Note: This was originally posted to The Full Slate Project blog. District profiles in most red districts in Virginia with a Democratic challenger can be found and searched for there.
Two Democratic candidates are competing to Represent the part in the District 51 Virginia House of Delegates race. Republican Rich Anderson is the current delegate for District 51. These candidates represent the first challenge by a Democrat since 2013. Anderson secured 12,688 votes of 13,515 in 2015.
THE ANNOUNCED DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES ARE HALA AYALA AND KEN BODDYE
DISTRICT 51 FAST FACTS
Residents = 80,010
Registered Active Voters = 51,491
Percent Registered = 64%
Total Vote in Last District 21 Race = 13,515
Participation Rate = 21%
Total Vote for Republican last Race = 12,688
Total Vote for Democrat last Race = 0
Localities = Prince William County
This district is made up of 20 precincts within in Prince William County. In 2013 this race was close with a margin of only 1,839 votes out of 24,279 votes. The 2013 campaign 47% participation rate is pretty high, even for a gubernatorial election year. It will take some organizing to score a victory in this district.
Let's take a look at the Vote Share per Precinct from the last cycle to get a picture of weak areas of support for the Republican: