Virginia's 50th House of Delegates district

1981

Republican Harry J. Parrish, who had previously served as a Manassas council member, was elected to represent District 50 in 1981, which he did continuously for the following 25 years. His health declined in later years but he nevertheless defeated a 2005 primary challenge, and served until his death on March 28, 2006.^[2]

2007

In 2006, Republican Jackson Miller was elected to represent the district in a special election to fill the seat following Parrish's death.^[3] Miller was reelected four times, generally with about 60% of the vote (with the exception of 2011, when he was unopposed).^[4]

2017

In the 2017 Virginia's House of Delegates election, Carter defeated Jackson Miller, the incumbent and Republican majority whip of the House of Delegates,^[5] 11,360 to 9,510.^[5] 9510 was the largest number of votes Miller had ever received in the district; previously Miller's highest total (always sufficient to retain his seat) was 9,500.^[5]

Carter, a first-time candidate, decided to run after difficulties dealing with the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission following an injury on the job.^[6] His campaign initially coordinated with the Democratic Party, but ceased reporting internal numbers to the Party following what Carter described as security lapses, and the Party withdrew financial support.^[6] During the campaign, Miller sent out mailers comparing Carter to Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong.^[5]

2019

In 2019, incumbent Carter fended off a challenge in the Democratic primary by Manassas City Councilman Mark Wolfe.^[7][8] (Wolfe became a Democrat in 2016, having first been elected to the Manassas City Council as a Republican in 2008 and again in 2012).^[9] Carter faced Manassas City Councilman Ian Lovejoy, a Republican, in the general election,^[8] and won reelection with 53% of the vote.^[10]

• "House District 50" (PDF). Virginia Division of Legislative Services. Map.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)