Virginia's 73rd House of Delegates district

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District map from the 2023 election Virginia's 73rd House of Delegates district (since 2024).svg
District map from the 2023 election

Virginia's 73rd House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. The district covers part of Chesterfield County. District 73 has been represented by Leslie Mehta since 2026. [1]

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District officeholders

YearsDelegatePartyElectoral history
January 12, 1983

January 8, 1992
Walter Stosch Republican First ever delegate in district; Declined to seek reelection; Elected to the Senate of Virginia
January 8, 1992

January 3, 2001
Eric Cantor Republican Declined to seek reelection; Elected to the US House of Representatives
January 10, 2001

January 10, 2018
John O'Bannon Republican Defeated in bid for re-election
January 10, 2018

January 8, 2020
Debra Rodman Democratic Declined to seek reelection, instead ran for Virginia's 12th Senate district.
January 8, 2020

January 10, 2024
Rodney Willett Democratic In 2023, after reorganization of District 73, instead ran for Virginia's 58th House of Delegates district.
January 10, 2024

January 14, 2026
Mark Earley Jr. Republican First elected in 2023.
January 14, 2026

present
Leslie Mehta Democratic First elected in 2025.

References

  1. "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings".