Virginia's 7th House of Delegates district

Virginia's 7th State House of Delegates district
District map from the 2023 election
Delegate	Karen Keys-Gamarra D – Oakton since January 10, 2024
Demographics	62%  White 7%  Black 14%  Hispanic 11%  Asian 1% Other 5%  Multiracial
Population (2023)  • Voting age	85,604 [1] 18
Registered voters (2024)	67,393

Virginia's 7th 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 7 covers portions of Fairfax County. The district is represented by Democrat Karen Keys-Gamarra. ^[2]

District officeholders

Years	Delegate	Party	Electoral history
January 12, 2000 – January 9, 2002	Benny Keister	Democratic	Redistricted to 6th district
January 2002 – January 11, 2012	Dave Nutter	Republican	Decline to run for reelection; Ran for state senate
January 11, 2012 – January 12, 2022	Nick Rush	Republican	First elected in 2012
January 12, 2022 – January 10, 2024	Marie March	Republican	First elected in 2021 (redistricted to District 47 and lost renomination)
January 10, 2024 – present	Karen Keys-Gamarra	Democratic	First elected in 2023

Electoral history

2015 General Election, Virginia 7th House of Delegates

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Nick Rush	14,714	100.00%	n/a
Total votes			14,714	100.00%	n/a

2016 General Election, Presidential

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Donald Trump	22,190	63.39%	n/a
	Democratic	Hillary Clinton	10,982	31.37%	n/a
	Libertarian	Gary Johnson	1,065	3.04%	n/a
	Independent	Evan McMullin	483	1.38%	n/a
	Green	Jill Stein	285	0.81%	n/a
Total votes			35,005	100.00%	n/a

2017 General Election, Virginia 7th House of Delegates

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Flourette Ketner	8,878	33.58%	+33.58%
	Republican	Nick Rush	17,560	66.42%	−33.58%
Total votes			26,438	100.00%

References

1. "State House District 7, VA". CensusReporter.org. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
2. "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved May 6, 2024.

External links

• "House District 7" (PDF). Virginia Division of Legislative Services. Map.