Virginia's 82nd House of Delegates district

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. Since 2016, the seat has been held by Republican Jason Miyares who was elected as Attorney General of Virginia in the 2021 election.^[1] Anne Ferrell Tata was elected to the seat in the 2021 election.

District map from the 2023 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 – present		Anne Ferrell Tata	Republican	First elected in 2021

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