Most of you get to vote in a contested election next week

The next election scheduled for the City of Richmond will be a general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2015. The polls will be open from 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Offices on the ballot for November are Virginia Senate and House of Delegates.

We are in the Senate 16th District; most of us are in the House 71st District, with a some in the House 70th District.

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Senate 16th District

The Senate 16th District ballot will show Rosalyn R. Dance (D) vs Joseph D. Morrissey (I), though Morrissey has withdrawn from the race.

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House 71st District

The House 71st District pits incumbent Jennifer L. McClellan (D) vs Stephen J. Imholt (I).

Jennifer McClellan is a centrist, 9-year-veteran of the Virginia House of Delegates and serves as the vice chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia. She is a member of the Commerce and Labor, Courts of Justice, and Education committees.

From Richmond Sunlight:

8% of bills she copatroned were introduced by Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of her bills, 67% of them are Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that she also copatroned, 51% of them are Democrats.

McClellan has run unopposed 3 times, and has never received less than 82% of the vote in a contested re-election year. (Silver Persinger spent $367 and picked up 17.05% of the vote in 2009.)

Stephen Imholt is a retired IT worker. He’s out and about a lot, check the calendar on his site to catch him in person. Find out about Imholt’s positions on VOTE SMART.

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House 70th District

Delores McQuinn (D) is running unopposed in the House 70th District.

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