Virginia House of Delegates District 89

Virginia House of Delegates District 89 is represented by N. Baxter Ennis (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Virginia state representatives represented an average of 86,545 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 80,377 residents.

About the office

Members of the Virginia House of Delegates serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Virginia legislators assume office the second Wednesday in January after the election.

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

In order to serve in the Virginia General Assembly, candidates must meet the following qualifications:^[1]

Be a citizen of the United States.
Be at least twenty-one years of age on or before the date of the general or special election for the office sought
Be a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia for the year immediately preceding the election
Be a resident of the district they are seeking to represent
Be a qualified voter in the district they are seeking to represent
Not have been convicted of a felony (unless voting rights have been officially restored)
Not have been adjudicated mentally incompetent (unless voting rights have been officially restored)

Salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

State legislative salaries, 2024^[2]
Salary	Per diem
$18,000/year for senators. $17,640/year for delegates.	$213/day

Vacancies

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the Virginia General Assembly, a special election must be conducted to fill the vacant seat. If the vacancy occurs while the legislature is in session, the presiding officer of the house in which the vacancy happens must call for a special election. If the vacancy occurs while the legislature is in recess, the governor shall call the special election. Within 30 days of a vacancy, the appropriate officeholder shall issue a writ of election. If an vacancy occurs between December 10 and March 1, the writ must declare the special election date be within 30 days of said vacancy. All special elections must be held promptly. However, no special election can be held if it occurs less than 55 days before any statewide primary or general election or if there are fewer than 75 days remaining in the vacated term.^[3]^[4]

See sources: Virginia Code § 24.2-216

District map

Redistricting

2020-2022

See also: Redistricting in Virginia after the 2020 census

The Virginia Supreme Court unanimously approved district maps for the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia State Senate on December 28, 2021.^[5] Democratic and Republican consultants submitted statewide map proposals for consideration to the Virginia Redistricting Commission on September 18, 2021.^[6] The commission had reviewed earlier maps on August 31, 2021, that were focused solely on suburbs in northern Virginia that were drawn from scratch and did not consider legislative incumbents’ home addresses in keeping with earlier commission decisions.^[7]^[8] After the commission missed its deadline for approving map proposals and the Virginia Supreme Court assumed authority over the process, the two special masters selected by the court released proposals for House and Senate districts on December 8, 2021.^[9]These maps took effect for Virginia's 2023 legislative elections.

How does redistricting in Virginia work? On November 3, 2020, Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment establishing a commission-driven congressional and state legislative redistricting process. The 16-member commission comprises eight legislators and eight non-legislator members. Leaders of the legislature's two largest political parties select legislators to serve on the commission. The commission's eight citizen members are recommended by legislative leaders and selected by a committee of five retired circuit court judges. The commissioners themselves select one of the eight citizens to serve as chairperson.^[10]

District maps are subject to the following consensus requirements:^[10]

Congressional maps: Approval by 12 commissioners, including six legislators and six non-legislators.
Virginia State Senate: Approval by 12 commissioners, including six legislators (with three state senators) and six non-legislators.
Virginia House of Delegates: Approval by 12 commissioners, including six legislators (with three state delegates) and six non-legislators.

The commission submits its maps to the General Assembly, which can vote to approve the maps or reject them. The General Assembly cannot amend the maps. If the General Assembly rejects a map, the commission must draft a second map. If the General Assembly rejects that map, the Virginia Supreme Court is tasked with enacting a new map.^[10]^[11]

Virginia House of Delegates District 89
until January 9, 2024

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Virginia House of Delegates District 89
starting January 10, 2024

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Elections

2023

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 89

N. Baxter Ennis defeated Karen Jenkins in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 89 on November 7, 2023.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	N. Baxter Ennis (R)	50.8	14,739
	Karen Jenkins (D)	49.0	14,218
	Other/Write-in votes	0.3	77

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,034
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Karen Jenkins advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 89.

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 89

Select round:

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: N. Baxter Ennis in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,576
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Lawrence Mason (R)

2022

See also: Virginia state legislative special elections, 2022

A special election for Virginia House of Delegates District 89 was called for January 11, 2022. Candidates running for special elections in Virginia are selected through firehouse primaries administered by each political party. The candidate filing deadline was December 22, 2021.^[12]

The special election was called after Jerrauld Jones (D) announced his resignation from the seat on December 16.^[12]