Virginia's_79th_House_of_Delegates_district

Virginia's 79th House of Delegates district

Virginia legislative district

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]

District map from the 2023 election

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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

Virginia's 79th House of Delegates district