Virginia's 91st House of Delegates district

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Virginia's 91st 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. Located in southern, coastal Virginia, the district is made up of the city of Poquoson, part of the city of Hampton and part of York County. [1] [2]

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The 91st delegate seat has been held by Republican A.C. Cordoza since 2022.

Electoral history

2019

In the November 2019 election, Democrat Martha Mugler won the open seat, [3] following Gordon Helsel’s retirement. [4]

2021

In the 2021 November General election Republican A. C. Cordoza narrowly defeated incumbent Democrat Martha M. Mugler. [5] A recount is possible after results are certified 2 November. [6]

District officeholders

YearsDelegatePartyElectoral history
January 12, 1983

January 12, 1994
Wallace Stieffen Democratic Did not seek reelection
January 12, 1994

January 12, 2000
Vince Behm Democratic Did not seek reelection
January 12, 2000

January 9, 2002
Phil Larrabee Republican Defeated in primary
January 9, 2002

December 31, 2010
Tom Gear Republican Resigned
March 9, 2011

January 8, 2020
Gordon Helsel Republican Did not seek reelection
January 8, 2020

present
Martha Mugler Democratic Defeated in general election
January 1, 2022

present
A.C. Cordoza Republican

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References

  1. House of Delegates District 91 map at Virginia Public Access Project site.
  2. "House District 91" (PDF). Virginia Division of Legislative Services. Map.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  3. Sequeira Quesada, Mario (November 6, 2019). "Va. General Assembly reaches highest women representation in history". WSET. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
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  5. 2021 November General, Virginia State Board of Elections , retrieved November 9, 2021
  6. Hall, Brett (November 9, 2021). "Two Virginia House races appear headed for recounts". 8News. Retrieved November 10, 2021.