| Election Name: | 2021 Virginia House of Delegates elections |
| Country: | Virginia |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Virginia House of Delegates election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 2021 |
| Next Election: | 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
| Seats For Election: | All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates |
| Majority Seats: | 51 |
| Turnout: | 54.9% 12.5[1] |
| Image1: | File:Todd Gilbert 4-4-24 (cropped).jpg |
| Leader1: | Todd Gilbert |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Leader Since1: | January 8, 2020 |
| Leaders Seat1: | 15th |
| Last Election1: | 45 |
| Seats1: | 52 |
| Seat Change1: | 7 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,666,569 |
| Percentage1: | 51.56% |
| Swing1: | 8.3% |
| Leader2: | Eileen Filler-Corn |
| Leader Since2: | January 1, 2019 |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat2: | 41st |
| Last Election2: | 55 |
| Seats2: | 48 |
| Seat Change2: | 7 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,536,509 |
| Percentage2: | 47.54% |
| Swing2: | 5.2% |
| Speaker | |
| Before Election: | Eileen Filler-Corn |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Todd Gilbert |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Map Size: | 400px |
The 2021 Virginia House of Delegates election for the 162nd Virginia General Assembly were held on November 2, 2021, to coincide with biennial elections in the U.S. state of Virginia. All 100 Delegates are elected to two-year terms in single-member constituencies. Primary elections took place on June 8.[2] This election coincided with the 2021 Virginia Gubernatorial election, the Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, and lastly, the Attorney General election, all of which were won by Republicans. The upper house of the Virginia General Assembly, the Senate of Virginia, held its next elections on November 7, 2023.
The certified results showed Republicans flipping seven seats and regaining a majority in the House of Delegates.[3] A recount in the 85th district, which concluded on December 3, showed incumbent Democrat Alex Askew gaining 12 votes, with Republican Karen Greenhalgh still winning by 115 votes.[4] A recount in the 91st district, which concluded on December 8, showed incumbent Democrat Martha Mugler losing by 94 votes to Republican A.C. Cordoza.[5]
Following the 2019 Virginia House of Delegates election, Democrats netted a gain of six seats. As a result, control of the Virginia House of Delegates flipped to Democratic control for the first time since 1999.[6] Upon obtaining control of the chamber, House Democrats elected Eileen Filler-Corn as Speaker making her the first female Speaker in the history of the Virginia House of Delegates.[7]
Five incumbents did not seek re-election either to retire or to seek other positions.
One Democrat did not seek re-election.
Hala Ayala retired to run for lieutenant governor.[8]
Four Republicans did not seek re-election.
Kirk Cox retired to run for governor.[10]
Jason Miyares retired to run for attorney general.[11]
Four Democrats lost renomination.
One Republican lost renomination.
Seven Democrats lost re-election to Republicans.
No Republicans lost re-election.
There were two special elections in 2021 to the 161st Virginia General Assembly, both held on January 5.
Incumbent Democrat Joseph C. Lindsey, first elected in a 2014 special election, retired on November 10, 2020.[18]
Incumbent Democrat Jennifer Carroll Foy, first elected in 2017, retired on December 12, 2020, to run for governor.[19]
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball[20] | October 18, 2021 | ||
| align=left | Elections Daily[21] | November 1, 2021 |
The Republican Party showed a strong performance in 2021, gaining seven seats over the Democrats. Due to close races in Districts 85 and 91, recounts were requested by Democrats Alex Askew and Martha Mugler, who fell in close second places to their Republican challengers.[22] On December 3, 2021, the recount in District 85 reaffirmed the victory of Republican Karen Greenhalgh, giving the Republican Party a majority in the House of Delegates and ending the Democratic Party's control over the chamber. District 91's recount, which took place on December 7, resulted in victory for Republican candidate A.C. Cordoza, making the final seat count 52 Republicans to 48 Democrats.[23]
Both major parties fielded a record high number of candidates, with Republicans contesting 98 out of the 100 districts, and Democrats contesting 93.[24]
| 52 | 48 | |
| Republican | Democratic |
| Parties | Candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 2019 | align=center | 2021 | align=center | +/- | align=center | Strength | align=center | Votes | align=center | % | align=center | Change | ||||
| Republican | align=right | 98 | align=right | 45 | align=right | 52 | align=right | 7 | align=right | 52.00% | align=right | 1,666,569 | align=right | 51.56 | align=right | +8.25 | |
| Democratic | align=right | 93 | align=right | 55 | align=right | 48 | align=right | 7 | align=right | 48.00% | align=right | 1,536,509 | align=right | 47.54 | align=right | -5.12 | |
| Independent | align=right | 5 | align=right | 0 | align=right | 0 | align=right | align=right | 0.00% | align=right | 12,315 | align=right | 0.38 | align=right | -0.70 | ||
| Libertarian | align=right | 5 | align=right | 0 | align=right | 0 | align=right | align=right | 0.00% | align=right | 2,992 | align=right | 0.09 | align=right | -0.33 | ||
| Write-ins | align=right | – | align=right | 0 | align=right | 0 | align=right | align=right | 0.00% | align=right | 13,799 | align=right | 0.43 | align=right | -1.45 | ||
| align=center colspan="2" | Total | align=center | 201 | align=center | 100 | align=center | 100 | align=center | – | align=center | 100.00% | align=center | 3,232,184 | align=center | 100.00 | align=center | – |
| align=left colspan="2" | Turnout | align=right | 3,296,705 | align=right | 55.39 | align=right | |||||||||||
| align=left colspan="2" | Registered | align=right | 5,951,368 | align=right | align=right | ||||||||||||
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
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Incumbent Republican Terry Kilgore was first elected in 1993.
Incumbent Democrat Candi King was first elected in a 2021 special election.
Incumbent Republican Will Morefield was first elected in 2009.
Incumbent Republican Will Wampler was first elected in 2019.
Incumbent Republican Israel O'Quinn was first elected in 2011.
Incumbent Republican Jeff Campbell was first elected in 2013.
Incumbent Republican Nick Rush was first elected in 2011. He is retiring.
Incumbent Republican Joseph McNamara was first elected in a 2018 special election. Democratic challenger Dustin Wimbish withdrew from the race on October 13, but his candidacy remained on the ballot.[25]
Incumbent Republican Charles Poindexter was first elected in 2007. He lost renomination.
Incumbent Democrat Wendy Gooditis was first elected in 2017.
Incumbent Democrat Sam Rasoul was first elected in 2013.
Incumbent Democrat Chris Hurst was first elected in 2017.
Incumbent Democrat Danica Roem was first elected in 2017.
Incumbent Republican Danny Marshall was first elected in 2001.
Incumbent Republican and House Minority Leader Todd Gilbert was first elected in 2005.
Incumbent Republican Les Adams was first elected in 2013.
Incumbent Republican Chris Head was first elected in 2011.
Incumbent Republican Michael Webert was first elected in 2011.
Incumbent Republican Terry Austin was first elected in 2013.
Incumbent Republican John Avoli was first elected in 2019.
Incumbent Democrat Kelly Convirs-Fowler was first elected in 2017.
Incumbent Republican Kathy Byron was first elected in 1997.
Incumbent Republican Wendell Walker was first elected in 2019.
Incumbent Republican Ronnie Campbell was first elected in a 2018 special election.
Incumbent Republican Chris Runion was first elected in 2019.
Incumbent Republican Tony Wilt was first elected in a 2010 special election.
Incumbent Republican Roxann Robinson was first elected in a 2010 special election.
Incumbent Democrat Joshua Cole was first elected in 2019.
Incumbent Republican Bill Wiley was first elected in a 2020 special election.
Incumbent Republican Nick Freitas was first elected in 2015.
Incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Guzmán was first elected in 2017.
Incumbent Democrat David Reid was first elected in 2017.
Incumbent Republican Dave LaRock was first elected in 2013.
Incumbent Democrat Kathleen Murphy was first elected in a 2015 special election.
Incumbent Democrat Mark Keam was first elected in 2009.
Incumbent Democrat Ken Plum was first elected in 1981.
Incumbent Democrat David Bulova was first elected in 2005.
Incumbent Democrat Kaye Kory was first elected in 2009.
Incumbent Democrat Vivian Watts was first elected in 1995.
Incumbent Democrat Dan Helmer was first elected in 2019.
Incumbent Democrat and Speaker of the House Eileen Filler-Corn was first elected in a 2010 special election.
Incumbent Democrat Kathy Tran was first elected in 2017.
Incumbent Democrat Mark Sickles was first elected in 2003.
Incumbent Democrat Paul Krizek was first elected in 2015.
Incumbent Democrat Mark Levine was first elected in 2015. He lost renomination.
Incumbent Democrat and House Majority Leader Charniele Herring was first elected in 2009.
Incumbent Democrat Patrick Hope was first elected in 2009.
Incumbent Democrat Rip Sullivan was first elected in a 2014 special election.
Incumbent Democrat and House Majority Whip Alfonso Lopez was first elected in 2011.
Incumbent Democrat Lee Carter was first elected in 2017. He lost renomination.
Incumbent Democrat Hala Ayala was first elected in 2017. She is retiring to run for lieutenant governor.
Incumbent Democrat Luke Torian was first elected in 2009.
Incumbent Democrat Marcus Simon was first elected in 2013.
Incumbent Republican Bobby Orrock was first elected in 1989.
Incumbent Republican Buddy Fowler was first elected in 2013.
Incumbent Republican John McGuire was first elected in 2017.
Incumbent Democrat Sally Hudson was first elected in 2019.
Incumbent Republican Rob Bell was first elected in 2001.
Incumbent Republican Matt Fariss was first elected in 2011.
Incumbent Republican James Edmunds was first elected in 2019.
Incumbent Republican Tommy Wright was first elected in a 2000 special election.
Incumbent Republican Carrie Coyner was first elected in 2019.
Incumbent Democrat Lashrecse Aird was first elected in 2015.
Incumbent Republican Emily Brewer was first elected in 2017.
Incumbent Republican Lee Ware was first elected in a 1998 special election.
Incumbent Republican Kirk Cox was first elected in 1989. He is retiring to run for governor.
Incumbent Democrat Karrie Delaney was first elected in 2017.
Incumbent Democrat Dawn Adams was first elected in 2017.
Incumbent Democrat Betsy Carr was first elected in 2009.
Incumbent Democrat Delores McQuinn was first elected in 2009.
Incumbent Democrat Jeff Bourne was first elected in 2017.
Incumbent Democrat Schuyler VanValkenburg was first elected in 2017.
Incumbent Democrat Rodney Willett was first elected in 2019.
Incumbent Democrat Lamont Bagby was first elected in 2015.
Incumbent Democrat Roslyn Tyler was first elected in 2005.
Incumbent Democrat Clint Jenkins was first elected in 2019.
Incumbent Democrat Cliff Hayes Jr. was first elected in a 2016 special election.
Incumbent Republican Jay Leftwich was first elected in 2013.
Incumbent Democrat Steve Heretick was first elected in 2015. He lost renomination.
Incumbent Democrat Don Scott was first elected in 2019.
Incumbent Republican Barry Knight was first elected in 2009.
Incumbent Republican Jason Miyares was first elected in 2015. He is retiring to run for attorney general.
Incumbent Democrat Nancy Guy was first elected in 2019.
Incumbent Republican Glenn Davis was first elected in 2013.
Incumbent Democrat Alex Askew was first elected in 2019.
Incumbent Democrat Ibraheem Samirah was first elected in 2019. He lost renomination to Irene Shin, who was elected with 65.4% of the vote.
Incumbent Democrat Suhas Subramanyam was first elected in 2019.
Incumbent Republican Mark Cole was first elected in 2001. He is retiring.
Incumbent Democrat Jay Jones was first elected in 2017.
Incumbent Democrat Angelia Williams Graves was first elected in a 2021 special election.
Incumbent Democrat Martha Mugler was first elected in 2019.
Incumbent Democrat Jeion Ward was first elected in 2019.
Incumbent Democrat Michael Mullin was first elected in a 2016 special election.
Incumbent Democrat Shelly Simonds was first elected in 2019.
Incumbent Democrat Cia Price was first elected in 2015.
Incumbent Republican Amanda Batten was first elected in 2019.
Incumbent Republican Scott Wyatt was first elected in 2019.
Incumbent Republican Keith Hodges was first elected in 2011.
Incumbent Republican Margaret Ransone was first elected in 2011.
Incumbent Republican Robert Bloxom Jr. was first elected in 2014.