Virginia's 90th House of Delegates district

District map from the 2023 election

Virginia's 90th House of Delegates district elects one of the 100 members of the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. The district is made up of parts of the cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach in the southeastern part of the state. ^{[1] [2]}

The seat has been held by Angelia Williams Graves, a member of the Democratic Party, who was sworn in after winning a 2021 special election. ^[3] Previously, the district was held by the Democrat Joseph C. Lindsey from 2014 until his 2020 retirement to accept a judgeship. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

District officeholders

Years	Delegate	Party	Electoral history
January 12, 1983 – January 3, 2002	Billy Robinson	Democratic	Defeated in bid for reelection
January 3, 2002 – January 14, 2004	Winsome Sears	Republican	Declined to seek reelection; Unsuccessfully ran for US House of Representatives
January 14, 2004 – June 30, 2014	Algie Howell	Democratic	Retired
September 18, 2014 – November 15, 2020	Joseph C. Lindsey	Democratic	First elected via special election in 2014; left in 2020 to accept judgeship
January 13, 2021 – present	Angelia Williams Graves	Democratic	First elected via special election in 2021

Electoral history

Date	Election	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Virginia House of Delegates, 90th district
Nov 6, 2001 [7]	General	W E Sears	Republican	6,696	53
		W P Robinson Jr	Democratic	6,017	43
		Write Ins		4	0
		Republican defeated Democratic incumbent
Nov 4, 2003 [8]	General	A T Howell Jr	Democratic	3,850	97.47
		Write Ins		100	2.53
		Winsome Sears retired; seat changed from Republican to Democratic
Jun 14, 2005 [9]	Democratic primary	A T Howell Jr		1,040	60.82
		K A Boose		670	39.18
Nov 8, 2005 [10]	General	A T Howell Jr	Democratic	9,438	98.73
		Write Ins		121	1.27
Nov 6, 2007 [11]	General	Algie T. Howell, Jr.	Democratic	3,619	97.07
		Write Ins		109	2.92
Jun 9, 2009 [12]	Democratic primary	Algie T. Howell, Jr.		1,888	69.61
		Lionell Spruill, Jr.		824	30.38
Nov 3, 2009 [13]	General	Algie T. Howell, Jr.	Democratic	7,398	66.64
		Jason E. Call	Republican	3,672	33.07
		Write Ins		31	0.27
Aug 23, 2011 [14]	Democratic primary	Algie T. Howell, Jr.		1,313	59.76
		Richard "Rick" James		884	40.23
Nov 8, 2011 [15]	General	Algie T. Howell, Jr.	Democratic	4,193	97.08
		Write Ins		126	2.91
Jun 11, 2013 [16]	Democratic primary	Algie T. Howell, Jr.		1,759	68.18
		Richard "Rick" James		821	31.82

References

1. House of Delegates District 90 map at Virginia Public Access Project site
2. "House District 90" (PDF). Virginia Division of Legislative Services. Map.
3. "Governor Northam Sets Special Election for 90th House of Delegates District" (Press release). Office of the Governor of Virginia. December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
4. Virginia Elections Database: district 90 at Virginia Department of Elections site
5. 90th district: Elections. Virginia Public Access Project site
6. Fox, Andy (November 10, 2020). "Judge enters order appointing Del. Joe Lindsey to fill Norfolk General District Court judge vacancy". WAVY. Portsmouth. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
7. "General Election – November 6, 2001". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on June 20, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2008.
8. "General Election, November 4, 2003". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on May 5, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
9. "Primary Election, June 14, 2005". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on August 13, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
10. "General Election- November 8, 2005". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on May 5, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
11. "November 6, 2007 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
12. "2009 June Democratic Primary Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
13. "November 2009 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
14. "August 2011 Democratic Primary Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
15. "November 2011 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on May 20, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
16. "Unofficial Results - Primary Election - June 2013". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2013.