Virginia's 91st House of Delegates district

District map from the 2023 election

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

2019

In the November 2019 election, Democrat Martha Mugler won the open seat,[3] following Gordon Helsel’s retirement.[4]

2021

In 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

Years Delegate Party Electoral history
January 12, 1983
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January 12, 1994 		Wallace Stieffen Democratic Did not seek reelection
January 12, 1994
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January 12, 2000 		Vince Behm Democratic Did not seek reelection
January 12, 2000
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January 9, 2002 		Phil Larrabee Republican Defeated in primary
January 9, 2002
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December 31, 2010 		Tom Gear Republican Resigned
March 9, 2011
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January 8, 2020 		Gordon Helsel Republican Did not seek reelection
January 8, 2020
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January 12, 2022 		Martha Mugler Democratic Defeated in general election
January 12, 2022
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present 		A.C. Cordoza Republican

References

  1. ^ House of Delegates District 91 map at Virginia Public Access Project site.
  2. ^ "House District 91" (PDF). Virginia Division of Legislative Services. Map.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  3. ^ Sequeira Quesada, Mario (November 6, 2019). "Va. General Assembly reaches highest women representation in history". WSET. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  4. ^ Ress, Dave; Albiges, Marie (November 5, 2019). "Democrats take control of Virginia General Assembly in historic election". pilotonline.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "91st District House race results certified, Republican A.C. Cordoza confirmed winner". WAVY.com. December 8, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2023.