Virginia's 90th House of Delegates district

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.[1][2]

The 90th delegate seat was held by Joseph C. Lindsey from 2014 until his 2020 retirement to accept a judgeship.[3][4][5] Angelia Williams Graves was sworn in after winning a 2021 special election.[6]

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

Electoral history
DateElectionCandidatePartyVotes%
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. Virginia Elections Database: district 90 at Virginia Department of Elections site
  4. 90th district: Elections. Virginia Public Access Project site
  5. 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.
  6. "Governor Northam Sets Special Election for 90th House of Delegates District" (Press release). Office of the Governor of Virginia. December 1, 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  7. "General Election – November 6, 2001". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  8. "General Election, November 4, 2003". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  9. "Primary Election, June 14, 2005". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on August 13, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  10. "General Election- November 8, 2005". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  11. "November 6, 2007 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  12. "2009 June Democratic Primary Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  13. "November 2009 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  14. "August 2011 Democratic Primary Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  15. "November 2011 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  16. "Unofficial Results - Primary Election - June 2013". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
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