Lynwood Lewis

Lynwood Wayne Lewis Jr. (born November 26, 1961) is an American politician and lawyer. A Democrat, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 2003, representing the 100th district, which consists of the Eastern Shore counties of Accomack and Northampton, and parts of the cities of Norfolk and Hampton.

On November 16, 2013, Lewis won the Democratic Party nomination for Virginia's 6th Senate district, which had been held by lieutenant governor-elect Ralph Northam (D). On January 10, 2014, the Virginia State Board of Elections certified that Lewis had won the special election for Northam's senate seat by only nine votes out of over 20,000 cast. His Republican opponent sought a recount, which was held on January 27. After most of the recount had been completed, it became clear that Lewis's lead had held and his opponent conceded. Lewis was sworn in on January 28, 2014, giving Democrats control of the chamber.

In March 2023, Lewis announced he would not run for reelection in the 2023 election.

Electoral history Date Election Candidate Party Votes % Senate of Virginia, 3rd district November 2, 1999 General Tommy Norment Republican 24,916 62.93 Lynwood W. Lewis Jr. Democratic 14,611 36.90 Write Ins 68 0.17 Republican incumbent held seat Virginia House of Delegates, 100th district November 4, 2003 General Lynwood W. Lewis Jr. Democratic 7,438 59.34 T. B. Dix Jr. Republican 5,094 40.64 Write Ins 2 0.02 Robert S. Bloxom retired; seat changed from Republican to Democratic November 8, 2005 General Lynwood W. Lewis Jr. Democratic 9,903 99.01 Write Ins 99 0.99 November 6, 2007 General Lynwood W. Lewis Jr. Democratic 12,328 98.98 Write Ins 127 1.01 November 3, 2009 General Lynwood W. Lewis Jr. Democratic 8,476 64.01 Melody Himel Scalley Republican 4,604 34.77 John W. Smith Jr. 149 1.12 Write Ins 11 0.08 November 8, 2011 General Lynwood W. Lewis Jr. Democratic 12,512 98.04 Write Ins 249 1.95 November 5, 2013 General Lynwood W. Lewis Jr. Democratic 13,100 70.87 John W. Smith Jr. 5,310 28.73 Write Ins 75 0.41 Senate of Virginia, 6th district January 7, 2014 SpecialGeneralLynwood W. Lewis Jr. Democratic 10,203 50.00 B. Wayne Coleman Republican 10,192 49.95 Write Ins 8 0.05 Ralph Northam resigned; seat stayed Democratic November 3, 2015 GeneralLynwood W. Lewis Jr. Democratic 16,738 59.45 Richard Hooper Ottinger Republican 11,386 40.44 Write Ins 29 0.10 November 5, 2019 GeneralLynwood W. Lewis Jr. Democratic 25,755 59.65 Elizabeth Lankford Republican 17,351 40.19 Write Ins 69 0.16