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. Between 2016 and 2022, this seat was held by Republican Jason Miyares who was elected as Attorney General of Virginia in the 2021 election. Kimberly Pope Adams was elected to the seat in the 2025 election.
District officeholders Years Delegate Party Electoral history January 12, 1983–January 8, 1986 Buster O'Brien Republican January 8, 1986–January 8, 2014 Harry R. Purkey Republican Declined to seek reelection January 8, 2014–January 13, 2016 Bill DeSteph Republican Declined to seek reelection; Elected to the Senate of Virginia January 13, 2016–January 12, 2022 Jason Miyares Republican Declined to seek reelection; Elected Attorney General of Virginia January 12, 2022–January 10, 2024 Anne Ferrell Tata Republican First elected in 2021 Redistricted to the 99th districtJanuary 10, 2024–January 14, 2026Kim Taylor RepublicanRedistricted from the 63rd districtLost reelectionJanuary 14, 2026–presentKimberly Pope Adams DemocraticFirst elected in 2025
Electoral history
Date Election Candidate Party Votes % Virginia House of Delegates, 82nd district Nov 5, 2013 General William R. DeSteph Jr. Republican 13,995 59.78 William W. Fleming Democratic 9,372 40.03 Write Ins 43 0.18
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