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Candi King
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King in 2024
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
Assumed office
January 11, 2021
Preceded by Jennifer Carroll Foy
Constituency 2nd district (2021–2024)
23rd district (2024–present)
Personal details
Political party Democratic
Spouse Josh King
Children 3
Alma mater Norfolk State University
Committees Privileges and Elections
Finance
Public Safety

Candi Patrice Mundon King is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 2021.

Biography

King obtained a bachelor's degree in political science from Norfolk State University. She has worked as a nonprofit program manager and an education advocate.

Political career

2021

King announced her campaign for delegate in December 2020, shortly after her predecessor Jennifer Carroll Foy resigned to run for governor, causing a special election. After winning the Democratic primary, King faced Republican Heather Mitchell in the general election on January 5, 2021. King won with 51.5% of the vote, with a margin of 263 votes.

King's re-election involved a primary challenge from Prince William County resident Pamela Montgomery. The race became one of the most expensive primaries in the state because of money contributed by clean energy group Clean Virginia and utility provider Dominion Energy. Despite the flood of outside money, King won with 67.77%-32.23%.

In the November General Election, King ran successfully won a full term against Republican Gina Ciarcia, a history teacher at a private Christian school.

Election results

2021 2nd House of Delegates District special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democrat Candi P. M. King 4,451 51.74
Republican Heather F. Mitchell 4,143 48.16
2021 2nd House of Delegates District Democratic Primary Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democrat Candi P. M. King 3,553 67.77
Democrat Pamela Montgomery 1,690 32.23
2021 2nd House of Delegates District General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democrat Candi P. M. King 15,310 57.21
Republican Gina R. Ciarcia 11,393 42.57
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