Virginia's 82nd House of Delegates district
Virginia's 82nd House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. The district contains part of Virginia Beach. Between 2016 and 2022, this seat was held by Republican Jason Miyares who was elected as Attorney General of Virginia in the 2021 election.[1] Kimberly Pope Adams was elected to the seat in the 2025 election.
District officeholders
| Years | Delegate | Party | Electoral history | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 12, 1983 – January 8, 1986 |
Buster O'Brien | Republican | ||
| January 8, 1986 – January 8, 2014 |
Harry R. Purkey | Republican | Declined to seek reelection | |
| January 8, 2014 – January 13, 2016 |
Bill DeSteph | Republican | Declined to seek reelection; Elected to the Senate of Virginia | |
| January 13, 2016 – January 12, 2022 |
Jason Miyares | Republican | Declined to seek reelection; Elected Attorney General of Virginia | |
| January 12, 2022 – January 10, 2024 |
Anne Ferrell Tata | Republican | First elected in 2021
Redistricted to the 99th district | |
| January 10, 2024 – January 14, 2026 |
Kim Taylor | Republican | Redistricted from the 63rd district Lost reelection | |
| January 14, 2026 – present |
Kimberly Pope Adams | Democratic | First elected in 2025 | |
Electoral history
| Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia House of Delegates, 82nd district | |||||
| Nov 5, 2013[2] | General | William R. DeSteph Jr. | Republican | 13,995 | 59.78 |
| William W. Fleming | Democratic | 9,372 | 40.03 | ||
| Write Ins | 43 | 0.18 | |||
References
- ^ "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings - Delegate Jason S. Miyares". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
- ^ "November 2013 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2016.