Virginia's 98th House of Delegates district

Virginia's 98th State House of Delegates district
Delegate	Barry Knight R
Demographics	72.4%  White 9.8%  Black 7.8%  Hispanic 5.6%  Asian 2.6% Other
Population (2020)	87,497 [1]
Registered voters (2024)	63,970 [2]

Virginia's 98th House of Delegates district, or HD98, 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 of by most of Virginia Beach as well as the southern portion of the independent city of Chesapeake. ^[3]

As of 2025, the district represented by the Republican Barry Knight. ^[4]

History

Prior to redistricting in 2021, HD98 represented most of the Middle Peninsula ^[5] ; the current version of the district is composed of the former 21st, 81st and 84th districts. ^[6]

List of delegates

Delegate	Party	Years	Electoral history
Harvey Morgan	Republican	January 12, 1983 – January 11, 2012	Did not seek reelection
Keith Hodges	Republican	January 11, 2012 – present	First elected in 2011

References

1. "Comments | MyDistricting". www.virginiaredistricting.org. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
2. "District Profile: House of Delegates District 98". Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
3. House of Delegates District 98 map at vpap.org
4. "vpap.org". The Virginia Public Access Project. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
5. "vpap.org". The Virginia Public Access Project. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
6. "vpap.org". The Virginia Public Access Project. Retrieved October 22, 2025.

External links

• "House District 98" (PDF). Virginia Division of Legislative Services. Map.