Virginia House of Delegates District 74
Current incumbent	Lamont Bagby
Population	79,594
Race	33.2% White, 60.6% Black, 1.3% American Indian, 2.2% Asian, 0.1% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 1.8% Other, 0.9% Two or more races
Ethnicity	96.5% Not Hispanic, 3.5% Hispanic
Voting age	76.0% age 18 and over
Next general election	November 7, 2017

Virginia's seventy-fourth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Lamont Bagby.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 79,594 civilians reside within Virginia's seventy-fourth 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. Incumbent Lamont Bagby (D) and Preston Brown (Independent) are running in the Virginia House of Delegates District 74 general election.

Incumbent Lamont Bagby ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 74 Democratic primary.
No Republican candidate filed to run for this seat.

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. Lamont Bagby defeated Stephen Adkins and Leonidas Young in the Democratic primary. David Lambert ran as an independent candidate. Bagby won election to the seat in a special election on July 21, 2015. Bagby defeated Lambert in the general election.

Lamont Bagby (D) defeated David Lambert (I) in the special election on July 21.

The seat was vacant following Joseph Morrissey's (I) resignation on March 25, 2015, to run for the Virginia State Senate.[16] A special election was held to determine who would complete the remainder of Morrissey's term, which ends in January.

A special election for the position of Virginia House of Delegates District 74 was called for July 21. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 16, 2015.

Joseph Morrissey (I) defeated Kevin J. Sullivan (D) and Matt D. Walton (R) in the special election on January 13, 2015.

The seat was vacant following Joseph Morrissey's (D) resignation on January 13, 2015, following his misdemeanor conviction on December 12, 2014 of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Morrissey's re-election drew controversy from both sides of the aisle. Leaders from both parties indicated that he may be expelled from the chamber or censured when the legislature convened its session on January 14, 2015, though no such motion was ever passed. Sen. Chap Petersen (D), who also works as a private attorney, suggested the legislature may be unable to do anything since the criminal action occurred prior to his re-election.

A special election for the position of Virginia House of Delegates District 74 was called for January 13. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 23, 2014.

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 Joseph Morrissey (D) was unchallenged in the general election. Morrissey was unopposed in the Democratic primary election.

Campaign contributions

Since 2001, candidates for Virginia House of Delegates District 74 have raised a total of $1,034,177. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $64,636 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.