District map from the 2023 election

Virginia's 97th 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 New Kent County and parts of Hanover County and King William County on the Middle Peninsula of Virginia.[1]

The 97th district has been represented by Republican Scott Wyatt since 2020.[2][3]

List of delegates

Delegate Party Years Electoral history
Edwin H. Ragsdale Republican January 12, 1983 –
January 11, 1984		 Lost reelection
George W. Grayson Democratic January 11, 1984 –
January 9, 2002		 Did not seek reelection
Ryan McDougle Republican January 9, 2002 –
January 11, 2006		 Won election to Senate
Chris Peace Republican January 25, 2006 –
January 8, 2020		 Lost renomination
Scott Wyatt Republican January 8, 2020 –
present		 First elected in 2019

References

  • "House District 97" (PDF). Virginia Division of Legislative Services. Map.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)


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