Virginia's 68th House of Delegates district explained

Virginia's 68th House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 68, comprising King William County, King & Queen County, Gloucester County, Mathews County, Middlesex County, and Essex County, is represented by Republican M. Keith Hodges.[1]

From 2008 to 2018, the 68th district was represented by Republican Manoli Loupassi from 2008 to 2018.[2] He lost his 2017 reelection bid to Dawn Adams by 325 votes (of more than 40,000 cast).[3] Adams represented the district from 2018 to 2024, and did not seek re-election following redistricting that would have re-aligned her seat to the 78th District.[4]

The 68th district is one of 11 House of Delegates districts that courts found unconstitutionally gerrymandered by race and was redrawn effective August 31, 2023.[5]

District officeholders

YearsDelegatePartyElectoral history
nowrap January 12, 1983
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September 15, 1986
Joseph B. BenedettiRepublicanElected to Senate
nowrap September 15, 1986
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January 10, 1990
E. Hatcher Crenshaw Jr.RepublicanLost reelection
nowrap January 10, 1990
 -
January 9, 1992
Edgar EckDemocraticDid not seek reelection
nowrap January 9, 1992
 -
January 9, 2002
Panny RhodesRepublicanDid not seek reelection
nowrap January 9, 2002
 -
January 11, 2006
Brad MarrsRepublicanDefeated in bid for reelection
nowrap January 11, 2006
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January 9, 2008
Katherine WaddellIndependentDefeated in bid for reelection
nowrap January 9, 2008
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January 10, 2018
G. Manoli LoupassiRepublicanDefeated in bid for reelection
nowrap January 10, 2018
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January 10, 2024
Dawn AdamsDemocraticDid not seek re-election after redistricting
nowrap January 10, 2024
 -
Present
Keith HodgesRepublicanRedistricted from 98th District in 2024

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Virginia House of Delegates Wiki Listing . live . Richmond Times-Dispatch . en.
  2. Web site: Virginia Elections Database » Search Elections. virginia.gov. 4 April 2017.
  3. Web site: Dawn Adams is first open lesbian in Virginia House. 2017-11-09. PBS NewsHour. en-us. 2019-03-04.
  4. Web site: Moomaw . Sarah Vogelsong, Graham . 2023-04-07 . Who might — and who won’t — be returning to the General Assembly next year • Virginia Mercury . 2024-08-15 . Virginia Mercury . en-US.
  5. Web site: vpap.org . 2024-08-15 . The Virginia Public Access Project . en.