Delores L. McQuinn is trading City Hall for the state Capitol. McQuinn won a special election yesterday for the House of Delegates seat vacated by Dwight Clinton Jones, who took over Jan. 1 as Richmond’s mayor. She will represent part of Richmond and parts of Chesterfield and Henrico counties. In another special election yesterday, Republican Barry D. Knight won the right to succeed former Del. Terrie L. Suit to represent parts of Virginia Beach and Chesapeake. Suit quit the General Assembly to become a lobbyist. Knight is a Hampton Roads hog farmer.

McQuinn Brown Democrats in parts of Richmond and Henrico and Chesterfield counties will pick their nominee today to replace Richmond Mayor-elect Dwight Clinton Jones in the House of Delegates. The primary campaign season was short—a couple of weeks—because the party’s nomination is tantamount to victory in the heavily Democratic district.

Richmond Mayor-elect Dwight Clinton Jones’ replacement in the House of Delegates could be all but decided this weekend. Democrats in the 70th House District will vote in a primary Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. to pick their nominee for the seat. In the heavily Democratic district, winning the party’s nomination is tantamount to victory. Republican officials say they don’t know of any challengers from their party.