Riley Edward Ingram (born October 1, 1941) is an American politician. From 1992-2020 he served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 62nd district east of Richmond, made up of parts of Chesterfield, Henrico and Prince George Counties and the city of Hopewell. He is a member of the Republican Party.[1]

Riley Ingram
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 62nd district
In office
January 1992 – January 8, 2020
Preceded byR. Beasley Jones
Succeeded byCarrie Coyner
Personal details
Born (1941-10-01) October 1, 1941 (age 83)
Halifax County, Virginia
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMary Ann Brinkley (deceased)
ChildrenTracy Crowder, Stacy Hansen, Riley Ingram Jr.
ResidenceHopewell, Virginia
OccupationReal estate
CommitteesCounties, Cities and Towns (chair)
Appropriations
Privileges and Elections
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1959–1968
UnitVirginia Army National Guard 1959–1962
United States Army Reserve 1962–1968

Positions and appointments

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Ingram was co-chair of the House committee on Counties, Cities and Towns 1998–2001 having been appointed in 2002.

He served on the committees on:[2]

  • Appropriations (1998–)
  • Counties, Cities and Towns (1992–)
  • General Laws (1998–2001)
  • Militia and Police (2000–2001)
  • Mining and Mineral Resources (1992–1999)
  • Privileges and Elections (1992–)

Electoral history

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Ingram was elected to the Hopewell city council in 1986, and became mayor in 1988.[1]

In 1989, he challenged 28-year Democratic incumbent Charles Hardaway Marks in the 64th House district, but lost. He was re-elected to the Hopewell city council in 1990.[3]

In the 1991 redistricting, the 62nd House district was moved northwards to include Hopewell. Ingram defeated another Democratic incumbent, R. Beasley Jones, for the House seat.[3]

Riley retired and did not file for the 2019 election.[4]

Date Election Candidate Party Votes %
Virginia House of Delegates, 64th district
Nov 7, 1989[3] General Charles Hardaway Marks Democratic 8,992 56.32
Riley Edward Ingram Republican 6,971 43.66
Write Ins 3 0.02
Incumbent won; seat stayed Democratic
Virginia House of Delegates, 62nd district
Nov 5, 1991[3] General Riley Edward Ingram Republican 7,589 54.03
Robert Beasley Jones Democratic 6,454 45.95
Write Ins 2 0.02
Incumbent lost; seat switched from Democratic to Republican
Nov 2, 1993[3] General Riley Edward Ingram Republican 12,380 69.52
Peter D. Eliades Democratic 5,428 30.48
Nov 7, 1995[5] General R E Ingram Republican 11,981 74.29
D M Brown Democratic 4,147 25.71
Nov 4, 1997[6] General Riley E. Ingram Republican 13,123 99.64
Write Ins 47 0.36
Nov 2, 1999[7] General R E Ingram Republican 10,940 99.73
Write Ins 30 0.27
Nov 6, 2001[8] General R E Ingram Republican 14,476 97.87
Write Ins 315 2.13
Nov 4, 2003[9] General R E Ingram Republican 9,720 98.67
Write Ins 131 1.33
Nov 8, 2005[10] General R E Ingram Republican 15,571 97.00
Write Ins 481 3.00
Nov 6, 2007[11] General Riley Edward Ingram Republican 10,449 98.15
Write Ins 196 1.84
Nov 3, 2009[12] General Riley Edward Ingram Republican 15,514 97.51
Write Ins 396 2.48
Nov 8, 2011[13] General Riley Edward Ingram Republican 8,911 95.80
Write Ins 390 4.19

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Bio for Riley E. Ingram". Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  2. ^ "Legislative Information System". Virginia General Assembly. Archived from the original on 1996-12-19. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  3. ^ a b c d e "The Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project, 1776-2007". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  4. ^ Gregory S. Schneider (2019-03-07). "Virginia Beach state senator to retire, joining ranks of Va. lawmakers stepping aside". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
  5. ^ "1995 Election Results - HOD". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  6. ^ "1997 Election Results - HOD". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on July 24, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  7. ^ "Election Results - House of Delegates - Nov 1999 Gen Election". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  8. ^ "General Election- November 6, 2001". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 29, 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  9. ^ "General Election- November 4, 2003". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  10. ^ "General Election- November 8, 2005". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  11. ^ "November 6, 2007 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  12. ^ "November 2009 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  13. ^ "November 2011 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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