# Virginia's 90th House of Delegates district

Virginia's 90th House of Delegates district elects one of the 100 members of the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. The district is made up of parts of the cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach in the southeastern part of the state.
The seat has been held by Angelia Williams Graves, a member of the Democratic Party, who was sworn in after winning a 2021 special election. Previously, the district was held by the Democrat Joseph C. Lindsey from 2014 until his 2020 retirement to accept a judgeship.

## District officeholders

| Years | Delegate | Party | Electoral history |
| January 12, 1983 – January 3, 2002 | Billy Robinson | Democratic | Defeated in bid for reelection |
| January 3, 2002 – January 14, 2004 | Winsome Sears | Republican | Declined to seek reelection; Unsuccessfully ran for US House of Representatives |
| January 14, 2004 – June 30, 2014 | Algie Howell | Democratic | Retired |
| September 18, 2014 – November 15, 2020 | Joseph C. Lindsey | Democratic | First elected via special election in 2014; left in 2020 to accept judgeship |
| January 13, 2021 – present | Angelia Williams Graves | Democratic | First elected via special election in 2021 |

## Electoral history

| Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Virginia House of Delegates, 90th district ||||||
| Nov 6, 2001 | General | W E Sears | Republican | 6,696 | 53 |
| Nov 6, 2001 | General | W P Robinson Jr | Democratic | 6,017 | 43 |
| Nov 6, 2001 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 4 | 0 |
| Republican defeated Democratic incumbent ||||
| Nov 4, 2003 | General | A T Howell Jr | Democratic | 3,850 | 97.47 |
| Nov 4, 2003 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 100 | 2.53 |
| Winsome Sears retired; seat changed from Republican to Democratic ||||
| Jun 14, 2005 | Democratic primary | A T Howell Jr | A T Howell Jr | 1,040 | 60.82 |
| Jun 14, 2005 | Democratic primary | K A Boose | K A Boose | 670 | 39.18 |
| Nov 8, 2005 | General | A T Howell Jr | Democratic | 9,438 | 98.73 |
| Nov 8, 2005 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 121 | 1.27 |
| Nov 6, 2007 | General | Algie T. Howell, Jr. | Democratic | 3,619 | 97.07 |
| Nov 6, 2007 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 109 | 2.92 |
| Jun 9, 2009 | Democratic primary | Algie T. Howell, Jr. | Algie T. Howell, Jr. | 1,888 | 69.61 |
| Jun 9, 2009 | Democratic primary | Lionell Spruill, Jr. | Lionell Spruill, Jr. | 824 | 30.38 |
| Nov 3, 2009 | General | Algie T. Howell, Jr. | Democratic | 7,398 | 66.64 |
| Nov 3, 2009 | General | Jason E. Call | Republican | 3,672 | 33.07 |
| Nov 3, 2009 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 31 | 0.27 |
| Aug 23, 2011 | Democratic primary | Algie T. Howell, Jr. | Algie T. Howell, Jr. | 1,313 | 59.76 |
| Aug 23, 2011 | Democratic primary | Richard "Rick" James | Richard "Rick" James | 884 | 40.23 |
| Nov 8, 2011 | General | Algie T. Howell, Jr. | Democratic | 4,193 | 97.08 |
| Nov 8, 2011 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 126 | 2.91 |
| Jun 11, 2013 | Democratic primary | Algie T. Howell, Jr. | Algie T. Howell, Jr. | 1,759 | 68.18 |
| Jun 11, 2013 | Democratic primary | Richard "Rick" James | Richard "Rick" James | 821 | 31.82 |