2023 Virginia House of Delegates election


The 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election took place on November 7, 2023, concurrently with elections for the Virginia Senate, to elect members of the 163rd Virginia General Assembly. All 100 delegates were elected to two-year terms from single-member districts. Nomination primaries held through the Department of Elections were held on June 20, 2023. Democrats gained three seats, winning back control with a 51–49 majority after having previously lost it in [2021 Virginia Virginia House of Delegates|House of Delegates election|2021].

Background

Following the 2021 election, Republicans regained control of the House of Delegates, which had been lost to the Democrats in 2019. They controlled a narrow majority of 52 seats prior to the 2023 election.
After the 2022 General Assembly session, House Democrats voted via a secret ballot to remove former speaker and then-minority leader Eileen Filler-Corn from the top of party leadership. House Democrats would replace Filler-Corn with Don Scott as the new minority leader.
The 2023 election was the first held under new district maps following [2020 United States 2020 United States redistricting cycle|redistricting cycle|redistricting] as a result of the 2020 census. In 2020, voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment to create an independent redistricting committee. This committee ultimately failed to agree on a newly drawn map. The districts delegates ran in were created by two special masters appointed by the Supreme Court of Virginia.
Governor Glenn Youngkin sought a Republican trifecta, already having control of the House of Delegates after the 2021 election. However, this is the first state-level election in Virginia following the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision the previous year, which ruled that abortion is not a constitutional right in the United States. Youngkin attempted to change Republican messaging on abortion by proposing a 15-week abortion "limit" instead of using the word "ban".

Retirements

25 incumbents did not seek re-election.

Republicans

Ten Republicans did not seek re-election.
  1. District 4: Will Wampler retired.
  2. District 17: Chris Head retired to successfully run for State Senate.
  3. District 20: John Avoli retired.
  4. District 27: Roxann Robinson retired.
  5. District 28: Tara Durant retired to successfully run for State Senate.
  6. District 33: Dave LaRock retired to run for State Senate.
  7. District 56: John McGuire retired to successfully run for State Senate.
  8. District 60: James E. Edmunds retired.
  9. District 64: Emily Brewer retired to successfully run for State Senate.
  10. District 99: Margaret Ransone retired.

Democrats

Fifteen Democrats did not seek re-election.
  1. District 10: Wendy Gooditis retired.
  2. District 13: Danica Roem retired to successfully run for State Senate.
  3. District 31: Elizabeth Guzmán retired to run for State Senate.
  4. District 34: Kathleen Murphy retired.
  5. District 36: Ken Plum retired.
  6. District 38: Kaye Kory retired.
  7. District 41: Eileen Filler-Corn retired.
  8. District 57: Sally L. Hudson retired to run for State Senate.
  9. District 68: Dawn Adams retired.
  10. District 71: Jeff Bourne retired.
  11. District 72: Schuyler VanValkenburg retired to successfully run for State Senate.
  12. District 76: Clint Jenkins retired to run for State Senate.
  13. District 87: Suhas Subramanyam retired to successfully run for State Senate.
  14. District 90: Angelia Williams Graves retired to successfully run for State Senate.
  15. District 93: Mike Mullin retired.

Resignations

Six seats were left vacant on the day of the general election due to resignations in 2023.

Democrats

Two Democrats resigned before the end of their terms.
  1. District 74: Lamont Bagby resigned on April 11 to join the State Senate.
  2. District 79: Nadarius Clark resigned on March 21 to run for re-election in a neighboring district.

Republicans

Four Republicans resigned before the end of their terms.
  1. District 22: Kathy Byron resigned on September 30 to become deputy director for external affairs of the Virginia Department of Workforce Development and Advancement.
  2. District 58: Rob Bell resigned on September 18 to join Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares's office.
  3. District 83: Tim Anderson resigned on April 3 to run for State Senate.
  4. District 84: Glenn Davis resigned on April 24 to become director of the Virginia Department of Energy.

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

One incumbent delegate, a Republican, was defeated in the June 20 primary election.

Republicans

  1. District 47: Marie March lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent Wren Williams.

In general election

Two incumbent delegates, a Republican and an independent, were defeated in the November 7 general election.

Republicans

  1. District 97: Karen Greenhalgh lost re-election to Michael Feggans.

Independents

  1. District 51: Matt Fariss lost re-election to Eric Zehr.

Special elections

There were four special elections for the 162nd Virginia General Assembly. The first was held on January 11, 2022. The following two were held on January 10, 2023. The fourth was held on August 29, 2023.

District 89 (special)

Incumbent Democrat Jay Jones, first elected in 2017, retired on December 31, 2021.

District 24 (special)

Incumbent Republican Ronnie Campbell, first elected in 2018, died on December 13, 2022.

District 35 (special)

Incumbent Democrat Mark Keam, first elected in 2009, resigned on September 6, 2022.

District 6 (special)

Incumbent Republican Jeff Campbell, first elected in 2013, resigned on July 14, 2023. Campbell had already announced his resignation for 2023.

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

List of districts

District 1

House District 1 contains portions of Arlington County. The incumbent delegate was Democrat Patrick Hope, who was first elected in 2009.

Democratic primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 2

House District 2 contains portions of Arlington County. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Withdrawn

General election

Predictions

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District 3

House District 3 is located partially within the city of Alexandria and Arlington County. The incumbent delegate was Democrat Alfonso Lopez, who was first elected in 2011.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Independents

Declared

  • Mike Webb, U.S. Army veteran and perennial candidate

General election

Predictions

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District 4

House District 4 is located partially within the city of Alexandria and Fairfax County. The incumbent delegate was Democrat Charniele Herring, who was first elected in 2009.

Democratic primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 5

House District 5 contains portions of the city of Alexandria. The incumbent delegate was Democrat Elizabeth Bennett-Parker, who was first elected in 2021.

Democratic primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 6

House District 6 contains portions of Fairfax County. This district had two incumbents following redistricting: Democrat Kathleen Murphy, who was first elected in 2015, and Democrat Rip Sullivan, who was first elected in 2014.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Declined

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Kristin Hoffman, IT executive

General election

Predictions

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District 7

House District 7 contains portions of Fairfax County. The incumbent delegate was Democrat Ken Plum, who was first elected in 1981.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Mary Barthelson, space engineer and candidate for HD-36 in 2021
  • Paul Berry, teacher
  • Shyamali Hauth, U.S. Air Force veteran

Withdrawn

Declined

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Luellen Maskeny, author

General election

Predictions

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District 8

House District 8 contains portions of Fairfax County. The incumbent delegate was Democrat Irene Shin, who was first elected in 2021.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Max Fisher, aviation industry worker

General election

Predictions

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District 9

House District 9 contains portions of Fairfax County. The incumbent delegate was Democrat Karrie Delaney, who was first elected in 2017.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Nhan Huynh, IT consultant and U.S. Army veteran

General election

Predictions

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District 10

House District 10 contains portions of Fairfax County. The incumbent delegate was Democrat Dan Helmer, who was first elected in 2019.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 11

House District 11 contains all of the city of Fairfax and portions of Fairfax County. The incumbent delegate was Democrat David Bulova, who was first elected in 2005.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Almira Mohammed, medical student

General election

Predictions

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District 12

House District 12 contains portions of Fairfax County. The incumbent delegate was Democrat Holly Seibold, who was first elected in 2023.

Democratic primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 13

House District 13 contains all of the city of Falls Church and portions of Fairfax County. This district had two incumbents following redistricting: Democrat Kaye Kory, who was first elected in 2009, and Democrat Marcus Simon, who was first elected in 2013.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Declined

Libertarian convention

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 14

House District 14 contains portions of Fairfax County. The incumbent delegate was Democrat Vivian Watts, who was first elected in 1995.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 15

House District 15 contains portions of Fairfax County. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Eric Schmidt, entrepreneur
  • Henri' Thompson, teacher

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Marcus Evans, IT specialist

Independents

Withdrawn

  • Anna LaNave

General election

Predictions

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District 16

House District 16 contains portions of Fairfax County. The incumbent delegate was Democrat Paul Krizek, who was first elected in 2015.

Democratic primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 17

House District 17 contains portions of Fairfax County. The incumbent delegate was Democrat Mark Sickles, who was first elected in 2003.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Withdrawn

  • Richard Mereu, government relations officer

General election

Predictions

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District 18

House District 18 contains portions of Fairfax County. This district had two incumbents following redistricting: Democrat Eileen Filler-Corn, who was first elected in 2010, and Democrat Kathy Tran, who was first elected in 2017.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Declined

Republican primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 19

House District 19 contains portions of Fairfax County and Prince William County. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Makya Little, former FBI employee
  • Natalie Shorter, financier and granddaughter of Louise Lucas

General election

Predictions

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District 20

House District 20 contains all of the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park, as well as portions of Prince William County. This seat had two incumbents following redistricting: Democrats Michelle Maldonado, who was first elected in 2021, and Danica Roem, who was first elected in 2017.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Declined

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Sharon E. Ashurst, former chair of the Manassas GOP committee

General election

Predictions

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District 21

House District 21 contains portions of Prince William County. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Josh Quill, U.S. Marine veteran

General election

Predictions

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District 22

House District 22 contains portions of Prince William County. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 23

House District 23 contains portions of Prince William County and Stafford County. The incumbent delegate was Democrat Candi King, who was first elected in 2021.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • James Tully, U.S. Marine veteran

General election

Predictions

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District 24

House District 24 contains portions of Prince William County. This seat had two incumbents following redistricting: Democrat Elizabeth Guzmán, who was first elected in 2017, and Democrat Luke Torian, who was first elected in 2009. Delegate Guzmán announced she would be running for State Senate.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Declined

General election

Predictions

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District 25

House District 25 contains portions of Prince William County. The incumbent delegate was Democrat Briana Sewell, who was first elected in 2021.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • John S. Gray, candidate for school board in 2015

General election

Predictions

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District 26

House District 26 contains portions of Loudoun County. The incumbent delegate was Democrat Suhas Subramanyam, who was first elected in 2019.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Sirisha Kompalli, businesswoman

Failed to qualify

  • Sreedhar Nagireddi, IT professional

Declined

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Rafi Khaja, educator

General election

Predictions

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District 27

House District 27 contains portions of Loudoun County. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Withdrawn

Republican primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 28

House District 28 contains portions of Loudoun County. The incumbent delegate was Democrat David Reid, who was first elected in 2017.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Paul Lott, education consultant and candidate for VA-10 in 2022

General election

Predictions

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District 29

House District 29 contains portions of Loudoun County. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Failed to qualify

  • Michelle Thomas, pastor

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Jonathan Mark Rogers, educator

General election

Predictions

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District 30

House District 30 contains portions of Fauquier County and Loudoun County. The incumbent was Republican Dave LaRock, who was first elected in 2013.

Nominee

Failed to qualify

  • Caleb Max, businessman and Republican candidate for VA-10 in 2022

Declined

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Robert Banse, reverend

Failed to qualify

  • Max Sawicky, economist

General election

Predictions

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District 31

House District 31 contains all of Clarke County and portions of Frederick County and Warren County. The incumbent delegate was Democrat Wendy Gooditis, who was first elected in 2017.

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Steven Foreman, former chair of the Warren County Democratic committee

Declined

Republican firehouse primary

Nominee

Defeated in primary

Independents

Declared

General election

Predictions

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District 32

House District 32 contains the entire city of Winchester and portions of Frederick County. The incumbent delegate was Republican Bill Wiley, who was first elected in 2020.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 33

House District 33 contains all of Page County and Shenandoah County, as well as portions of Rockingham County and Warren County. The incumbent delegate was Republican Todd Gilbert, who was first elected in 2005.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 34

House District 34 contains the city of Harrisonburg and portions of Rockingham County. The incumbent delegate was Republican Tony Wilt, who was first elected in 2010.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Esther Nizer, IT manager

General election-

Predictions

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District 35

House District 35 contains all of Bath County and Highland County, as well as portions of Augusta County and Rockingham County. The incumbent delegate was Republican Chris Runion, who was first elected in 2019.

Republican primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 36

House District 36 contains the cities of Staunton and Waynesboro, as well as portions of Augusta County and Rockbridge County. This district had two incumbents following redistricting: Republican John Avoli, who was first elected in 2019, and Republican Ellen Campbell, who was first elected in 2023.

Republican primary

Nominee

Declined

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Randall Wolf, Democratic nominee for HD-20 in 2021

General election

Predictions

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District 37

House District 37 contains the cities of Buena Vista, Covington, and Lexington, as well as all of Alleghany County, Botetourt County, and Craig County. Also portions of Rockbridge County. The district had two incumbents following redistricting: Republicans Terry Austin, who was first elected in 2013, and Chris Head, who was first elected in 2011.

Republican primary

Nominee

Declined

Democratic primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 38

House District 38 contains portions of the city of Roanoke. The incumbent delegate was Democrat Sam Rasoul, who was first elected in 2013.

Democratic primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 39

House District 39 contains all of Franklin County and portions of Roanoke County. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Democratic primary

Did not quality

  • Gregory Maxwell

General election

Predictions

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District 40

House District 40 contains the entire city of Salem, portions of the city of Roanoke, and portions of Roanoke County. The incumbent delegate was Republican Joe McNamara, who was first elected in 2018.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Misty Dawn Vickers, social worker

General election

Predictions

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District 41

House District 41 contains portions of Montgomery County and Roanoke County. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Republican mass meeting

Nominee

Defeated at meeting

  • Lowell Bowman, contractor and Republican candidate for HD-7 in 2021

Democratic primary

Nominee

Withdrawn

  • James Harder, Director of CS/root and Democratic nominee for HD-12 in 2013

General election

Predictions

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District 42

House District 42 contains the entire city of Radford and Giles County, as well as portions of Pulaski County and Montgomery County. The incumbent delegate was Republican Jason Ballard, who was first elected in 2021.

Republican Mass meeting

Nominee

Defeated at meeting

  • Jody Pyles, marketing and sales consultant

General election

Predictions

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District 43

House District 43 contains all of Bland County, Buchanan County, and Tazewell County, as well as portions of Dickenson County and Russell County. The incumbent delegate was Republican Will Morefield, who was first elected in 2009.

Republican primary

Nominee

Independents

Declared

  • Dave Ratliff

General election

Predictions

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District 44

House District 44 contains the entire city of Bristol and Washington County, as well as portions of Russell County. This district had two incumbents following redistricting: Republican Israel O'Quinn, who was first elected in 2011, and Republican Will Wampler, who was first elected in 2019.

Republican primary

Nominee

Declined

General election

Predictions

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District 45

House District 45 contains the entire city of Norton, Lee County, Scott County, and Wise County, as well as portions of Dickenson County. The incumbent delegate was Republican Terry Kilgore, who was first elected in 1993.

Republican primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 46

House District 46 contains all of Grayson County, Smyth County, and Wythe County, as well as portions of Pulaski County. The incumbent delegate was Republican Jed Arnold, who was first elected in 2023.

Republican primary

Nominee

Declined

General election

Predictions

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District 47

House District 47 contains the entire city of Galax, Carroll County, Floyd County, and Patrick County, as well as portions of Henry County. This district had two incumbents following redistricting: Republican Marie March, who was first elected in 2021, and Republican Wren Williams, who was also first elected in 2021.

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Democratic primary

  • Patty Quesenberry, farmer

Independents

Declared

  • Jacob Frogel

General election

Predictions

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District 48

House District 48 contains the entire city of Martinsville, as well as portions of Henry County and Pittsylvania County. The incumbent delegate was Republican Les Adams, who was first elected in 2013.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Did not qualify

  • Chance Trevillian, receptionist and Democratic nominee for HD-16 in 2021

General election

Predictions

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District 49

House District 49 contains the entire city of Danville, as well as portions of Halifax County and Pittsylvania County. This district had two incumbents following redistricting: Republican James E. Edmunds, who was first elected in 2009, and Republican Danny Marshall, who was first elected in 2001. Edmunds was retiring.

Republican primary

Nominee

Declined

Democratic primary

Failed to qualify

  • Jasmine Lipscomb, U.S. Marine veteran

General election

Predictions

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District 50

House District 50 contains all of Charlotte County, Lunenburg County, and Mecklenburg County, as well as portions of Halifax County and Prince Edward County. The incumbent delegate was Republican Tommy Wright who was first elected in 2000.

Republican primary

Nominee

Withdrawn

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Josh Blakely, director of Transformative Learning and Brock Experiences at Longwood University

General election

Predictions

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District 51

House District 51 contains portions of Bedford County, Campbell County, and Pittsylvania County. The incumbent delegate was Republican Matt Fariss, who was first elected in 2011. Fariss, facing felony charges for a hit and run, did not file for the Republican primary, but later filed to run as an independent.

Republican primary

Nominee

Failed to Qualify

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Kimberly Moran

Independent

Declared

General election

Predictions

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District 52

House District 52 contains the entire city of Lynchburg and portions of Campbell County. This district had two incumbents following redistricting: Republican Kathy Byron, who was first elected in 1997, and Republican Wendell Walker, who was first elected in 2019.

Republican primary

Nominee

Declined

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Jennifer Woofter, consultant

General election

Predictions

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District 53

House District 53 contains all of Amherst County, as well as portions of Bedford County and Nelson County. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Republican convention

Nominee

Defeated at convention

  • Sarah Mays, activist

Results

Total vote tallies were not released publicly due to Mays conceding.

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Sam Soghor, community activist, Democratic nominee for HD-24 in 2021, and Democratic candidate for the HD-24 special in 2023

General election

Predictions

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District 54

House District 54 contains the entire city of Charlottesville and portions of Albemarle County. This incumbent was Democrat Sally Hudson, who was first elected in 2019.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Declined

General election

Predictions

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District 55

House District 55 contains portions of Albemarle County, Fluvanna County, Louisa County, and Nelson County. The seat was vacant after incumbent Republican delegate Rob Bell, who was first elected in 2001, resigned to join Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares's office.

Republican primary

Nominee

Withdrawn

  • Reid Wernig, aerospace engineer

Declined

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Kellen Squire, emergency room nurse and Democratic nominee for HD-58 in 2017

General election

Predictions

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District 56

House District 56 contains all of Appomattox County, Buckingham County, and Cumberland County, as well as portions of Fluvanna County, Goochland County, Louisa County, and Prince Edward County. The incumbent was Republican John McGuire, first elected in 2017.

Republican convention

Nominee

Defeated at convention

  • Kevin Bailey, attorney
  • Jennie Wood, businesswoman

Declined

General election

Predictions

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District 57

House District 57 contains portions of Goochland County and Henrico County. This was an open seat following redistricting.
The race made national headlines after it was reported that the Democratic nominee, Susanna Gibson, had livestreamed sexual acts with her husband on the website Chaturbate in the past. The Republican Party responded by sending mailers to voters which included still photos of her and her husband clipped from the website, alongside a picture of the couple with their two children. The photos were not explicit, but the quotes from Gibson's videos that accompanied them were.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Susanna Gibson, nurse practitioner, healthcare and women's rights advocate

Eliminated in primary

  • Bob Shippee, retired banker, environmental advocate

General election

Predictions

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District 58

House District 58 contains potions of Henrico County. The incumbent delegate was Democrat Rodney Willett, who was first elected in 2019.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 59

House District 59 contains portions of Hanover County, Henrico County, and Louisa County. The incumbent delegate was Republican Buddy Fowler, who was first elected in 2013.

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Graven Craig, attorney and Republican candidate for HD-56 in 2017
  • Philip Strother, attorney

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Rachel Levy, teacher and Democratic nominee for HD-55 in 2021

General election

Predictions

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District 60

House District 60 contains portions of Hanover County and New Kent County. The incumbent delegate was Republican Scott Wyatt, who was first elected in 2019.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Keith Braxton, teacher

General election

Predictions

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District 61

House District 61 contains all of Rappahannock County and portions of Culpeper County and Fauquier County. The incumbent delegate was Republican Michael Webert, who was first elected in 2011.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Larry Jackson, Army contractor

General election

Predictions

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District 62

House District 62 contains all of Greene County and Madison County, as well as portions of Culpeper County and Orange County. The incumbent delegate was Republican Nick Freitas, who was first elected in 2015.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Sara Ratcliffe, consultant and Democratic nominee for HD-58 in 2021

General election

Predictions

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District 63

House District 63 contains portions of Orange County and Spotsylvania County. The incumbent delegate was Republican Philip Scott, who was first elected in 2021.

Republican primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 64

House District 64 contains portions of Stafford County. This was an open seat following redistricting,

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Leonard Lacey, bishop

General election

Predictions

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District 65

House District 65 contains the entire city of Fredericksburg and portions of Spotsylvania County and Stafford County. The incumbent was Republican Tara Durant, who was first elected in 2021.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Michael Kasey, disability advocate

Declined

General election

Predictions

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District 66

House District 66 contains portions of Caroline County and Spotsylvania County. The incumbent delegate was Republican Bobby Orrock, who was first elected in 1989.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Mark Lux, teacher

General election

Predictions

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District 67

House District 67 contains all of King George County, Lancaster County, Northumberland County, Richmond County, and Westmoreland County, as well as portions of Caroline County. The incumbent delegate was Republican Margaret Ransone, who was first elected in 2011.

Republican primary

Nominee

Declined

Democratic primary

Nominee

Independents

Nominee

  • Richard Kenski, nonprofit founder

General election

Predictions

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District 68

House District 68 contains all of Essex County, King & Queen County, King William County, Mathews County, and Middlesex County, as well as portions of Gloucester County. The incumbent delegate was Republican Keith Hodges, who was first elected in 2011.

Republican primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 69

House District 69 contains portions of the city of Newport News, Gloucester County, James City County, and York County. The incumbent delegate was Democrat Michael Mullin, who was first elected in 2016.

Democratic primary

Withdrawn

  • Lindsay Fogarty, rare disease advocate

Declined

Republican primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 70

House District 70 contains portions of the city of Newport News. The incumbent delegate was Democrat Shelly Simonds, who was first elected in 2019.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

  • Matt Waters, advertising consultant and Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018

Libertarian primary

Nominee

  • Michael Bartley, aerospace engineer and nominee for HD-94 in 2019

General election

Predictions

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District 71

House District 71 contains all of the city of Williamsburg, as well as portions of James City County and New Kent County. The incumbent delegate was Republican Amanda Batten, who was first elected in 2019.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 72

House District 72 contains all of Amelia County, Nottoway County, and Powhatan County, as well as portions of Chesterfield County. The incumbent delegate was Republican Lee Ware, who was first elected in 1998.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 73

House District 73 contains portions of Chesterfield County. The incumbent delegate was Republican Roxann Robinson, who was first elected in 2010.

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Herb Walke, businessman

General election

Predictions

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District 74

House District 74 contains the entire city of Colonial Heights and portions of Chesterfield County. The incumbent delegate was Republican Mike Cherry, who was first elected in 2021.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Failed to qualify

  • Jessica Rowland, senior analyst

General election

Predictions

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District 75

House District 75 contains all of the city of Hopewell and portions of Chesterfield County and Prince George County. The incumbent delegate was Republican Carrie Coyner, who was first elected in 2019.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 76

House District 76 contains portions of Chesterfield County. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Duc Truong, businessman

General election

Predictions

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District 77

House District 77 contains portions of the city of Richmond and Chesterfield County. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Democratic primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 78

House District 78 contains portions of the city of Richmond. This seat had three incumbents following redistricting. Democrat Dawn Adams, who was first elected in 2017, Democrat Jeff Bourne, who was also first elected in 2017, and Democrat Betsy Carr, who was first elected in 2009.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Declined

General election

Predictions

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District 79

House District 79 contains portions of the city of Richmond. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Independents

Failed to qualify

  • Eric Sundberg, graphic designer

General election

Predictions

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District 80

House District 80 contains portions of Henrico County. This was an open seat as then-incumbent delegate, Democrat Lamont Bagby, who was first elected in 2015, resigned to take office in the state senate after he was specially elected on March 28, 2023, and incumbent Schuyler VanValkenburg was running for SD-16.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • John Dantzler, Democratic candidate for HD-74 in 2021

Declined

Independents

Failed to qualify

  • Michael Pertti Harned

General election

Predictions

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District 81

House District 81 contains all of Charles City County and portions of Henrico County and Chesterfield County. The incumbent delegate was Democrat Delores McQuinn, who was first elected in 2009.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Terrence Walker, administrative assistant

General election

Predictions

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District 82

House District 82 contains the entire of the city of Petersburg and Surry County, as well as portions of Dinwiddie County and Prince George County. The incumbent delegate was Republican Kim Taylor, who was first elected in 2021.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Victor McKenzie, nonprofit executive director

Failed to qualify

  • Branden Riley

General election

Predictions

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District 83

House District 83 contains all of the city of Emporia, Brunswick County, Greensville County, Southampton County, and Sussex County, as well as portions of Dinwiddie County and Isle of Wight County. The incumbent delegate was Republican Otto Wachsmann, who was first elected in 2021.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Mary Person, elementary school administrator

General election

Predictions

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District 84

House District 84 contains all of the city of Franklin, as well as portions of the city of Suffolk and Isle of Wight County. Following redistricting, this district had two incumbents: Republican Emily Brewer, who was first elected in 2017, and Democrat Nadarius Clark, who was first elected in 2021.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Michele Joyce, computer scientist and Democratic nominee for HD-64 in 2019

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Michael Dillender, U.S. Navy veteran and Republican nominee for HD-76 in 2021

Eliminated in primary

  • Rod Thompson, U.S. Navy veteran

Declined

General election

Predictions

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District 85

House District 85 contains portions of the city of Newport News. The incumbent delegate was Democrat Cia Price, who was first elected in 2015.

Democratic primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 86

House District 86 contains the entire city of Poquoson, as well as portions of the city of Hampton and York County. The incumbent delegate was Republican A.C. Cordoza, who was first elected in 2021.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 87

House District 87 contains portions of the city of Hampton. The incumbent delegate was Democrat Jeion Ward, who was first elected in 2003.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • John Chapman, trucking trainer and supervisor

General election

Predictions

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District 88

House District 88 contains portions of the city of Portsmouth. Following redistricting, this district had two incumbents: Democrat Don Scott, who was first elected in 2019, and Nadarius Clark, who was first elected in 2021.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Declined

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Jim Wright, nonprofit founder

General election

Predictions

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District 89

House District 89 contains portions of the cities of Chesapeake and Suffolk. The incumbent was Democrat Clint Jenkins, who was first elected in 2019.

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Karen Lynette Jenkins, Suffolk School Board member

Declined

Republican firehouse primary

Nominee

Defeated in primary

General election

Predictions

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District 90

House District 90 contains portions of the city of Chesapeake. The incumbent delegate was Republican Jay Leftwich, who was first elected in 2013.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Jeremy Rodden, Chesapeake School Board candidate and chair of Secular Democrats of Virginia

General election

Predictions

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District 91

House District 91 contains portions of the cities of Chesapeake and Portsmouth. The incumbent delegate was Democrat Cliff Hayes Jr., who was first elected in 2016.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Elijah Colon, account manager

Withdrawn

  • Thomas Powell

General election

Predictions

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District 92

House District 92 contains portions of the cities of Chesapeake and Norfolk. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Kim Sudderth, senior manager

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Michael Durig, music teacher and U.S. Navy veteran

General election

Predictions

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District 93

House District 93 contains portions of the city of Norfolk. The district had two incumbents following redistricting: Jackie Glass, who was first elected in 2022, and Angelia Williams Graves, who was first elected in 2020.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Declined

Republican primary

Nominee

  • John Sitka III, U.S. Navy veteran

General election

Predictions

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District 94

House District 94 contains portions of the city of Norfolk. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Failed to qualify

  • Mike Pudhorodsky, activist

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Andrew Pittman, attorney

Eliminated in primary

  • Amy Chudzinski, attorney
  • Kenneth O'Brien, U.S. Navy veteran

Failed to qualify

  • Antonio Respass

General election

Predictions

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District 95

House District 95 contains portions of the cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Rick James

General election

Predictions

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District 96

House District 96 contains portions of the city of Virginia Beach. The incumbent delegate was Kelly Convirs-Fowler, who was first elected in 2017.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Susan Hippen, U.S. Navy veteran and candidate for SD-7 in 2019
  • Brandon Hutchins, U.S. Navy veteran and candidate for Virginia Beach City Council in 2020
  • Sean Monteiro, retired U.S. Air Force colonel, realtor, and chair of the Virginia Beach Civilian Review Task Force Committee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Mike Karslake, entrepreneur

Independents

Declared

  • Nicholas Olenik, businessman

General election

Predictions

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District 97

House District 97 contains portions of the city of Virginia Beach. The incumbent delegate was Republican Karen Greenhalgh, who was first elected in 2021.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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District 98

House District 98 contains portions of the city of Virginia Beach. This seat had two incumbents following redistricting: Republican Glenn Davis, who was first elected in 2013, and Republican Barry Knight, who was first elected in 2008.

Republican primary

Nominee

Declined

Democratic primary

Did not qualify

  • Zachary Coltrain, university student

General election

Predictions

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District 99

House District 99 contains portions of the city of Virginia Beach. The incumbent delegate was Anne Ferrell Tata, who was first elected in 2021.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Cat Porterfield, journalist

General election

Predictions

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District 100

House District 100 contains portions of the city of Virginia Beach, as well as all of the Eastern Shore. This district had two incumbents following redistricting: Republican Tim Anderson, who was first elected in 2021, and Republican Robert Bloxom Jr., who was first elected in 2014. However, Anderson announced he would not seek re-election.

Republican primary

Nominee

Declined

Democratic primary

Nominee

General election

Predictions

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CNalysisSeptember 6, 2023
Elections DailyNovember 2, 2023