Virginia's 16th House of Delegates district

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Virginia's 16th State
House of Delegates
district
Map of the district
District map from the 2023 election
Delegate
  Paul Krizek
D–Mount Vernon
since January 10, 2024
Demographics44% White
18% Black
28% Hispanic
7% Asian
1% Other
3% Multiracial
Population (2023)
 • Voting age		85,706[1]
18
Registered voters (2024)54,702[2]

Virginia's 16th 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 16 represents parts of Fairfax County. The seat is currently held by Paul Krizek.[3]

District officeholders

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Years Delegate Party Electoral history
January 12, 1983
–
January 9, 2002 		Chip Woodrum Democratic District was redistricted; declined to seek reelection
January 9, 2002
–
January 9, 2008 		Robert Hurt Republican Declined to seek reelection; Elected to the State Senate of Virginia
January 9, 2008
–
January 8, 2014 		Donald Merricks Republican Declined to seek reelection
January 8, 2014
–
January 10, 2024 		Les Adams Republican First elected in 2013; resigned effective January 10, 2024[4]
January 10, 2024
–
present 		Paul Krizek Democratic Redistricted from the 44th District

Electoral history

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Date Election Candidate Party Votes %
Virginia House of Delegates, 16th district
Nov 6, 2001[5] General R. Hurt Republican 11,853 65.0
R. W. Collins Democratic 6,382 35.0
Write Ins 2 0
Nov 4, 2003[6] General R. Hurt Republican 8,744 61.6
K. Reynolds, Jr Democratic 5,441 38.4
Nov 8, 2005[7] General R. Hurt Republican 12,821 99.0
Write Ins 123 1
Nov 6, 2007[8] General Donald W. Merricks Republican 10,744 64.00
G. Andy Parker Democratic 6,034 35.94
Write Ins 9 0.05
Robert Hurt retired to run for state senate; seat stayed Republican
Nov 3, 2009[9] General Donald W. Merricks Republican 13,074 99.50
Write Ins 65 0.49
Nov 8, 2011[10] General Donald W. Merricks Republican 14,343 99.06
Write Ins 135 0.93
Nov 5, 2013[11] General Leslie Ray Adams Republican 13,292 63.1
Elizabeth Jackson Jones Democratic 7,740 36.7
Write Ins 43 0.2
Nov 3, 2015[12] General Leslie Ray Adams Republican 12,538 98.1
Write Ins 237 1.9
Nov 7, 2017[13] General Leslie Ray Adams Republican 16,513 96.1
Write Ins 668 3.9
Nov 5, 2019[14] General Leslie Ray Adams Republican 13,146 74.6
Dustin Wilson Evans Libertarian 4,402 25.0
Write Ins 83 0.5
Nov 2, 2021[15] General Leslie Ray Adams Republican 19,412 69.9
Chance Brian Trevillian Democratic 8,308 29.9
Write Ins 35 0.1
Nov 7, 2023[16] General Paul E. Krizek Democratic 16,985 90.6
Write Ins 1,760 9.4

References

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  1. ^ "State House District 16, VA". CensusReporter.org. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  2. ^ "House of Delegates District 16". VPAP.org. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  3. ^ "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "Les Adams resigns from Virginia House of Delegates". Star-Tribune. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  5. ^ "November 2001 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  6. ^ "November 2003 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  7. ^ "November 2005 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  8. ^ "November 6, 2007 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  9. ^ "November 2009 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  10. ^ "November 2011 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  11. ^ "November 2013 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  12. ^ "November 2015 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  13. ^ "November 2017 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  14. ^ "November 2019 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  15. ^ "November 2021 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  16. ^ "November 2023 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 12, 2025.