Virginia's 52nd House of Delegates district is one of 100 seats in the

Virginia House of Delegates The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two houses 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-numbe ...

, the lower house of the state's

bicameral legislature Bicameralism is a type of legislature that is divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature. Bicameralism is distinguished from unicameralism, in which all members deliberate and vote as a single ...

. It represents part of

Prince William County Prince William County lies beside the Potomac River in the Commonwealth of Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 482,204, making it Virginia's second most populous county. The county seat is the independent city of Manassas. A part ...

. The seat is currently held by Democrat Luke E. Torian.

Elections

Torian was first elected in 2009, taking office in 2010. In the 2009 election, he defeated Republican Rafael Lopez in a contest to replace Republican Jeffrey M. Frederick, a three-term Delegate who did not seek reelection after losing the

Virginia Republican Party The Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) is the Virginia chapter of the Republican Party. It is based at the Richard D. Obenshain Center in Richmond. As of May 2024, it controls all three statewide elected offices, 5 out of 11 U.S. House seats, a ...

chairmanship in April 2009.

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