Amanda Blalock
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Amanda Blalock was a 2017 independent candidate for District 88 of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Blalock was the Lee Hill District representative on the Spotsylvania County school board. She was elected to the board in 2007, and she served until her resignation in June 2017.[1]
Campaign themes
2017
Blalock’s campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]
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Elections
2017
General election
Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2017. All 100 house seats were up for election. The general election took 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.[4] Incumbent Mark Cole (R) defeated Steve Aycock (D), Amanda Blalock (Independent), and Gerald Anderson (Green) in the Virginia House of Delegates District 88 general election.[5]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 88 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mark Cole Incumbent |
52.78% | 14,022 | |
| Democratic | Steve Aycock | 37.33% | 9,918 | |
| Independent | Amanda Blalock | 8.93% | 2,373 | |
| Green | Gerald Anderson | 0.96% | 255 | |
| Total Votes | 26,568 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections | ||||
Democratic primary election
Steve Aycock ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 88 Democratic primary.[6]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 88 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Steve Aycock | ||
Republican primary election
Incumbent Mark Cole ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 88 Republican primary.[7]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 88 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Mark Cole Incumbent | ||
2013
Results
| Spotsylvania County Public Schools, Lee Hill District, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Amanda Blalock Incumbent |
97.8% | 3,429 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in Votes | 2.2% | 76 | |
| Total Votes | 3,505 | |||
| Source: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, "November 2013 General Election Official Results," accessed December 12, 2013 | ||||
Endorsements
The Spotsylvania Education Association endorsed Blalock.[8]
Funding
Blalock reported $50 in contributions and $0 in expenditures to the Virginia State Board of Elections, which left her campaign with $50 on hand.[9]
2009
| Spotsylvania County Public Schools, Lee Hill District, 4-year term, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Amanda Blalock |
98.3% | 3,592 | |
| N/A | Write-in Votes | 1.7% | 61 | |
| Total Votes | 3,653 | |||
| Source: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, "November 2009 General Election Official Results," accessed October 15, 2013 | ||||
See also
- State legislative elections, 2017
- Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2017
- State legislative special elections, 2017
- Virginia House of Delegates
- Virginia State Legislature
External links
- Virginia Legislature website
- Spotsylvania County Public Schools
- Facebook page
- Official campaign website
Footnotes
- ↑ Fredericksburg.com, "Spotsylvania School Board member Amanda Blalock resigns effective immediately," June 12, 2017
- ↑ blalockforva.com, "Platform," accessed August 30, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Candidacy Requirements for the November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Democratic Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Republican Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
- ↑ Lindley Estes, The Free Lance-Star Publishing Co. of Fredericksburg, "Spotsylvania Education Association endorses school board, supervisor candidates," published October 22, 2013
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections Campaign Finance Reports, accessed December 18, 2013
