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

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, 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 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

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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 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 has represented the 2nd district since 2018.

General election

District 3

Incumbent Republican Will Morefield has represented the 3rd district since 2010.

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District 4

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

Republican primary election

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District 5

Incumbent Republican Israel O'Quinn has represented the 5th district since 2012.

Republican primary election

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District 6

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

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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.

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District 9

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

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District 10

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

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District 11

Incumbent Democrat Sam Rasoul has represented the 11th district since 2014.

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District 12

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

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District 13

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

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District 14

Incumbent Republican Danny Marshall has represented the 14th district since 2002.

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District 15

Incumbent Republican Todd Gilbert 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 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

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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 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

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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

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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

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.

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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.

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District 61

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District 62

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District 63

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District 66

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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 81

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District 82

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District 84

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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 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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References

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