Virginia's 57th House of Delegates district

District map from the 2023 election

Virginia's 57th 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 57 consists of parts of Charlottesville and Albemarle County. Following the redistricting after the 2020 Census, the district was moved to include areas of Goochland County and Henrico County. It has been represented Democrat May Nivar since 2026.

District officeholders

Years	Delegate	Party	Electoral history
January 12, 1983 – January 11, 2006	Mitchell Van Yahres	Democratic	First ever delegate in district
January 11, 2006 – January 8, 2020	David Toscano	Democratic	Minority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates (2011-2018)
January 8, 2020 – January 10, 2024	Sally Hudson	Democratic	Virginia House of Delegates (2020–2024)
January 10, 2024 – January 14, 2026	David Owen	Republican	Virginia House of Delegates (2024–2026)
January 14, 2026 – present	May Nivar	Democratic	Virginia House of Delegates (2026–present)

Electoral history

Date	Election	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Virginia House of Delegates, 57th district
Nov 8, 2005 [1]	General	David J. Toscano	Democratic	14,121	75.27
		Thomas W. McCrystal	Republican	4,613	24.59
		Write Ins		27	0.14
		Mitchell Van Yahres did not seek reelection; seat stayed Democratic
Nov 6, 2007 [2]	General	David J. Toscano	Democratic	10,164	98.35
		Write Ins		171	1.65
Nov 3, 2009 [3]	General	David J. Toscano	Democratic	14,071	78.18
		Robert Brandon Smith, III	Independent	3,848	21.38
		Write Ins		79	0.44
Nov 8, 2011 [4]	General	David J. Toscano	Democratic	10,949	80.42
		Robert Brandon Smith, III	Independent	2,600	19.10
		Write Ins		65	0.48
Nov 5, 2013 [5]	General	David J. Toscano	Democratic	19,168	97.91
		Write Ins		409	2.09
Nov 3, 2015 [6]	General	David J. Toscano	Democratic	10,459	96.75
		Write Ins		351	3.25
Nov 8, 2017 [7]	General	David J. Toscano	Democratic	25,419	96.89%
		Write Ins		816	3.11%

References

1. "Virginia Elections Database » 2005 House of Delegates General Election District 57". Virginia Elections Database. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
2. "Virginia Elections Database » 2011 House of Delegates General Election District 57". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
3. "Virginia Elections Database » 2009 House of Delegates General Election District 57". Virginia Elections Database. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
4. "Virginia Elections Database » 2011 House of Delegates General Election District 57". Virginia Elections Database. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
5. "Virginia Elections Database » 2011 House of Delegates General Election District 57". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
6. "Virginia Elections Database » 2011 House of Delegates General Election District 57". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
7. "2017 November General". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.

External links

• "House District 57" (PDF). Virginia Division of Legislative Services. Map.