Virginia's 89th House of Delegates district

Virginia's 89th House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 89, consisting of parts of Norfolk, Virginia,^[1][2] is currently represented by Republican Baxter Ennis.

District map from the 2023 election

Elections

District 89 was represented by Daun Hester from 2013, after she won a 2012 special election.^[3][4] In 2017, Hester stepped down to run for Norfolk City Treasurer,^[5] and Jerrauld "Jay" Jones (son of Jerrauld C. Jones, who held the seat for eight terms) ran for the seat.^[6] Joe Dillard, president of the Norfolk NAACP, also ran, as did Libertarian Terry Hurst.^[7]

In 2021, following the announcement that Jay Jones and his wife are expecting their first child in summer 2022, he resigned.^[8][9][10] Jackie Glass won the special election for the seat.^[11]

District officeholders

Years	Delegate	Party	Notes
January 12, 1983 – January 11, 1984	Bob Washington	Democratic	Did not seek reelection
January 11, 1984 – January 13, 1988	Yvonne B. Miller	Democratic	First African-American woman to be elected to the state house
January 13, 1988 – June 5, 2002	Jerrauld Jones	Democratic
August 2002 – September 17, 2012	Kenny Alexander	Democratic
December 20, 2012 – January 10, 2018	Daun Hester	Democratic	Elected in a special election
January 10, 2018 – December 31, 2021	Jay Jones	Democratic	First elected in 2017 Resigned in 2021
January 12, 2022 – January 10, 2024	Jackie Glass	Democratic	Elected in a special election
January 10, 2024 – present	Baxter Ennis	Republican