Virginia's 80th House of Delegates district

Virginia's 80th House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. Located in southern, coastal Virginia, District 80 represents parts of the cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Suffolk. The seat is currently held by Democrat Don Scott.^[1]

District map from the 2023 election

District officeholders

Years	Delegate	Party	Electoral history
January 12, 1983 – January 8, 1986	L. Cleaves Manning	Democratic	Lost primary challenge
January 8, 1986 – May 1, 2009	Kenneth R. Melvin	Democratic	Resigned after announcing retirement
January 13, 2010 – January 8, 2020	Matthew James	Democratic	Resigned after appointed to an executive position by Governor Ralph Northam
January 8, 2020 – present	Don Scott	Democratic	First elected in 2019