NORFOLK, Va. — Democrat Jackie Glass has won the race in Virginia's 93rd House of Delegates district, fending off a challenge from Republican John Sitka for the newly-drawn Norfolk seat.
As of around 7:20 p.m. Tuesday, Glass was leading the race with 76% of the vote, compared to 24% for Sitka.
Based on total voter registration numbers alone, the 93rd District is the largest of Norfolk's House of Delegate districts. Located at the center of the city, the district encompasses precincts previously spread across four different house districts.
Del. Glass currently previously represented the 89th House of Delegates District, winning the seat in a special election after former-Del. Jay Jones stepped down from the General Assembly in 2021. The mother and navy veteran also comes from a history of community activism.
On the campaign trail, she told 13News Now in an interview she wants to back legislation that supports a variety of diverse and creative forms of economic growth and development.
"If I'm making my mark it’s making a space for creatives to stay in the Commonwealth," Glass told 13News Now.
There are roughly 56,000 registered voters in the newly-drawn 93rd district, according to the Virginia Public Access Project. The demographics of the district are broken down by roughly 48% black voters and 36% white voters.
The precincts within the district have historically leaned democratic across presidential, congressional and state elections dating back to 2016.
As the results came in Tuesday night, Glass thanked the volunteers who worked on her campaign.
"This work wouldn't be possible without the help of some amazing volunteers," Glass wrote in a Facebook post. "So much gratitude."
Glass will be sworn in on January 10, when the 2024 session of the Virginia General Assembly convenes.