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Donald Merricks

{{Short description|American politician (born 1952)}}

{{For|other similarly named persons|Donald Merrick (disambiguation)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{ Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix =

| name = Donald W. Merricks

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| state_delegate = Virginia

| district = 16th

| term_start = January 9, 2008

| term_end = January 8, 2014

| preceded = Robert Hurt

| succeeded = Les Adams

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age | 1952 | 1 | 13}}

| birth_place = Danville, Virginia

| party = Republican

| residence = Pittsylvania County, Virginia

| alma_mater = Danville Community College
Averett College

| occupation = Businessman (building supplies)

| committees = Commerce and Labor
Counties, Cities and Towns
Health, Welfare and Institutions
Militia, Police and Public Safety

| website ={{URL|donmerricks.org}}

}}Donald W. Merricks (born January 13, 1952) is an American politician. Since 2008 he has been a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 16th district in Southside Virginia, made up of the city of Martinsville and parts of Henry and Pittsylvania Counties.{{cite web | title = Bio for Donald W. Merricks | publisher = Virginia House of Delegates | url = http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/a7b082ef6ed01eac85256c0d00515644/0f714fc22ae0416385257b64004568df?OpenDocument | accessdate = 23 May 2013}}

Merricks announced that he would not run for reelection in 2013.{{cite news|last=Lewis |first=Bob |work=The Washington Post |agency=Associated Press |title=In Virginia reconvened session, Putney heads august class of retiring lawmakers bidding adieu |url=https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-04-03/local/38239780_1_sessions-football-stardom-tata-s |date=April 3, 2013 |accessdate=11 April 2013 }}{{dead link|date=October 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

Merricks is now a Board Member of the Virginia Department of Elections.{{cite web |title=SBE Board Members |url=https://www.elections.virginia.gov/board/board-members/ |website=elections.virginia.gov |publisher=Virginia Department of Elections |access-date=28 December 2024 |language=en}}

Electoral history

class="wikitable"
DateElectionCandidatePartyVotes%
colspan="6" | Virginia House of Delegates, 16th district
rowspan="4" | November 6, 2007{{cite web|title=November 6, 2007 General Election Official Results |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2007/196E44FA-8B19-4240-9A44-737216DAA55D/Unofficial/8_p1_s.shtml |accessdate=23 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225954/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2007/196E44FA-8B19-4240-9A44-737216DAA55D/Unofficial/8_p1_s.shtml |archivedate=March 3, 2016 }}

| rowspan="4" align="center" | General

| Donald W. Merricks

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| align="right" | 10,744

| align="right" | 64.00

G. Andy Parker

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| align="right" | 6,034

| align="right" | 35.94

colspan="2" | Write Ins

| align="right" | 9

| align="right" | 0.05

colspan="4" style="background:Beige" | Robert Hurt retired to run for state senate; seat stayed Republican
rowspan="2" | November 3, 2009{{cite web|title=November 2009 General Election Official Results |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2009/37C2EDEB-FACB-44C1-AF70-05FB616DCD62/Official/8_p1_s.shtml |accessdate=23 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723163208/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2009/37C2EDEB-FACB-44C1-AF70-05FB616DCD62/Official/8_p1_s.shtml |archivedate=July 23, 2012 }}

| rowspan="2" align="center" | General

| Donald W. Merricks

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| align="right" | 13,074

| align="right" | 99.50

colspan="2" | Write Ins

| align="right" | 65

| align="right" | 0.49

rowspan="2" | November 8, 2011{{cite web|title=November 2011 General Election Official Results |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2011/EB178FD6-875D-4B0D-A295-900A0482F523/Official/8_p1_s.shtml |accessdate=23 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006020924/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2011/EB178FD6-875D-4B0D-A295-900A0482F523/Official/8_p1_s.shtml |archivedate=October 6, 2013 }}

| rowspan="2" align="center" | General

| Donald W. Merricks

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| align="right" | 14,343

| align="right" | 99.06

colspan="2" | Write Ins

| align="right" | 135

| align="right" | 0.93

Notes

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External links

  • {{cite web | title = Don Merricks | publisher = Virginia Public Access Project | url = http://www.vpap.org/candidates/profile/home/103767}}
  • {{cite web | title = Delegate Don Merricks (R-Danville) | publisher = Richmond Sunlight | url = http://www.richmondsunlight.com/legislator/dwmerricks/}}
  • {{cite web|title=Election Results |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=http://sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429112846/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults.html |archivedate=April 29, 2013 }}

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Category:1952 births

Category:Living people

Category:Republican Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates

Category:Averett University alumni

Category:Politicians from Danville, Virginia

Category:Baptists from Virginia

Category:21st-century members of the Virginia General Assembly

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