Virginia's 68th 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 68, comprising King William County, King & Queen County, Gloucester County, Mathews County, Middlesex County, and Essex County, is represented by Republican M. Keith Hodges.
From 2008 to 2018, the 68th district was represented by Republican Manoli Loupassi from 2008 to 2018. He lost his 2017 reelection bid to Dawn Adams by 325 votes (of more than 40,000 cast). Adams represented the district from 2018 to 2024, and did not seek re-election following redistricting that would have re-aligned her seat to the 78th District.
The 68th district is one of 11 House of Delegates districts that courts found unconstitutionally gerrymandered by race and was redrawn effective August 31, 2023.
District officeholders Years Delegate Party Electoral history January 12, 1983–September 15, 1986 Joseph B. Benedetti Republican Elected to Senate September 15, 1986–January 10, 1990 E. Hatcher Crenshaw Jr. Republican Lost reelection January 10, 1990–January 9, 1992 Edgar Eck Democratic Did not seek reelection January 9, 1992–January 9, 2002 Panny Rhodes Republican Did not seek reelection January 9, 2002–January 11, 2006 Brad Marrs Republican Defeated in bid for reelection January 11, 2006–January 9, 2008 Katherine Waddell Independent Defeated in bid for reelection January 9, 2008–January 10, 2018 G. Manoli Loupassi Republican Defeated in bid for reelection January 10, 2018–January 10, 2024 Dawn Adams Democratic Did not seek re-election after redistricting January 10, 2024–Present Keith Hodges Republican Redistricted from 98th District in 2024
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