Virginia's 31st House of Delegates district
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Virginia's 31st 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 31 contains all of Clarke County and portions of Frederick County and Warren County. Since 2024, Dolores Riley Oates has represented the district.{{Cite web |last=Daily |first=Laura Ruby The Northern Virginia |date=2023-11-08 |title=Oates elected as delegate for 31st district |url=https://www.nvdaily.com/nvdaily/oates-elected-as-delegate-for-31st-district/article_9ab30497-d2d2-57f6-9cc1-92bed574ae03.html |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=The Northern Virginia Daily |language=en}}
District officeholders
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! Years ! colspan=1 | Delegate ! Party ! Electoral history |
nowrap | January 12, 1983 – January 8, 1992 | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Redistricted |
nowrap | January 8, 1992 – January 12, 1994 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Lost reelection |
nowrap | January 12, 1994 – January 9, 2002 | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Declined to seek reelection; Unsuccessfully ran for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia |
nowrap | January 9, 2002 – January 10, 2018 | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Defeated in bid for reelection |
nowrap | January 10, 2018 – January 10, 2024 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Declined to seek reelection; Unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination for Virginia's 29th Senate District |
January 10, 2024 – present |{{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican |First elected in 2023 |