Virginia's 22nd House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. The district covers parts of Prince William County, and is currently represented by Democrat Elizabeth Guzman.
Geography Until redistricting in 2023, District 22, consisted of Bedford County, Lynchburg, Campbell County, and Franklin County. After 2023, the district was based in Prince William County in Northern Virginia, covering the areas of Linton Hall, Nokesville, Orlando, Canova, Cornwell and Buckhall.
District officeholders Years Delegate Party Electoral history January 1982–April 8, 1989 Joseph P. Crouch Republican Died while in office January 1990–January 14, 1998 Joyce K. Crouch Republican Retired; Elected following the death of her husband January 14, 1998–September 2023 Kathy Byron Republican Resigned in September 2023 to assume a position at the Virginia Department of Workforce Development and AdvancementJanuary 10, 2024–January 14, 2026Ian Lovejoy RepublicanElected in the 2023 Virginia House of Delegates electionJanuary 14, 2026–presentElizabeth Guzmán DemocraticElected in the 2025 Virginia House of Delegates election
Electoral history Date Election Candidate Party Votes % Virginia House of Delegates, 22nd district Nov 4, 1997 General Kathy J. Byron Republican 10,232 59.04 Kaye Sweeney Lipscomb Democratic 7,082 40.87 Write Ins 16 0.92 Joyce Crouch retired; seat stayed Republican Nov 2, 1999 General K J Byron Republican 7,880 63.86 J P Campbell Democratic 4,440 35.98 Write Ins 19 0.15 Nov 6, 2001 General K J Byron Republican 11,564 56.32 W S Miles III 8,968 43.68 Nov 4, 2003 General K J Byron Republican 12,946 99.95 Write Ins 6 0.05 Nov 8, 2005 General K J Byron Republican 15,343 99.03 Write Ins 151 0.97 Nov 6, 2007 General Kathy J. Byron Republican 8,783 98.98 Write Ins 90 1.01 Nov 3, 2009 General Kathy J. Byron Republican 18,107 98.99 Write Ins 183 1.00 Nov 8, 2011 General Kathy J. Byron Republican 12,922 97.69 Write Ins 305 2.30 Nov 5, 2013 General Kathy J. Byron Republican 15,025 66.3 Katie Cyphert Democratic 7,612 33.6 Write Ins 38 0.20 Nov 3, 2015 General Kathy J. Byron Republican 9,228 96.0 Write Ins 384 4.0 Nov 7, 2017 General Kathy J. Byron Republican 19,014 96.2 Write Ins 756 3.8 Nov 5, 2019 General Kathy J. Byron Republican 14,390 69.0 Jennifer Kay Woofter Democratic 6,452 30.9 Write Ins 25 0.1Nov 2, 2021GeneralKathy J. Byron Republican23,92272.7Gregory Kent Eaton Democratic8,41525.6Sarah Rachel Jerose Libertarian5371.6Write Ins520.2Nov 7, 2023GeneralIan Travis Lovejoy Republican16,03252.2Travis S. Nembhard Democratic14,61647.6Write Ins700.2
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