# Virginia's 3rd House of Delegates district

Virginia's 3rd House of Delegates district is one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 3 partially consists of Arlington County and Alexandria City. Democrat Alfonso Lopez is the current representative.

## Elections
### 2017

In 2017, Morefield, 33, faced a primary challenge from attorney Bob Altizer, who promises to be an accessible legislator and to stand up for the interests of the coal industry. Altizer's prospects of winning the nomination seem to be bolstered by his having on his side former Buchannan County Commonwealth's Attorney Tamara Neo and former 9th District Chairman Jack Morgan, both of whom were part of Donald Trump's political leadership team, but in a mass meeting on 29 April, Morefield was selected as the Republican candidate.
In the November 2017 general election, Morefield, a four-term incumbent, was challenged by Democrat Bill Bunch. Bunch, 68, is a retired postal worker. However, Bunch was unable to win the seat and Morefield kept his position as incumbent.

## District officeholders

| Years | Delegate | Party | Electoral history |
| – 1989 | Donald A. McGlothlin | Democratic | Defeated in bid for reelection |
| 1989 – January 11, 2006 | Jackie Stump | Democratic | Originally elected as an Independent; Retired |
| January 11, 2006 – January 13, 2010 | Dan Bowling | Democratic | Defeated in bid for reelection |
| January 13, 2010 – January 10, 2024 | Will Morefield | Republican | First elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 45th District. |
| January 10, 2024 – present | Alfonso Lopez | Republican | Redistricted from the 49th District. |

## Electoral history

| Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Virginia House of Delegates, 3rd district ||||||
| Nov 3, 2009 | General | James W. "Will" Morefield | Republican | 8,665 | 57.10 |
| Nov 3, 2009 | General | Danny C. "Dan" Bowling | Democratic | 6,499 | 42.82 |
| Nov 3, 2009 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 10 | 0.06 |
| Incumbent lost; seat switched from Democratic to Republican ||||
| Nov 8, 2011 | General | James W. "Will" Morefield | Republican | 13,316 | 59.67 |
| Nov 8, 2011 | General | Russell Vern Presley II | Democratic | 8,994 | 40.30 |
| Nov 8, 2011 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 6 | 0.02 |
| Nov 5, 2013 | General | James W. "Will" Morefield | Republican | 12,291 | 70.52 |
| Nov 5, 2013 | General | James M. O'Quinn | Democratic | 5,188 | 29.65 |
| Nov 5, 2013 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 17 | 0.10 |
| Nov 3, 2015 | General | James W. "Will" Morefield | Republican | 14,325 | 99.2 |
| Nov 3, 2015 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 119 | 0.8 |
| Nov 7, 2017 | General | James W. "Will" Morefield | Republican | 13,572 | 78.1 |
| Nov 7, 2017 | General | William C. "Bill" Bunch Jr. | Democratic | 3,759 | 21.6 |
| Nov 7, 2017 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 41 | 0.2 |
| Nov 5, 2019 | General | James W. "Will" Morefield | Republican | 17,099 | 98.0 |
| Nov 5, 2019 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 343 | 2.0 |
| Nov 2, 2021 | General | James W. "Will" Morefield | Republican | 21,193 | 97.8 |
| Nov 2, 2021 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 479 | 2.2 |
| Nov 7, 2023 | General | Alfonso H. Lopez | Democratic | 17,416 | 81.7 |
| Nov 7, 2023 | General | Maj. Mike Weber | Independent | 3,651 | 17.1 |
| Nov 7, 2023 | General | Maj. Mike Weber | Write Ins | Write Ins | 260 | 1.2 |