Virginia's 89th House of Delegates district

Virginia's 89th 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 89, consisting of parts of Norfolk, Virginia,[1][2] is currently represented by Jay Jones.

Elections

District 89 was represented by Daun Hester from 2013, after she won a 2012 special election.[3][4] In 2017 Hester stepped down to run for Norfolk City Treasurer,[5] and Jerrauld "Jay" Jones (son of Jerrauld C. Jones, who held the seat for eight terms) ran for the seat.[6] Joe Dillard, president of the Norfolk NAACP, also ran, as did Libertarian Terry Hurst.[7]

Based on election results from the November, 2017 Virginia election, District 89's representative is Jay Jones, starting in January 2018.[8][9][10]

District officeholders
Years Delegate Party Electoral history
January 12, 1983
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January 11, 1984		 Bob Washington Democratic Did not seek reelection
January 11, 1984
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January 13, 1988		 Yvonne B. Miller Democratic First African-American woman to be elected to the state house
January 13, 1988
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June 5, 2002		 Jerrauld Jones Democratic
August 2002
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September 17, 2012		 Kenny Alexander Democratic
December 20, 2012
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January 10, 2018		 Daun Hester Democratic Elected via special election
January 10, 2018
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present		 Jay Jones Democratic First elected in 2017

References
  1. House of Delegates District 89 map at Virginia Public Access Project site
  2. "House District 89" (PDF). Virginia Division of Legislative Services. Map.
  3. "Virginia Elections Database » Search Elections". Historical.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  4. "Elections: House of Delegates District 89". Virginia Public Access Project. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  5. "Editorial: Take democracy out of the firehouse". The Virginian-Pilot. March 6, 2017.
  6. "Jerrauld 'Jay' Jones To Run For 89th Delegate". New Journal and Guide. February 16, 2017.
  7. "House of Delegates District 89:General Election: Nov. 7, 2017". Virginia Public Access Project.
  8. 2017 election results for 89th district at Virginia Public Access Project site
  9. Virginia Elections Database: district 89 at Virginia Department of Elections site
  10. 89th district: Elections. Virginia Public Access Project site
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