Virginia's 16th 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 16 represents parts of Fairfax County. The seat is currently held by Paul Krizek.
District officeholders Years Delegate Party Electoral history January 12, 1983–January 9, 2002 Chip Woodrum Democratic District was redistricted; declined to seek reelection January 9, 2002–January 9, 2008 Robert Hurt Republican Declined to seek reelection; Elected to the State Senate of Virginia January 9, 2008–January 8, 2014 Donald Merricks Republican Declined to seek reelection January 8, 2014–January 10, 2024 Les Adams Republican First elected in 2013; resigned effective January 10, 2024 January 10, 2024–present Paul Krizek Democratic Redistricted from the 44th District
Electoral history Date Election Candidate Party Votes % Virginia House of Delegates, 16th district Nov 6, 2001 General R. Hurt Republican 11,853 65.0 R. W. Collins Democratic 6,382 35.0 Write Ins 2 0 Nov 4, 2003 General R. Hurt Republican 8,744 61.6 K. Reynolds, Jr Democratic 5,441 38.4 Nov 8, 2005 General R. Hurt Republican 12,821 99.0 Write Ins 123 1 Nov 6, 2007 General Donald W. Merricks Republican 10,744 64.00 G. Andy Parker Democratic 6,034 35.94 Write Ins 9 0.05 Robert Hurt retired to run for state senate; seat stayed Republican Nov 3, 2009 General Donald W. Merricks Republican 13,074 99.50 Write Ins 65 0.49 Nov 8, 2011 General Donald W. Merricks Republican 14,343 99.06 Write Ins 135 0.93 Nov 5, 2013 General Leslie Ray Adams Republican 13,292 63.1 Elizabeth Jackson Jones Democratic 7,740 36.7 Write Ins 43 0.2 Nov 3, 2015 General Leslie Ray Adams Republican 12,538 98.1 Write Ins 237 1.9 Nov 7, 2017 General Leslie Ray Adams Republican 16,513 96.1 Write Ins 668 3.9 Nov 5, 2019 General Leslie Ray Adams Republican 13,146 74.6 Dustin Wilson Evans Libertarian 4,402 25.0 Write Ins 83 0.5 Nov 2, 2021 General Leslie Ray Adams Republican 19,412 69.9 Chance Brian Trevillian Democratic 8,308 29.9 Write Ins 35 0.1 Nov 7, 2023 General Paul E. Krizek Democratic 16,985 90.6 Write Ins 1,760 9.4
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