Virginia's 74th House of Delegates district

Virginia's 74th House of Delegates district
Leadership
Mike Cherry, Republican
Structure
Seats1
Length of term
2 years
AuthorityThe Virginia Public Access Project

Virginia's 74th House of Delegates district elects one of the 100 members of the Virginia House of Delegates. District 74 includes the city of Colonial Heights and part of Chesterfield County.

The seat has been held by Republican Mike Cherry since 2023.[1]

District officeholders

Years Delegate Party Electoral history
January 12, 1983

January 10, 1996
Robert Ball Democratic
January 10, 1996

January 9, 2002
Donald McEachin Democratic Ran for Attorney General
January 9, 2002

January 11, 2006
Floyd Miles Democratic
January 11, 2006

January 9, 2008
Donald McEachin Democratic Declined to seek reelection; Elected to the state senate
January 9, 2008

March 25, 2015
Joe Morrissey Democratic
  • Resigned on December 18, 2014, after a conviction for a sex crime[2]
  • Ran in the special election to fill his seat and was in office again from January 13, 2015, to March 25, 2015
  • Resigned from the House of Delegates on March 25, 2015, to run for a state senate seat outside of his district[3]
July 23, 2015

April 11, 2023
Lamont Bagby Democratic Elected to the state senate
2023

present
Mike Cherry Republican

References

  1. ^ "House of Delegates". house.vga.virginia.gov. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  2. ^ Portnoy, Jenna (March 10, 2015). "Virginia lawmaker Joe Morrissey completes jail sentence". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Portnoy, Jenna (April 1, 2015). "Judge dismisses felony indictment against Virginia's Joe Morrissey". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 19, 2020.