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Chip Dicks

John Gaudry "Chip" Dicks III is an American lobbyist and former Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates, serving from 1983 to 1990. He was defeated for reelection in 1989 by Republican Kirk Cox.

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Chip Dicks
Official portrait, 1988
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 66th district
In office
January 12, 1983 – January 10, 1990
Preceded byRobert E. Russella
Succeeded byKirk Cox
Personal details
BornJohn Gaudry Dicks III
(1951-05-22) May 22, 1951
Petersburg, Virginia, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
EducationMethodist College (BA)
Stetson University (JD)
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • politician
  • lobbyist

John Gaudry "Chip" Dicks III (born May 22, 1951) is an American lobbyist and former Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates, serving from 1983 to 1990. He was defeated for reelection in 1989 by Republican Kirk Cox.1

Electoral history

Date Election Candidate Party Votes %
Virginia House of Delegates, 66th district
Nov 2, 19822 General John G. Dicks, III Democratic 6,953 50.37
Robert E. Russell Republican 6,851 49.63
Write Ins 0 0.00
Single-member districts created per ruling in Cosner v. Dalton
Nov 8, 19833 General John G. Dicks, III Democratic 7,777 62.11
Judy S. Tap Republican 4,739 37.84
Write Ins 6 0.05
Nov 5, 19854 General John G. Dicks, III Democratic 11,492 99.90
Write Ins 11 0.10
Nov 3, 19875 General John G. Dicks, III Democratic 13,567 99.85
Write Ins 20 0.15
Nov 7, 19896 General M. Kirkland Cox Republican 10,460 52.47
John G. Dicks, III Democratic 9,468 47.49
Write Ins 8 0.04
Notes

Notes

  1. In the 1981 case Cosner v. Dalton, a challenge to the General Assembly's decennial apportionment plan, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled that the multi-member districts drawn by the legislature violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution; while allowing that year's state house elections to proceed, as planned, they ordered that those elected serve a one-year term only and that new elections be held in 1982 under a court-approved redistricting scheme. Russell, a Republican, was elected in 1981 to represent the 34th district, alongside George W. Jones and John Watkins. In 1982, he won his party's nomination for the newly established 66th district seat but lost to Dicks.
References

References

  1. "Virginia Apartment Management Association's Redbook Volume 12" (PDF). vamaonline.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2018.
  2. "Virginia Elections Database » 1982 House of Delegates General Election District 66". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  3. "Virginia Elections Database » 1983 House of Delegates General Election District 66". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  4. "Virginia Elections Database » 1985 House of Delegates General Election District 66". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  5. "Virginia Elections Database » 1987 House of Delegates General Election District 66". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  6. "Virginia Elections Database » 1989 House of Delegates General Election District 66". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
External links
  • Chip Dicks at The Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project, 1776-2007