Virginia House of Delegates District 85
Current incumbent	Rocky Holcomb
Population	80,800
Race	66.8% White, 20.8% Black, 0.9% American Indian, 7.9% Asian, 0.2% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 2.4% Other, 1.1% Two or more races
Ethnicity	93.4% Not Hispanic, 6.6% Hispanic
Voting age	77.0% age 18 and over
Next general election	November 7, 2017

Virginia's eighty-fifth state house district is represented by Republican Representative Rocky Holcomb.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 80,800 civilians reside within Virginia's eighty-fifth 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. Cheryl Turpin (D) and incumbent Rocky Holcomb (R) are running in the Virginia House of Delegates District 85 general election.

Cheryl Turpin ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 85 Democratic primary.
Incumbent Rocky Holcomb ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 85 Republican primary.

A special election for the position of Virginia House of Delegates District 85 was called for January 10.

The seat was vacant following Scott Taylor's (R) resignation in January 2017. He was elected to the 2nd Congressional District of Virginia in November 2016.

Rocky Holcomb (R) defeated Cheryl Turpin (D) in the special 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. Incumbent Scott W. Taylor 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. Scott W. Taylor (Virginia) (R) defeated Bill Dale (D) in the general election. Taylor defeated Gary C. Byler and T. Jeremy Waters in the Republican primary election. Dale was unopposed in the Democratic primary election.

Campaign contributions

Since 2001, candidates for Virginia House of Delegates District 85 have raised a total of $409,777. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $51,222 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.