Candi King

{{Infobox officeholder

| birthname =

| name = Candi King

| office = Member of the Virginia House of Delegates

| constituency = 2nd district (2021–2024)
23rd district (2024–present)

| term_start = January 11, 2021

| term_end =

| preceded = Jennifer Carroll Foy

| succeeded =

| birth_date =

| birth_place =

| party = Democratic

| spouse = Josh King

| children = 3

| residence =

| alma_mater = Norfolk State University

| website = {{URL|1=https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0330|2=virginiageneralassembly.gov/..}}

| committees = Privileges and Elections
Finance
Public Safety

| image = Candi King - State of the Commonwealth 2024 (cropped).jpg

| caption = King in 2024

}}

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.{{cite web |last1=Palermo |first1=Jill |title=Candi King wins Democratic primary in 2nd House of Delegates race |url=https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/candi-king-wins-democratic-primary-in-2nd-house-of-delegates-race/article_fe0f1fa8-3daf-11eb-9d4a-17e399def9ad.html |access-date=30 January 2021}} She has worked as a nonprofit program manager and an education advocate.{{cite web |last1=Cheslow |first1=Daniella |title=Democrat Candi King Wins Special Election For Delegate In Northern Virginia |url=https://dcist.com/story/21/01/05/virginia-special-election-prince-william-county-stafford-candi-king-heather-mitchell/ |access-date=30 January 2021 |archive-date=28 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128073346/https://dcist.com/story/21/01/05/virginia-special-election-prince-william-county-stafford-candi-king-heather-mitchell/ |url-status=live }}

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.{{cite web |last1=Palermo |first1=Jill |title=Democrat Candi King wins special election for 2nd District House of Delegates seat |url=https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/democrat-candi-king-wins-special-election-for-2nd-district-house-of-delegates-seat/article_59ed48e0-4fbc-11eb-912b-3b46b20073c1.html |access-date=30 January 2021}}

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.{{Cite web|last=Writer|first=Daniel Berti Times Staff|title=Del. Candi King fends off Clean Virginia-backed primary challenger in 2nd District|url=https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/del-candi-king-fends-off-clean-virginia-backed-primary-challenger-in-2nd-district/article_987c1b42-c8aa-11eb-acf9-5b008711710c.html|access-date=2021-06-18|website=Prince William Times|language=en}} Despite the flood of outside money, King won with 67.77%-32.23%.{{Cite web|title=2021 June Democratic Primary|url=https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2021%20June%20Democratic%20Primary/Site/GeneralAssembly.html|access-date=2021-06-18|website=results.elections.virginia.gov}}

In the November General Election, King ran successfully won a full term against Republican Gina Ciarcia, a history teacher at a private Christian school.{{Cite web|author=Staff Reports|title=Democratic Del. Candi King wins her first full term in the 2nd District|url=https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/democratic-del-candi-king-wins-her-first-full-term-in-the-2nd-district/article_1df2661a-3c27-11ec-b733-13929dd9face.html|access-date=2021-11-15|website=Prince William Times|language=en}}

Election results

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! colspan="4" |2021 2nd House of Delegates District special election{{Cite web|url=https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2021%20January%20Special/Site/Member_House_of_Delegates_(002).html|title=2021 January Special|access-date=2021-03-26|archive-date=2021-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209093935/https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2021%20January%20Special/Site/Member_House_of_Delegates_(002).html|url-status=dead}}

Party

|Candidate

|Votes

Democrat

|Candi P. M. King

|4,451

|51.74

Republican

|Heather F. Mitchell

|4,143

|48.16

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! colspan="4" |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

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! colspan="4" |2021 2nd House of Delegates District General Election{{Cite web|title=2021 November General|url=https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2021%20November%20General/Site/GeneralAssembly.html|access-date=2021-11-15|website=results.elections.virginia.gov|archive-date=2022-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205014030/https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2021%20November%20General/Site/GeneralAssembly.html|url-status=dead}}

Party

|Candidate

|Votes

Democrat

|Candi P. M. King

|15,310

|57.21

Republican

|Gina R. Ciarcia

|11,393

|42.57