The 2019 Virginia House of Delegates election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, concurrently with the elections for the

Senate of Virginia The Senate of Virginia is the upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. The Senate is composed of 40 senators representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts. The Senate is presided over by the lieutenant governor of Vir ...

, to elect members to the 161st Virginia General Assembly. All 100 seats in the

Virginia House of Delegates The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two parts of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-number ...

were up for election. It resulted in Democrats gaining 6 seats in the House of Delegates, and gaining control of both chambers of the General Assembly, marking the first time that Democrats held control of both legislative and executive branches in Virginia since 1993. Primary elections were held on June 11, 2019.

Background

In the 2017 Virginia House of Delegates election, Republicans held on to a slim majority of 51-49 after a drawing in a tied race went in their favor. In those elections Democrats gained 15 seats in what was widely considered a rebuke of the presidency of President

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. Since the last elections several State House districts were redrawn, following a federal district court decision that struck down 11 districts for racial discrimination. The Republican majority in the House of Delegates appealed the decision directly to the

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. The Supreme Court affirmed the district court's decision in a 5–4 vote, arguing that the House of Delegates lacked standing in the case. In the aftermath of the 2019 Virginia Beach shooting, Governor

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called for a special session of the Virginia Legislature in order for it to consider different gun-control bills. The House of Delegates reconvened on July 9, 2019 only for it to adjourn again after 90 minutes of session. This decision was made on a party-line vote. Northam expressed his disappointment that no gun-control measures were considered. Then-Speaker of the House of Delegates

Kirk Cox Marvin Kirkland Cox (born August 17, 1957) is an American retired politician and educator. A Republican and a former high school teacher, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1990 to 2022, representing the 66th District. From 2018 t ...

called the special session "just an election year stunt". He criticized the Democrats' focus on gun-control bills without considering mental health and penalization of crimes.

Results

Overview

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

Detailed results

*Uncontested primaries are not reported by the

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District 1

Incumbent Republican Terry Kilgore has represented the 1st District since 2017.

General election

District 2

Incumbent Democrat

Jennifer Carroll Foy Jennifer Denise Carroll Foy (born September 25, 1981) is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she is a public defender by occupation. Carroll Foy was elected to represent Virginia's 2nd House of Delegates district i ...

has represented the 2nd district since 2018.

General election

District 3

Incumbent Republican

Will Morefield James William Joseph Morefield (born January 10, 1984) is an American politician of the Republican Party. Political career On November 3, 2009, Will Morefield defeated Democratic incumbent Dan Bowling in the race for Virginia's 3rd District ...

has represented the 3rd district since 2010.

General election

District 4

Incumbent Republican Todd Pillion has represented the 4th district since 2014. He is retiring.

Republican primary election

General election

District 5

Incumbent Republican

Israel O'Quinn Israel Dean O'Quinn (born March 5, 1980) is an American politician. A Republican, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2011. He the 5th district, made up of the cities of Bristol and Galax, Grayson County, and parts of Smyth an ...

has represented the 5th district since 2012.

Republican primary election

General election

District 6

Incumbent Republican Jeff Campbell has represented the 6th district since 2014 special election.

General election

District 7

Incumbent Republican Nick Rush has represented the 7th district since 2012.

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District 8

Incumbent Republican Joseph McNamara has represented the 8th district since the 2018 special election.

General election

District 9

Incumbent Republican Charles Poindexter has represented the 9th district since 2008.

General election

District 10

Incumbent Democrat Wendy Gooditis has represented the 10th district since 2016.

General election

District 11

Incumbent Democrat

Sam Rasoul Salam "Sam" Rasoul (born June 30, 1981) is an American politician serving as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 11th district. He is one of the two Muslim members of the Virginia General Assembly. In November 2020, Rasoul announc ...

has represented the 11th district since 2014.

General election

District 12

Incumbent Democrat Chris Hurst has represented the 12th district since 2018.

General election

District 13

Incumbent Democrat Danica Roem has represented the 13th district since 2018.

General election

District 14

Incumbent Republican

Danny Marshall Daniel Webster Marshall III (born January 20, 1952) is an American politician and race car driver. He was a member of the Danville, Virginia city council 2000–2001. He has been a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates T ...

has represented the 14th district since 2002.

General election

District 15

Incumbent Republican

Todd Gilbert Christopher Todd Gilbert (born October 19, 1970) is an American politician currently serving as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. He has been a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 2006, representing the 15th dis ...

has represented the 15th district since 2006.

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District 16

Incumbent Republican Les Adams has represented the 16th district since 2014.

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District 17

Incumbent Republican Chris Head has represented the 17th district since 2012.

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District 18

Incumbent Republican Michael Webert has represented the 12th district since 2012.

Democratic primary election

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District 19

Incumbent Republican Terry Austin has represented the 19th district since 2014.

General election

District 20

Incumbent Republican Richard Bell has represented the 20th district since 2010. He did not seek reelection, and was succeeded by Republican John Avoli.

Republican primary election

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District 21

Incumbent Democrat

Kelly Fowler Kelly Convirs-Fowler is an American politician. Since 2018, she has served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing district 21. She was first elected in November 2017. Fowler's legislative priorities include finding bipartisan solutio ...

has represented the 21st district since 2018.

General election

District 22

Incumbent Republican

Kathy Byron Kathy J. Byron (born September 5, 1953) is an American politician. Since 1998 she has been a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 22nd district in the Virginia Piedmont, consisting of parts of Bedford, Campbel ...

has represented the 22nd district since 1998.

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District 23

Incumbent Republican T. Scott Garrett has represented the 23rd district since 2010. He did not seek reelection, and was succeeded by Republican Wendell Walker.

Republican primary election

General election

District 24

Incumbent Republican Ronnie R. Campbell has represented the 24th district since a 2019 special election.

General election

District 25

Incumbent Republican

Steve Landes Richard Steven Landes (born November 15, 1959) is an American politician. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1996 to 2020, representing the 25th district in the Blue Ridge Mountains, including parts of Albemarle, Augusta and Rock ...

has represented the 25th district since 1996. He did not seek reelection.

General election

District 26

Incumbent Republican Tony Wilt has represented the 26th district since a 2010 special election.

Democratic primary election

General election

District 27

Incumbent Republican

Roxann Robinson Roxann L. Robinson (born January 11, 1956 in Weirton, West Virginia) is an American politician. A Republican, she was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2010. She the 27th district, in Chesterfield County, in the southern suburbs ...

has represented the 27th district since a 2010 special election.

General election

District 28

Incumbent Republican Bob Thomas has represented the 28th district since 2018. He was defeated in the Republican Primary by Paul Milde, who was then defeated in the General election by Democrat Joshua G. Cole.

Republican primary election

General election

District 29

Incumbent Republican Chris Collins has represented the 29th district since 2016.

General election

District 30

Incumbent Republican

Nick Freitas Nicholas J. Freitas (born August 29, 1979) is an American politician. A Republican, he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 2015.Bill BarteVirginia Republican Senate candidates repeatedly attack Obama, barely mention Kaine, ...

has represented the 30th district since 2016. He ran and won as a write in candidate.

General election

District 31

Incumbent Democrat

Elizabeth Guzmán Elizabeth Rosalina Guzmán is a Peruvian-American politician and social worker elected to represent Virginia's 31st House of Delegates district in Virginia's House of Delegates. She serves on the House committees on Privileges and Elections a ...

has represented the 31st district since 2018.

General election

District 32

Incumbent Democrat David A. Reid has represented the 32nd district since 2018.

General election

District 33

Incumbent Republican Dave LaRock has represented the 33rd district since 2014.

General election

District 34

Incumbent Democrat Kathleen Murphy has represented the 34th district since the 2015 special election.

General election

District 35

Incumbent Democrat

Mark Keam Mark Lee Keam (born May 10, 1966) is a Korean American lawyer. He is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates in the United States. A Democrat, Keam represented the 35th District, which encompassed a portion of Fairfax County, inclu ...

has represented the 35th district since 2010.

General election

District 36

Incumbent Democrat Kenneth R. Plum has represented the 36th district since 1982.

General election

District 37

Incumbent Democrat David Bulova has represented the 37th district since 2006.

General election

District 38

Incumbent Democrat

Kaye Kory L. Kaye Kory (born April 18, 1947) is an American politician. Since 2010 she has served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 38th district in Fairfax County. She served on the Fairfax County School Board 1999–2009. Kory ...

has represented the 38th district since 2010.

Democratic primary election

General election

District 39

Incumbent Democrat Vivian Watts has represented the 39th district since 1996.

General election

District 40

Incumbent Republican and Majority Caucus Chairman

Tim Hugo Timothy Douglas Hugo (born January 7, 1963) is an American businessman, military veteran, and Republican politician in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2003 to 2020, representing the 4 ...

has represented the 40th district since 2003. He was unseated by Democrat

Dan Helmer Daniel Isaac Helmer (born September 27, 1981) is an American politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party. In 2018, he lost the Democratic primary for . In 2019, he successfully ran for the Virginia House of Delegates in district 40, defea ...

General election

District 41

Incumbent Democrat and Minority Leader of the

Eileen Filler-Corn Eileen Robin Filler-Corn (born June 5, 1964) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the Minority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates from January to April 2022, a position she previously held from 2019 to 2020. She previously s ...

has represented the 41st district since 2010.

General election

District 42nd

Incumbent Democrat Kathy Tran has represented the 42nd district since 2018.

General election

District 43

Incumbent Democrat Mark Sickles has represented the 43rd district since 2004.

General election

District 44

Incumbent Democrat

Paul Krizek Paul Eugene Krizek (born July 22, 1961) is an American politician. He has served in the Virginia House of Delegates since 2016, representing the 44th district of Virginia in Fairfax County. Krizek is a member of the Democratic Party. Krizek ser ...

has represented the 44th district since 2016.

General election

District 45

Incumbent Democrat

Mark Levine Mark Andrew LeVine is an American historian, musician, writer, and professor. He is a professor of history at the University of California, Irvine. Education LeVine received his B.A. in comparative religion and biblical studies from Hunter ...

has represented the 45th district since 2016.

General election

District 46

Incumbent Democrat and Minority Caucus Chair

Charniele Herring Charniele LeRhonda Herring ( ; born September 25, 1969) is an American politician. She has served in the Virginia House of Delegates since 2009, representing the 46th district, made up of portions of the city of Alexandria and Fairfax County, ne ...

has represented the 46th district since 2009.

General election

District 47

Incumbent Democrat

Patrick Hope Patrick Alan Hope (born March 6, 1972) is an American politician. Since 2010, he has served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 47th district in Arlington County, outside Washington, D.C. Hope is a member of the Democratic Party. ...

has represented the 47th district since 2010.

General election

District 48

Incumbent Democrat

Rip Sullivan Richard Cyril "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. (born March 14, 1959) is an American activist serving as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 48th district, which encompasses parts of Arlington and Fairfax counties. Sullivan is a member of ...

has represented the 48th district since 2014.

General election

District 49

Incumbent Democrat and House Minority Whip

Alfonso H. Lopez Alfonso Hoffman Lopez (born July 28, 1970) is an American politician, former Obama administration official, and member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He has served in the House of Delegates since January 2012, representing the 49th distric ...

has represented the 49th district since 2012.

Democratic primary election

General election

District 50

Incumbent Democrat Lee J. Carter has represented the 50th district since 2018.

Democratic primary election

General election

District 51

Incumbent Democrat

Hala Ayala Hala S. Ayala (born 1973) is an American politician who represented the 51st district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2018 to 2022. She was the Democratic nominee in the 2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, losing to Repub ...

has represented the 51st district since 2018.

General election

District 52

Incumbent Democrat

Luke Torian Luke E. Torian (born May 30, 1958) is an American politician. Since 2010 he has served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 52nd district in the Prince William County suburbs of Washington, D.C. He is a member of the Democratic Pa ...

has represented the 52nd district since 2010.

Democratic primary election

General election

District 53

Incumbent Democrat

Marcus Simon Marcus Bertram Simon (born July 1, 1970) is an American lawyer and politician from Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, Simon is the member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 53rd district, which includes Falls Church and parts ...

has represented the 53rd district since 2014.

General election

District 54

Incumbent Republican Bobby Orrock has represented the 54th district since 1990.

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District 55

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District 56

Incumbent Republican John McGuire has represented the 56th district since 2018.

General election

District 57

Incumbent Democrat

David Toscano David Joseph Toscano (born June 28, 1950) is an American politician and lawyer. Career A Democrat, he served on the Charlottesville, Virginia city council from 1990 to 2002 and was mayor from 1994 to 1996. In November 2005 he was elected to t ...

has represented the 57th district since 2006. He did not seek reelection.

Democratic primary election

General election

District 58

Incumbent Republican

Rob Bell Robert Holmes Bell Jr. (born August 23, 1970) is an American author, speaker and former pastor. Bell founded Mars Hill Bible Church in Grandville, Michigan, and pastored it until 2012. Under his leadership, Mars Hill was one of the fastest ...

has represented the 58th district since 2002.

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References

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