This year’s race for Virginia’s 82nd House of Delegates seat is shaping up to be a Kim versus Kim rematch.

Del. Kim Taylor, R-Petersburg, won reelection in 2023 by a margin of just 53 votes over her Democratic challenger, Kimberly Pope Adams.

Taylor, on Jan. 7, announced her intention to seek a third term in office. Pope Adams had announced her candidacy in November.

The district includes Surry County, the city of Petersburg and parts of Dinwiddie and Prince George counties.

“I’m excited to announce that I’m running for reelection in the 82nd District for the Virginia House of Delegates,” Taylor said in a news release. “For the past three years, I have had the distinct privilege of working on behalf of Virginia’s 82nd District. I am proud of my record securing critical funding for infrastructure, law enforcement and our first responders, and teachers throughout our Commonwealth.”

Pope Adams’ candidacy announcement on Nov. 12 coincided with her receiving the endorsement of House of Delegates Speaker Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger, who formerly represented Virginia’s 7th District in Congress.

“I am proud to announce my candidacy for House of Delegates District 82, and honored to receive the endorsement of Speaker Scott and Congresswoman Spanberger,” Pope Adams said in a news release. “Having their early vote of confidence is a testament to their commitment to deliver for families across Virginia. This community means everything to me, and I am running to help bring back the jobs, opportunity, and prosperity all Virginians deserve.”

Surry voters, in 2023, backed Taylor over Adams by a margin of just 18 votes. The traditionally Democratic-leaning county of roughly 6,500 residents has grown more competitive in recent years, having backed then-Republican candidate and now President-elect Donald Trump over Democratic candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential race by a margin of just 29 votes, marking the first time in 52 years that Surry has preferred a GOP presidential candidate.

This year, all 100 House of Delegates seats and the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general will be on the November ballot.

Isle of Wight and Surry counties’ state senators, who were last on the ballot in 2023, won’t be up for reelection until 2027. State Sen. Emily Brewer, R-Isle of Wight, represents her home county as part of the 17th Senate District while state Sen. Lashrecse Aird, D-Petersburg, represents Surry as part of the 13th.