Virginia's 82nd House of Delegates district

District map from the 2023 election

Virginia's 82nd 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 contains part of Virginia Beach. Between 2016 and 2022, this seat was held by Republican Jason Miyares who was elected as Attorney General of Virginia in the 2021 election. ^[1] Kimberly Pope Adams was elected to the seat in the 2025 election.

District officeholders

Years	Delegate		Party	Electoral history
January 12, 1983 – January 8, 1986		Buster O'Brien	Republican
January 8, 1986 – January 8, 2014		Harry R. Purkey	Republican	Declined to seek reelection
January 8, 2014 – January 13, 2016		Bill DeSteph	Republican	Declined to seek reelection; Elected to the Senate of Virginia
January 13, 2016 – January 12, 2022		Jason Miyares	Republican	Declined to seek reelection; Elected Attorney General of Virginia
January 12, 2022 – January 10, 2024		Anne Ferrell Tata	Republican	First elected in 2021 Redistricted to the 99th district
January 10, 2024 – January 14, 2026		Kim Taylor	Republican	Redistricted from the 63rd district Lost reelection
January 14, 2026 – present		Kimberly Pope Adams	Democratic	First elected in 2025

Electoral history

Date	Election	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Virginia House of Delegates, 82nd district
Nov 5, 2013 [2]	General	William R. DeSteph Jr.	Republican	13,995	59.78
		William W. Fleming	Democratic	9,372	40.03
		Write Ins		43	0.18

References

1. "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings - Delegate Jason S. Miyares". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
2. "November 2013 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2016.