Introduction
Riley Edward Ingram (born October 1, 1941) is an American politician. Since 1992 he has 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.
Ingram was co-chair of the House committee on Counties, Cities and Towns 1998–2001 and has been chair since 2002. He has served on the committees on Appropriations (1998–), Counties, Cities and Towns (1992–), General Laws (1998–2001), Militia and Police (2000–2001), Mining and Mineral Resources (1992–1999), and Privileges and Elections (1992–).
Electoral history
Ingram was elected to the Hopewell city council in 1986, and became mayor in 1988.
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.
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.
| Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia House of Delegates, 64th district | |||||
| Nov 7, 1989 | 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 | 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 | General | Riley Edward Ingram | Republican | 12,380 | 69.52 |
| Peter D. Eliades | Democratic | 5,428 | 30.48 | ||
| Nov 7, 1995 | General | R E Ingram | Republican | 11,981 | 74.29 |
| D M Brown | Democratic | 4,147 | 25.71 | ||
| Nov 4, 1997 | General | Riley E. Ingram | Republican | 13,123 | 99.64 |
| Write Ins | 47 | 0.36 | |||
| Nov 2, 1999 | General | R E Ingram | Republican | 10,940 | 99.73 |
| Write Ins | 30 | 0.27 | |||
| Nov 6, 2001 | General | R E Ingram | Republican | 14,476 | 97.87 |
| Write Ins | 315 | 2.13 | |||
| Nov 4, 2003 | General | R E Ingram | Republican | 9,720 | 98.67 |
| Write Ins | 131 | 1.33 | |||
| Nov 8, 2005 | General | R E Ingram | Republican | 15,571 | 97.00 |
| Write Ins | 481 | 3.00 | |||
| Nov 6, 2007 | General | Riley Edward Ingram | Republican | 10,449 | 98.15 |
| Write Ins | 196 | 1.84 | |||
| Nov 3, 2009 | General | Riley Edward Ingram | Republican | 15,514 | 97.51 |
| Write Ins | 396 | 2.48 | |||
| Nov 8, 2011 | General | Riley Edward Ingram | Republican | 8,911 | 95.80 |
| Write Ins | 390 | 4.19 | |||