Virginia's 97th 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. The district is made up of New Kent County and parts of Hanover County and King William County on the Middle Peninsula of Virginia.[1]
The 97th district has been represented by Republican Scott Wyatt since 2020.[2] [3]
| Delegate | Party | Years | Electoral history | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Edwin H. Ragsdale | Republican | nowrap | January 12, 1983 – January 11, 1984 | Lost reelection | ||
| align=left | George W. Grayson | Democratic | nowrap | January 11, 1984 – January 9, 2002 | Did not seek reelection | ||
| align=left | Ryan McDougle | Republican | nowrap | January 9, 2002 – January 11, 2006 | Won election to Senate | ||
| align=left | Chris Peace | Republican | nowrap | January 25, 2006 – January 8, 2020 | Lost renomination | ||
| align=left | Scott Wyatt | Republican | nowrap | January 8, 2020 – present | First elected in 2019 |