Virginia's 79th House of Delegates district

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Virginia's 79th House of Delegates district is one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 79 represents parts of the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth. The seat is currently held by Stephen E. Heretick.[1]

Heretick was defeated in the 2021 Democratic primary by Nadarius Clark.[2] Clark is running in the general election against Republican Lawrence Mason, the first Republican to run in the district since 2001.[3]

District officeholders[]

Years Delegate Party Electoral history
January 12, 1983
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January 13, 1984 		Johnny Joannou Democratic Won election to Senate
January 13, 1984
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January 14, 1998 		Democratic
January 14, 1998
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January 13, 2016 		Johnny Joannou Democratic Lost Democratic Primary to Steve Heretick on June 9, 2015.
January 13, 2016
–
present 		Steve Heretick Democratic First elected in 2015

References[]

  1. ^ "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings – Delegate Stephen E. Heretick". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  2. ^ Meagan Flynn (9 June 2021). "Four Democratic incumbents, one Republican ousted in Virginia House primaries". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. ^ Reyes, Josh (June 9, 2021). "With Democratic nomination in 79th, Nadarius Clark has chance to be district's first Black delegate". The Virginian-Pilot.
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