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. Since 2016, the seat has been held by Republican Jason Miyares who was elected as Attorney General of Virginia in the 2021 election.[1] Anne Ferrell Tata was elected to the seat in the 2021 election.

District map from the 2023 election

District officeholders

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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

present
Anne Ferrell Tata Republican First elected in 2021

Electoral history

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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

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  1. ^ "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings - Delegate Jason S. Miyares". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "November 2013 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2016.