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-numbe ...
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
The Virginia House of Delegates election of 2017 was held on Tuesday, November 7. All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates were contested. The Republican Party held a 66–34 majority in the House of Delegates before the election but lo ...
, 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
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of ...
.
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
United States Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over state court cases that involve a point ...
. 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
On May 31, 2019, a mass shooting occurred at a municipal building in the Princess Anne area of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The gunman, DeWayne Craddock, who was a disgruntled city employee, fatally shot 12 people and wounded four others. He was th ...
, Governor
Ralph Northam
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The most common forms ...
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 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
Virginia Department of Elections
The Virginia Department of Elections is an agency that administers elections in Virginia. Its duties include maintaining a voter registration system.
The Department is led by a five-member body, the State Board of Elections
An election comm ...
.
District 1
Incumbent Republican
Terry Kilgore has represented the 1st District since 2017.
General election
District 2
Incumbent Democrat
Jennifer Carroll Foy has represented the 2nd district since 2018.
General election
District 3
Incumbent Republican
Will Morefield 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 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.
General election
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 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 has represented the 14th district since 2002.
General election
District 15
Incumbent Republican
Todd Gilbert has represented the 15th district since 2006.
General election
District 16
Incumbent Republican
Les Adams has represented the 16th district since 2014.
General election
District 17
Incumbent Republican
Chris Head has represented the 17th district since 2012.
General election
District 18
Incumbent Republican
Michael Webert
Michael J. Webert (born September 24, 1979) is an American politician. A Republican, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2011. He the 18th district, made up of Rappahannock County and parts of Culpeper, Fauquier and Warren co ...
has represented the 12th district since 2012.
Democratic primary election
General election
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
John Avoli is an American politician. A Republican, he is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 20th district.
A longtime resident of Staunton, Virginia, Avoli has held multiple positions in the public sector, includin ...
.
Republican primary election
General election
District 21
Incumbent Democrat
Kelly Fowler has represented the 21st district since 2018.
General election
District 22
Incumbent Republican
Kathy Byron has represented the 22nd district since 1998.
General election
District 23
Incumbent Republican
T. Scott Garrett
Thomas Scott Garrett (born July 22, 1956) is an American politician. He served on the Lynchburg, Virginia city council from 2006 until 2010, when he entered the Virginia House of Delegates, where until 2020 he represented the 23rd district, made ...
has represented the 23rd district since 2010. He did not seek reelection, and was succeeded by Republican
Wendell Walker
Wendell Scott Walker is an American politician. Since 2020, he has been a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 23rd district, consisting of parts of the city of Lynchburg, Bedford, and Amherst Counties.
B ...
.
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 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 suburb ...
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
Joshua Gregory Cole (born July 25, 1990) is an American politician. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the Virginia's 28th House of Delegates district, 28th distric ...
.
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 Kain ...
has represented the 30th district since 2016. He ran and won as a write in candidate.
General election
District 31
Incumbent Democrat
Elizabeth Guzmán has represented the 31st district since 2018.
General election
District 32
Incumbent Democrat
David A. Reid
David Alan Reid (born January 14, 1962) is an American politician and retired US Navy Reserve commander. Reid was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2017. He is a Democrat representing the 28th District, which includes much of easter ...
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 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 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 has represented the 40th district since 2003. He was unseated by Democrat
Dan Helmer.
General election
District 41
Incumbent Democrat and Minority Leader of 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-numbe ...
Eileen Filler-Corn 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 has represented the 46th district since 2009.
General election
District 47
Incumbent Democrat
Patrick Hope 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 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 Republ ...
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 ...
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.
General election
District 55
General election
District 56
Incumbent Republican
John McGuire has represented the 56th district since 2018.
General election
District 57
Incumbent Democrat
David Toscano 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.
General election
District 59
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District 60
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District 61
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District 62
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District 63
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District 64
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District 65
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District 66
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District 67
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District 68
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District 69
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District 70
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District 71
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District 72
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District 73
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District 74
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District 75
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District 76
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District 77
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District 78
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District 79
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District 80
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District 81
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District 82
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District 83
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District 84
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District 85
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District 86
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District 87
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District 88
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District 89
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District 90
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District 91
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District 92
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District 93
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District 94
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District 95
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District 96
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District 97
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District 98
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District 99
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District 100
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See also
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2019 Virginia Senate election
The 2019 Virginia Senate election was held on November 5, 2019, concurrently with the House election, to elect members to all 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia for the 161st Virginia General Assembly and the 162nd Virginia General Assembly. Pri ...
*
2019 Virginia elections
References
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