Virginia's 58th 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 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 ...
. District 58 represents part of western
Henrico County
Henrico County , officially the County of Henrico, is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 334,389 making it the fifth-most populous county in Virginia. Henrico Coun ...
. The seat is currently head by
Rodney Willett.
Prior to 2021, District 58 represented
Greene County as well as parts of
Albemarle,
Fluvanna, and
Rockingham counties. Prior to the 2021 redistricting, the seat was held by Republican
Robert B. Bell
Robert Bernard Bell III (born April 23, 1967) is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 until 2023. In 2013, Bell ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for Attorney General of V ...
, who resigned in September 2023.
District officeholders
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George Allen (R): January 12, 1983 – November 5, 1991
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Peter T. Way (R): 1992 – 1997
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Paul C. Harris (R): January 14, 1998 – January 9, 2002
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Rob Bell
Robert Holmes Bell Jr. (born August 23, 1970) is an American author, speaker, playwright, musician and former pastor. Bell founded Mars Hill Bible Church in Grandville, Michigan, and pastored it until 2012. Under his leadership, Mars Hill ...
(R): January 9, 2002 – September 18, 2023
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Rodney Willett (D): (2024–present)
Population and geography
The district's boundaries changed on April 29, 2011 to adjust for population changes measured by the 2010 U.S. Census of Population, so that each district would have about 80,000 residents. The changes reduced the size of the part of the district east of Charlottesville and just around the city, and expanded it toward the northwest.
Virginia's 58th House of Delegates district maps
at vpap.org
References
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Greene County, Virginia
Albemarle County, Virginia
Fluvanna County, Virginia
Rockingham County, Virginia