14

Danny Marshall (R)

District 15

Todd Gilbert (R)

District 16

Les Adams (R)

District 17

Chris Head (R)

District 18

Michael Webert (R)

District 19

Terry Austin (R)

District 20

John Avoli (R)

District 21

Kelly Convirs-Fowler (D)

District 22

Kathy Byron (R)

District 23

Wendell Walker (R)

District 24

Ronnie Campbell (R)

District 25

Chris Runion (R)

District 26

Tony Wilt (R)

District 27

Roxann Robinson (R)

District 28

Tara Durant (R)

District 29

Bill Wiley (R)

District 30

Nick Freitas (R)

District 31

Elizabeth Guzman (D)

District 32

David Reid (D)

District 33

Dave LaRock (R)

District 34

Kathleen Murphy (D)

District 35

Vacant

District 36

Ken Plum (D)

District 37

David Bulova (D)

District 38

Kaye Kory (D)

District 39

Vivian Watts (D)

District 40

Dan Helmer (D)

District 41

Eileen Filler-Corn (D)

District 42

Kathy Tran (D)

District 43

Mark Sickles (D)

District 44

Paul Krizek (D)

District 45

Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D)

District 46

Charniele Herring (D)

District 47

Patrick Hope (D)

District 48

R.C. Sullivan (D)

District 49

Alfonso Lopez (D)

District 50

Michelle Maldonado (D)

District 51

Briana Sewell (D)

District 52

Luke Torian (D)

District 53

Marcus Simon (D)

District 54

Bobby Orrock (R)

District 55

Buddy Fowler (R)

District 56

John McGuire (R)

District 57

Sally Hudson (D)

District 58

Rob Bell (R)

District 59

Matt Fariss (R)

District 60

James Edmunds (R)

District 61

Tommy Wright (R)

District 62

Carrie Coyner (R)

District 63

Kim Taylor (R)

District 64

Emily Brewer (R)

District 65

Lee Ware (R)

District 66

Mike Cherry (R)

District 67

Karrie Delaney (D)

District 68

Dawn Adams (D)

District 69

Betsy Carr (D)

District 70

Delores McQuinn (D)

District 71

Jeff Bourne (D)

District 72

Schuyler VanValkenburg (D)

District 73

Rodney Willett (D)

District 74

Lamont Bagby (D)

District 75

H. Wachsmann (R)

District 76

Clinton Jenkins (D)

District 77

Cliff Hayes (D)

District 78

Jay Leftwich (R)

District 79

Nadarius Clark (D)

District 80

Don Scott (D)

District 81

Barry Knight (R)

District 82

Anne Ferrell Tata (R)

District 83

Tim Anderson (R)

District 84

Glenn Davis (R)

District 85

Karen Greenhalgh (R)

District 86

Irene Shin (D)

District 87

Suhas Subramanyam (D)

District 88

Phillip Scott (R)

District 89

Jackie Glass (D)

District 90

Angelia Graves (D)

District 91

Aijalon Cordoza (R)

District 92

Jeion Ward (D)

District 93

Michael Mullin (D)

District 94

Shelly Simonds (D)

District 95

Marcia Price (D)

District 96

Amanda Batten (R)

District 97

Scott Wyatt (R)

District 98

Keith Hodges (R)

District 99

Margaret Ransone (R)

District 100

Robert Bloxom (R)

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Democratic Party (47)

Vacancies (1)

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