Eric Zehr

Eric Zehr is an American Republican politician from Virginia. He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in the 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election from the 51st district following census based redistricting. Before serving in the state legislature, Zehr was a member of the Campbell County Board of Supervisors from 2013 to 2017, and chaired the local Republican Party from 2015 to 2018. He was also chair of the 59th House District Republican Committee from 2016 to 2021. In the November 2023 election, he won 69% of the votes cast and defeated not only his Democratic rival, but also former 59th district Republican incumbent Matt Fariss, who faced significant legal troubles yet ran as an Independent.

Electoral history

On April 3, 2025, Zehr was named the Republican nominee after being unopposed by any other Republican at the filing deadline.