Virginia House of Delegates District 72
Current incumbent	Jimmie Massie
Population	80,764
Race	73.5% White, 14.1% Black, 0.5% American Indian, 8.6% Asian, 0.1% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 2.6% Other, 0.6% Two or more races
Ethnicity	94.3% Not Hispanic, 5.7% Hispanic
Voting age	76.8% age 18 and over
Next general election	November 7, 2017

Virginia's seventy-second state house district is represented by Republican Representative Jimmie Massie.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 80,764 civilians reside within Virginia's seventy-second state house district. Virginia's state delegates represent an average of 80,010 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 70,785 residents.

About the office

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

Delegates must be at least 21 years of age at the time of the election, residents of the district they represent, and qualified to vote for members of the Virginia General Assembly.

Salaries

Vacancies

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.

Elections

2017

Elections for the office of Virginia House of Delegates will take place in 2017. All 100 house seats are up for election. The general election will take 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. Schuyler VanValkenburg (D) and Edward Whitlock III (R) are running in the Virginia House of Delegates District 72 general election.

This district is a Race to Watch because the incumbent did not file to run for re-election and the presidential candidate of the opposite party won in 2016. In 2015, incumbent Jimmie Massie (R), who was first elected in 2007, was unopposed in his bid for re-election. In his five elections for the Virginia House of Delegates, Massie only faced competition once—his first election in 2007. He declined to run in 2017. District 72 was one of 51 Virginia House districts that Democrat Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election. Clinton carried District 72 by 5.4 points. Republican Mitt Romney won the seat in the 2012 presidential election by 8.7 points. As of 2017, District 72 covered parts of Henrico County.

Schuyler VanValkenburg ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 72 Democratic primary.

Edward Whitlock III defeated Ernesto Sampson Jr. in the Virginia House of Delegates District 72 Republican primary.

2015

Elections for the office of 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. Incumbent Jimmie Massie was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.

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. Incumbent Jimmie Massie (R) was unchallenged in the general election. Massie was unopposed in the Republican primary election.

Campaign contributions

Since 2001, candidates for Virginia House of Delegates District 72 have raised a total of $1,368,120. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $152,013 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.