[1] He received a bachelor's degree from East Tennessee State University in 1976, majoring in criminal science.
Campbell won the primary by a one-vote margin, defeating Amherst County Supervisor Jimmy Ayers and two other candidates.
[5] In the December 2018 special election, Campbell defeated lawyer and activist Christian Worth by a 59% to 40% margin.
Mark Cole (R-Spotsylvania), requesting “a stay of any designation of Presidential Electors from our state until such time as a comprehensive forensic audit of the November 3, 2020, election has taken place to determine the actual winner.”[7] On January 13, a Virginia Circuit Court issued a consent order agreeing with one of the major points of the letter, that the conduct of the 2020 election was contrary to Virginia law.
[9] Campbell was succeeded in the House of Delegates by his wife Ellen, who won a January 2023 special election.