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 Chesapeake and Suffolk,House of Delegates District 89 map at Virginia Public Access Project site is currently represented by Democrat Kacey Carnegie.
Elections District 89 was represented by Daun Hester from 2013, after she won a 2012 special election. In 2017, Hester stepped down to run for Norfolk City Treasurer, and Jerrauld "Jay" Jones (son of Jerrauld C. Jones, who held the seat for eight terms) ran for the seat. Joe Dillard, president of the Norfolk NAACP, also ran, as did Libertarian Terry Hurst.
In 2021, following the announcement that Jay Jones and his wife are expecting their first child in summer 2022, he resigned. Jackie Glass won the special election for the seat.
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 2021January 12, 2022–January 10, 2024Jackie Glass DemocraticElected in a special electionJanuary 10, 2024–January 14, 2026Baxter EnnisRepublicanFirst elected in 2023January 14, 2026–presentKacey Carnegie DemocraticFirst elected in 2025
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