Virginia's 44th 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 44 represents the counties of Washington and Russell (partial), and the City of Bristol.[1]
Incumbent DemocratPaul Krizek first took office in 2016,[2] after winning an uncontested general election in November 2015.[3] He was re-elected in 2017, again without facing an opponent.[3] In November 2019, Krizek was challenged by Republican Richard Hayden.[3] Krizek won the contest with 70.67% of the vote.[4]