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.
| 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) |
| 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% | |||
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