Martha Mugler
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| state_delegate = Virginia
| district = 91st
| term_start = January 8, 2020
| term_end = January 12, 2022
| preceded = Gordon Helsel
| succeeded = Aijalon Cordoza
| birth_name = Martha Vogel{{Cite web|url=https://www.muglerfordelegate.com/meet-martha/|title = Meet Martha}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|7|23}}{{Cite web|url=https://ivoterguide.com/candidate?elecK=711&raceK=6438&primarypartyk=-&canK=46183|title=Candidate Profile for Martha Mugler|website=ivoterguide.com}}
| birth_place = Hampton, Virginia, U.S.
| party = Democratic
| spouse = Ross A. Mugler
| children = 3
| education = Radford University (BA)
| website =
}}
Martha Mugler (née Vogel; born July 23, 1961) is an American politician from Virginia. She was first elected to the Hampton School Board in 2008 then to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2019. She won the seat vacated by retiring Republican Delegate Gordon Helsel.{{cite news |title=Candidate Profile: Martha Mugler (91st District) |url=https://www.wavy.com/news/politics/candidates/candidate-profile-martha-mugler-91st-district/ |accessdate=March 14, 2020 |publisher=WAVY News |date=October 1, 2019}} She represented a district covering a large slice of Hampton, as well as all of the neighboring city of Poquoson. In 2021, she was initially declared the loser to Republican Aijalon "A.C." Cordoza, an information technology specialist. However, due to the closeness of the win, a recount was held. After the recount, Mugler conceded.{{Cite web|last=13News Now Staff|date=9 December 2021|title=Democratic del. Mugler concedes after recount loss|url=https://www.13newsnow.com/amp/article/news/politics/martha-mugler-concession-virginia-hd91-recount-loss/291-3294c79e-12d8-4551-8855-2dac626d7cf2|website=13News Now}}{{Cite web|last=Cain|first=Andrew|date=December 8, 2021|title=House Speaker Filler-Corn concedes majority to Republicans|url=https://dailyprogress.com/news/state-and-regional/house-speaker-filler-corn-concedes-majority-to-republicans/article_659c6cc7-e144-5969-a179-3177d3475bc1.html|website=The Daily Progress}} She was elected to an at large seat on Hampton City Council on November 8, 2022.
Electoral history
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!Date !Election !Candidate !Party !Votes !% |
colspan="6" |Virginia House of Delegates, 91st district |
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rowspan="2" | June 11, 2019{{cite web |title=House of Delegates District 91 |url=https://www.vpap.org/offices/house-of-delegates-91/election/10070/ |website=www.vpap.org |publisher=Virginia Public Access Project |accessdate=March 14, 2020}}
| rowspan="2" align="center" | Primary | Martha Mugler | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | align="right" | 2,576 | align="right" |68.69% |
Michael Wade
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | align="right" | 1,174 | align="right" | 31.31% |
rowspan="2" |November 5, 2019{{cite web |title=Elections: House of Delegates District 91 |url=https://www.vpap.org/offices/house-of-delegates-91/elections/?year_and_type=2019regular |website=www.vpap.org |publisher=Virginia Public Access Project |accessdate=March 14, 2020}}
|rowspan="2" align="center" |General |Martha Mugler |{{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |align="right" |11,535 |align="right" |54.74% |
Colleen Holcomb
|{{party shading/Republican}} |Republican |align="right" |9,487 |align="right" |45.02% |
rowspan="3" |November 3, 2021{{Cite web|title=Martha Mugler|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Martha_Mugler|access-date=2022-02-01|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}
| rowspan="3" |General |Aijalon Cordoza |{{party shading/Republican}} |Republican |13,741 (prior to recount) |49.4% (prior to recount) |
Martha Mugler
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |13,647 (prior to recount) |49.0% (prior to recount) |
Charles West
|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |Libertarian |417 (prior to recount) |1.5% (prior to recount) |
References
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External links
- [https://www.muglerfordelegate.com/ Campaign website]
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| before = Martha Mugler
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{{s-ttl
| title = Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 51st district
| years = 2020–2022
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| after = Aijalon Cordoza
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Category:Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates
Category:School board members in Virginia
Category:Radford University alumni
Category:Women state legislators in Virginia
Category:Politicians from Hampton, Virginia
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Virginia General Assembly