Virginia's 82nd House of Delegates district explained

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 officeholders

Years	Delegate		Party	Electoral history
nowrap	January 12, 1983 - January 8, 1986		Buster O'Brien		Republican
nowrap	January 8, 1986 - January 8, 2014		Harry R. Purkey		Republican	Declined to seek reelection
nowrap	January 8, 2014 - January 13, 2016		Bill DeSteph		Republican	Declined to seek reelection; Elected to the Senate of Virginia
nowrap	January 13, 2016 - January 12, 2022	align=left		Jason Miyares		Republican	Declined to seek reelection; Elected Attorney General of Virginia
nowrap	January 12, 2022 - present	align=left		Anne Ferrell Tata		Republican	First elected in 2021

Date	Election	Candidate	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

Web site: Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings - Delegate Jason S. Miyares. virginiageneralassembly.gov. 20 July 2017.
Web site: November 2013 General Election Official Results . Virginia State Board of Elections . May 7, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150406053902/http://elections.virginia.gov/Files/Electionresults/2013/November-5/electionresults.virginia.gov/resultsSW829a.html?eid=7&type=HOD&map=CTY . April 6, 2015 . mdy-all .