Virginia's 91st House of Delegates district elects one of the 100 members of the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. Located in southern, coastal Virginia, the district is made up of the city of Poquoson, part of the city of Hampton and part of York County.[1][2] Following the 2023 House of Delegates election, the 91st district will instead include sections of the independent cities of Portsmouth and Chesapeake.
The seat has been held by Republican A.C. Cordoza since 2022.
Electoral history
edit2019
editIn the November 2019 election, Democrat Martha Mugler won the open seat,[3] following Gordon Helsel’s retirement.[4]
2021
editIn the 2021 Virginia House of Delegates election, Republican A. C. Cordoza narrowly defeated incumbent Martha Mugler by a margin of 64 votes following a recount.[5]
District officeholders
edit| Years | Delegate | Party | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 12, 1983 – January 12, 1994 |
Wallace Stieffen | Democratic | Did not seek reelection |
| January 12, 1994 – January 12, 2000 |
Vince Behm | Democratic | Did not seek reelection |
| January 12, 2000 – January 9, 2002 |
Phil Larrabee | Republican | Defeated in primary |
| January 9, 2002 – December 31, 2010 |
Tom Gear | Republican | Resigned |
| March 9, 2011 – January 8, 2020 |
Gordon Helsel | Republican | Did not seek reelection |
| January 8, 2020 – January 12, 2022 |
Martha Mugler | Democratic | Defeated in general election |
| January 12, 2022 – present |
A.C. Cordoza | Republican |
References
edit- ^ House of Delegates District 91 map at Virginia Public Access Project site.
- ^ "House District 91" (PDF). Virginia Division of Legislative Services. Map.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Sequeira Quesada, Mario (November 6, 2019). "Va. General Assembly reaches highest women representation in history". WSET. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ Ress, Dave; Albiges, Marie (November 5, 2019). "Democrats take control of Virginia General Assembly in historic election". pilotonline.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ "91st District House race results certified, Republican A.C. Cordoza confirmed winner". WAVY.com. December 8, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2023.