Virginia's 65th House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the
Virginia House of Delegates
The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two parts of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-number ...
, the lower house of the state's
bicameral legislature. Located in central Virginia, District 65 represents
Powhatan County
Powhatan County () is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,033. Its county seat is Powhatan.
Powhatan County is included in the Greater Richmond Region.
The James River forms the cou ...
as well as parts of
Chesterfield County,
Fluvanna County
Fluvanna County is a county located in the Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,249. Its county seat is Palmyra, while the most populous community is the census designated place of Lak ...
, and
Goochland County. The seat has been held by Republican
R. Lee Ware since 1998.
Elections
2017
In the
November 2017 election, Democrat Francis Stevens, a police officer at Virginia's state capitol, ran against Ware, a former teacher.
List of delegates
References
65
Powhatan County, Virginia
Government in Chesterfield County, Virginia
Fluvanna County, Virginia
Goochland County, Virginia
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