Virginia's 71st House of Delegates district

Virginia's 71st House of Delegates district elects one of the 100 members of the Virginia House of Delegates, which is the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature.The 71st district is primarily located in James City County, Williamsburg, York County, and New Kent County.

District map from the 2023 election

Currently, the 71st district is represented by Republican Amanda Batten, who was relocated after redistricting in 2024. Prior to Batten, the district had been represented by Democrat Jeff Bourne since 2017.

District officeholders

Years	Delegate		Party	Electoral history
January 12, 1983 – January 8, 1986		Benjamin Lambert	Democratic	Declined to seek reelection; Elected to the Senate of Virginia
January 8, 1986 – January 14, 1998		Jean Wooden Cunningham	Democratic	Retired
January 14, 1998 – May 2005		Viola Baskerville	Democratic	Declined to seek reelection; Unsuccessfully ran in the Democratic Primary for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia; Appointed Virginia Secretary of Administration
January 11, 2006 – January 13, 2017		Jennifer McClellan	Democratic	Declined to seek reelection; Elected to the Senate of Virginia
February 8, 2017 – January 10, 2024		Jeff Bourne	Democratic	Elected via special election
January 10, 2024 – present		Amanda Batten	Republican	Relocated after redistricting