The Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project

Lambert, Benjamin Joseph III

Biographical record and political service history

Biography

Gender: Male
Ethnicity: African American
Date of birth: 1/29/1937
Record ID: 4315

Political service (31)

Assembly year	Office	Party	District	Jurisdiction	Leadership
1978	Virginia House of Delegates	DEM	H33Multi-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
1979	Virginia House of Delegates	DEM	H33Multi-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
1980	Virginia House of Delegates	DEM	H33Multi-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
1981	Virginia House of Delegates	DEM	H33Multi-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
1982	Virginia House of Delegates	DEM	H33Multi-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
1983	Virginia House of Delegates	DEM	H71Single-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
1984	Virginia House of Delegates	DEM	H71Single-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
1985	Virginia House of Delegates	DEM	H71Single-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
1985	Virginia Senate	DEM	S09Single-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
1986	Virginia Senate	DEM	S09Single-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
1987	Virginia Senate	DEM	S09Single-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
1988	Virginia Senate	DEM	S09Single-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
1989	Virginia Senate	DEM	S09Single-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
1990	Virginia Senate	DEM	S09Single-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
1991	Virginia Senate	DEM	S09Single-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
1992	Virginia Senate	DEM	S09Single-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
1993	Virginia Senate	DEM	S09Single-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
1994	Virginia Senate	DEM	S09Single-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
1995	Virginia Senate	DEM	S09Single-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
1996	Virginia Senate	DEM	S09Single-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
1997	Virginia Senate	DEM	S09Single-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
1998	Virginia Senate	DEM	S09Single-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
1999	Virginia Senate	DEM	S09Single-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
2000	Virginia Senate	DEM	S09Single-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
2001	Virginia Senate	DEM	S09Single-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
2002	Virginia Senate	DEM	S09Single-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
2003	Virginia Senate	DEM	S09Single-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
2004	Virginia Senate	DEM	S09Single-member district	—	Not a legislative leader
2005	Virginia Senate	DEM	S09Single-member district	—	—
2006	Virginia Senate	DEM	S09Single-member district	—	—
2007	Virginia Senate	DEM	S09Single-member district	—	—

Candidacies (12)

Year	Office	District	Jurisdiction	Party	Outcome	Votes	Incumbency
1977	Virginia House of Delegates	H33	—	DEM	Won	33,504	Non-incumbent	Election
1979	Virginia House of Delegates	H33	—	DEM	Won	20,281	Incumbent	Election
1981	Virginia House of Delegates	H33	—	DEM	Won	42,817	Incumbent	Election
1982	Virginia House of Delegates	H71	—	DEM	Won	12,878	Incumbent	Election
1983	Virginia House of Delegates	H71	—	DEM	Won	2,997	Incumbent	Election
1985	Virginia House of Delegates	H71	—	DEM	Won	9,322	Incumbent	Election
1985	Virginia Senate	S09	—	DEM	Won	9,488	Non-incumbent	Election
1987	Virginia Senate	S09	—	DEM	Won	18,717	Incumbent	Election
1991	Virginia Senate	S09	Part of Henrico County; part of City of Richmond	DEM	Won	14,246	Incumbent	Election
1995	Virginia Senate	S09	—	DEM	Won	21,174	Incumbent	Election
1999	Virginia Senate	S09	—	DEM	Won	9,571	Incumbent	Election
2003	Virginia Senate	S09	Charles City County; part of Henrico County; part of City of Richmond	DEM	Won	18,747	Incumbent	Election