Virginia's 79th House of Delegates district is one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 79 represents parts of the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth. The seat is currently vacant following the resignation of Nadarius Clark, who is running for a different seat in the 2023 elections. [1]
| Years | Delegate | Party | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 12, 1983 – January 13, 1984 | Johnny Joannou | Democratic | Won election to Senate |
| January 13, 1984 – January 14, 1998 | William S. Moore Jr. | Democratic | |
| January 14, 1998 – January 13, 2016 | Johnny Joannou | Democratic | Lost Democratic Primary to Steve Heretick on June 9, 2015. |
| January 13, 2016 – January 12, 2022 | Steve Heretick | Democratic | Lost Democratic Primary to Nadarius Clark on June 8, 2021. |
| January 12, 2022 – March 28, 2023 | Nadarius Clark | Democratic | Resigned to run for another seat |
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