Virginia's 65th House of Delegates district

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Virginia's 65th House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. Located in central Virginia, District 65 represents Powhatan County as well as parts of Chesterfield County, Fluvanna County, and Goochland County. The seat has been held by Republican R. Lee Ware since 1998.{{cite web|title=Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings – Delegate R. Lee Ware|url=http://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0124|website=virginiageneralassembly.gov|access-date=September 11, 2017}}

Elections

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In the November 2017 election, Democrat Francis Stevens, a police officer at Virginia's state capitol, ran against Ware, a former teacher.{{cite news|last1=Moomaw|first1=Graham|title=In his day job, he guards Virginia lawmakers. Now he wants to beat one for a seat in the House of Delegates|url=http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/in-his-day-job-he-guards-virginia-lawmakers-now-he/article_8ccbce21-fd84-55a3-a491-63927765db3c.html|access-date=11 September 2017|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|date=July 23, 2017|language=en}}