Virginia House of Delegates District 13
Current incumbent	Bob Marshall
Population	80,579
Race	60.4% White, 14.1% Black, 0.8% American Indian, 10.7% Asian, 0.1% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 12.9% Other, 1.1% Two or more races
Ethnicity	75.1% Not Hispanic, 24.9% Hispanic
Voting age	72,3% age 18 and over
Next general election	November 7, 2017

Virginia's thirteenth state house district is represented by Republican Representative Bob Marshall.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 80,579 civilians reside within Virginia's thirteenth 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. Danica Roem (D) and incumbent Bob Marshall (R) are running in the Virginia House of Delegates District 13 general election.

This district is a Race to Watch due to the media attention it is receiving. In this race, incumbent Republican Bob Marshall is being challenged by Danica Roem, a Democratic candidate who is openly transgender. According to NBC, Roem was the first openly transgender candidate to win a primary election in Virginia and is running to be the third transgender state legislator elected in the United States. In 2017, Marshall introduced HB 1612, The Physical Privacy Act. HB 1612 would have required that government buildings maintain separate bathrooms for males and females and individuals use the bathroom designated for the sex listed on their birth certificate.

Marshall won the seat by 12.2 points in 2015. District 13 was one of 51 Virginia House districts that Democrat Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election. Clinton carried District 13 by 14.8 points. Democrat Barack Obama won the seat in the 2012 presidential election by 11.1 points. As of 2017, District 13 covered parts of Prince William County.

Danica Roem defeated Steven Jansen, Mansimran Kahlon, and Andrew Adams in the Virginia House of Delegates District 13 Democratic primary.

Incumbent Bob Marshall ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 13 Republican primary election.

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. Don Shaw was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Bob Marshall was unopposed in the Republican primary. Marshall defeated Shaw 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. Republican incumbent Bob Marshall defeated Democrat Atif Qarni in the general election. Both candidates were unopposed in the primary elections.

Campaign contributions

Since 2001, candidates for Virginia House of Delegates District 13 have raised a total of $1,747,418. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $158,856 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.