2023 Virginia House of Delegates election explained

Election Name:	2023 Virginia House of Delegates election
Country:	Virginia
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2021 Virginia House of Delegates election
Previous Year:	2021
Election Date:	November 7, 2023
Next Election:	2025 Virginia House of Delegates election
Next Year:	2025
Seats For Election:	All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates
Majority Seats:	51
Turnout:	39% 15.9^[1]
Image1:	File:Virginia Delegate Don Scott (cropped).jpg
Leader1:	Don Scott
Party1:	Democratic Party of Virginia
Leader Since1:	June 1, 2022
Leaders Seat1:	88th–Portsmouth
Last Election1:	48
Seats1:	51
Seat Change1:	3
Popular Vote1:	1,186,887^[2]
Percentage1:	49.50%
Swing1:	1.96%
Leader2:	Todd Gilbert
Party2:	Republican Party of Virginia
Leader Since2:	January 8, 2020
Leaders Seat2:	33rd–Woodstock
Last Election2:	52
Seats2:	49
Seat Change2:	3
Popular Vote2:	1,144,704
Percentage2:	47.74%
Swing2:	3.82%
Map Size:	350px
Speaker
Before Election:	Todd Gilbert
Before Party:	Republican Party of Virginia
After Election:	Don Scott
After Party:	Democratic Party of Virginia

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 June 20, 2023.^[3] Democrats gained 3 seats, winning back control with a 51–49 majority after having previously lost it in 2021.^[4]

Background

Following the 2021 election, Republicans regained control of the House of Delegates that was lost to the Democrats in 2019. They controlled a narrow majority of 52 seats prior to the 2023 election.^[5]

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.^[6] House Democrats would replace Filler-Corn with Don Scott as the new minority leader.^[7]

The 2023 election was the first held under new district maps following redistricting as a result of the 2020 census.^[8] 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.^[9] The districts delegates ran in were created by two special masters appointed by the Supreme Court of Virginia.^[10]

Governor Glenn Youngkin sought a Republican trifecta, already having control of the House of Delegates after the 2021 election, he sought to hold the House and flip Virginia's Senate to enact his conservative agenda over Democratic objections. However, this is the first election held following the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision the following year, which ruled that abortion is not a constitutional right in the United States, this cost the GOP the red wave in the 2022 midterms last year, forcing the party to accept a smaller-than-expected majority in the U.S. House of Representatives and face continued Democratic rule of the U.S. Senate during the 118th United States Congress. Youngkin attempted to change Republican messaging on abortion by proposing a 15-week abortion "limit" instead of using the word "ban", hoping his abortion plan would come across as sensible to Virginia voters, but it backfired. Democrats recaptured control of the House of Delegates, flipping three seats. Democrats also maintained their majority in the Senate, re-establishing unified Democratic rule of the Virginia legislature.^[11]

After the election, Glenn Youngkin said he will not be a candidate for President of the United States in the presidential election.^[12] Youngkin was forced to abandon his 15-week abortion limit plan and other conservative legislative priorities and spent the rest of his only term fighting with a Democratic legislature. Democratic leader Don Scott became the first African American to become Speaker.

Retirements

25 incumbents did not seek re-election.

Republicans

Ten Republicans did not seek re-election.

1. District 4

Will Wampler retired.^[13]

1. District 17

Chris Head retired to successfully run for State Senate.^[14]

1. District 20

John Avoli retired.^[15]

1. District 27

Roxann Robinson retired.^[16]

1. District 28

Tara Durant retired to successfully run for State Senate.^[17]

1. District 33

Dave LaRock retired to run for State Senate.^[18]

1. District 56

John McGuire retired to successfully run for State Senate.^[19]

1. District 60

James E. Edmunds retired.^[20]

1. District 64

Emily Brewer retired to successfully run for State Senate.^[21]

1. District 99

Margaret Ransone retired.^[16]

Democrats

Fifteen Democrats did not seek re-election.

1. District 10

Wendy Gooditis retired.^[22]

1. District 13

Danica Roem retired to successfully run for State Senate.^[23]

1. District 31

Elizabeth Guzmán retired to run for State Senate.^[24]

1. District 34

Kathleen Murphy retired.^[25]

1. District 36

Ken Plum retired.^[26]

1. District 38

Kaye Kory retired.^[27]

1. District 41

Eileen Filler-Corn retired.^[28]

1. District 57

Sally L. Hudson retired to run for State Senate.^[29]

1. District 68

Dawn Adams retired.^[30]

1. District 71

Jeff Bourne retired.^[31]

1. District 72

Schuyler VanValkenburg retired to successfully run for State Senate.^[32]

1. District 76

Clint Jenkins retired to run for State Senate.^[21]

1. District 87

Suhas Subramanyam retired to successfully run for State Senate.^[33]

1. District 90

Angelia Williams Graves retired to successfully run for State Senate.^[34]

1. District 93

Mike Mullin retired.^[35]

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 April 11 to join the State Senate.

1. District 79

Nadarius Clark resigned March 21 to run for re-election in a neighboring district.^[36]

Republicans

Four Republicans resigned before the end of their terms.

1. District 22

Kathy Byron resigned September 30 to become deputy director for external affairs of the Virginia Department of Workforce Development and Advancement.^[37]

1. District 58

Rob Bell resigned September 18 to join Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares's office.

1. District 83

Tim Anderson resigned April 3 to run for State Senate.^[38]

1. District 84

Glenn Davis resigned April 24 to become director of the Virginia Department of Energy.^[39]

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.^[40]

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.^[41]

Independents

1. District 51

Matt Fariss lost re-election to Eric Zehr.^[42]

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.^[43]

District 24 (special)

Incumbent Republican Ronnie Campbell, first elected in 2018, died December 13, 2022.^[44]

District 35 (special)

Incumbent Democrat Mark Keam, first elected in 2009, resigned on September 6, 2022.^[45]

District 6 (special)

Incumbent Republican Jeff Campbell, first elected in 2013, resigned on July 14, 2023.^[46] Campbell had already announced his resignation for 2023.^[47]

Overview

↓

49	51
Republican	Democratic

+ colspan=13 align=center
Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
				%	Before	After	+/–
	Democratic	85	1,186,887	49.50	46	51	+5
	Republican	80	1,144,704	47.74		48	49^[48]	+1
-	Write-ins	-	49,436	2.06	0	0	0
	Independent	7	11,668	0.49	0	0	0
	Libertarian	2	4,997	0.21	0	0	0
Total^[49]			2,397,692	100.00	100	100

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	270toWin^[50]		November 2, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily^[51]		November 2, 2023
align=left	CNalysis^[52]		November 7, 2023

Results summary by Virginia House of Delegates district

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected delegate	Party
1	Patrick Hope		Dem	Patrick Hope		Dem
2	New seat	Adele McClure		Dem
3	Alfonso Lopez		Dem	Alfonso Lopez		Dem
4	Charniele Herring		Dem	Charniele Herring		Dem
5	Elizabeth Bennett-Parker		Dem	Elizabeth Bennett-Parker		Dem
6	Rip Sullivan		Dem	Rip Sullivan		Dem
	Kathleen Murphy		Dem
7	Ken Plum		Dem	Karen Keys-Gamarra		Dem
8	Irene Shin		Dem	Irene Shin		Dem
9	Karrie Delaney		Dem	Karrie Delaney		Dem
10	Dan Helmer		Dem	Dan Helmer		Dem
11	David Bulova		Dem	David Bulova		Dem
12	Holly Seibold		Dem	Holly Seibold		Dem
13	Marcus Simon		Dem	Marcus Simon		Dem
	Kaye Kory		Dem
14	Vivian Watts		Dem	Vivian Watts		Dem
15	New seat	Laura Jane Cohen		Dem
16	Paul Krizek		Dem	Paul Krizek		Dem
17	Mark Sickles		Dem	Mark Sickles		Dem
18	Kathy Tran		Dem	Kathy Tran		Dem
	Eileen Filler-Corn		Dem
19	New seat	Rozia Henson		Dem
20	Michelle Maldonado		Dem	Michelle Maldonado		Dem
	Danica Roem		Dem
21	New seat	Josh Thomas		Dem
22	New seat	Ian Lovejoy		Rep
23	Candi King		Dem	Candi King		Dem
24	Luke Torian		Dem	Luke Torian		Dem
	Elizabeth Guzmán		Dem
25	Briana Sewell		Dem	Briana Sewell		Dem
26	Suhas Subramanyam		Dem	Kannan Srinivasan		Dem
27	New seat	Atoosa Reaser		Dem
28	David Reid		Dem	David Reid		Dem
29	New seat	Marty Martinez		Dem
30	Dave LaRock		Rep	Geary Higgins		Rep
31	Wendy Gooditis		Dem	Delores Riley Oates		Rep
32	Bill Wiley		Rep	Bill Wiley		Rep
33	Todd Gilbert		Rep	Todd Gilbert		Rep
34	Tony Wilt		Rep	Tony Wilt		Rep
35	Chris Runion		Rep	Chris Runion		Rep
36	Ellen Campbell		Rep	Ellen Campbell		Rep
	John Avoli		Rep
37	Terry Austin		Rep	Terry Austin		Rep
	Chris Head		Rep
38	Sam Rasoul		Dem	Sam Rasoul		Dem
39	New seat	Will Davis		Rep
40	Joe McNamara		Rep	Joe McNamara		Rep
41	New seat	Chris Obenshain		Rep
42	Jason Ballard		Rep	Jason Ballard		Rep
43	Will Morefield		Rep	Will Morefield		Rep
44	Israel O'Quinn		Rep	Israel O'Quinn		Rep
	Will Wampler		Rep
45	Terry Kilgore		Rep	Terry Kilgore		Rep
46	Jed Arnold		Rep	Jed Arnold		Rep
47	Wren Williams		Rep	Wren Williams		Rep
	Marie March		Rep
48	Les Adams		Rep	Les Adams		Rep
49	Danny Marshall		Rep	Danny Marshall		Rep
	James Edmunds		Rep
50	Tommy Wright		Rep	Tommy Wright		Rep
51	Matt Fariss		Rep	Eric Zehr		Rep
52	Wendell Walker		Rep	Wendell Walker		Rep
	Vacant
53	New seat	Tim Griffin		Rep
54	Sally Hudson		Dem	Katrina Callsen		Dem
55	Vacant	Amy Laufer		Dem
56	John McGuire		Rep	Tom Garrett		Rep
57	New seat	David Owen		Rep
58	Rodney Willett		Dem	Rodney Willett		Dem
59	Buddy Fowler		Rep	Buddy Fowler		Rep
60	Scott Wyatt		Rep	Scott Wyatt		Rep
61	Michael Webert		Rep	Michael Webert		Rep
62	Nick Freitas		Rep	Nick Freitas		Rep
63	Phillip Scott		Rep	Phillip Scott		Rep
64	New seat	Paul Milde		Rep
65	Tara Durant		Rep	Joshua Cole		Dem
66	Bobby Orrock		Rep	Bobby Orrock		Rep
67	Margaret Ransone		Rep	Hillary Pugh Kent		Rep
68	Keith Hodges		Rep	Keith Hodges		Rep
69	Michael Mullin		Dem	Chad Green		Rep
70	Shelly Simonds		Dem	Shelly Simonds		Dem
71	Amanda Batten		Rep	Amanda Batten		Rep
72	Lee Ware		Rep	Lee Ware		Rep
73	Roxann Robinson		Rep	Mark Earley Jr.		Rep
74	Mike Cherry		Rep	Mike Cherry		Rep
75	Carrie Coyner		Rep	Carrie Coyner		Rep
76	New seat	Debra Gardner		Dem
77	New seat	Michael Jones		Dem
78	Betsy Carr		Dem	Betsy Carr		Dem
	Dawn Adams		Dem
	Jeff Bourne		Dem
79	New seat	Rae Cousins		Dem
80	Vacant	Destiny Levere Bolling		Dem
	Schuyler VanValkenburg				Dem
81	Delores McQuinn		Dem	Delores McQuinn		Dem
82	Kim Taylor		Rep	Kim Taylor		Rep
83	Otto Wachsmann		Rep	Otto Wachsmann		Rep
84	Emily Brewer		Rep	Nadarius Clark		Dem
85	Cia Price		Dem	Cia Price		Dem
86	A.C. Cordoza		Rep	A.C. Cordoza		Rep
87	Jeion Ward		Dem	Jeion Ward		Dem
88	Don Scott		Dem	Don Scott		Dem
	Vacant
89	Clint Jenkins		Dem	Baxter Ennis		Rep
90	Jay Leftwich		Rep	Jay Leftwich		Rep
91	Cliff Hayes Jr.		Dem	Cliff Hayes Jr.		Dem
92	New seat	Bonita Anthony		Dem
93	Jackie Glass		Dem	Jackie Glass		Dem
	Angelia Williams Graves		Dem
94	New seat	Phil Hernandez		Dem
95	New seat	Alex Askew		Dem
96	Kelly Convirs-Fowler		Dem	Kelly Convirs-Fowler		Dem
97	Karen Greenhalgh		Rep	Michael Feggans		Dem
98	Barry Knight		Rep	Barry Knight		Rep
	Vacant
99	Anne Ferrell Tata		Rep	Anne Ferrell Tata		Rep
100	Robert Bloxom Jr.		Rep	Robert Bloxom Jr.		Rep
	Vacant

List of districts

align=center

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 •District 12 • District 13 • District 14 •District 15 • District 16 • District 17 •District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48 • District 49 • District 50 • District 51 • District 52 • District 53 • District 54 • District 55 • District 56 • District 57 • District 58 • District 59 • District 60 • District 61 • District 62 • District 63 • District 64 • District 65 • District 66 • District 67 • District 68 • District 69 • District 70 • District 71 • District 72 • District 73 • District 74 • District 75 • District 76 • District 77 • District 78 • District 79 • District 80 •District 81 • District 82 • District 83 • District 84 • District 85 • District 86 • District 87 • District 88 • District 89 • District 90 • District 91 • District 92 • District 93 • District 94 • District 95 • District 96 • District 97 • District 98 • District 99 • District 100

District 1

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Patrick Hope, incumbent^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 2

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Adele McClure, community activist^{[53] [54] [55]}

Withdrawn

• Kevin Saucedo-Broach, former Chief of Staff for Alfonso Lopez (will remain on primary ballot)^{[53] [56]}

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 3

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Alfonso Lopez, incumbent^[53]

Independents

Declared

• Mike Webb, U.S. Army veteran and perennial candidate^[57]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 4

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Charniele Herring, incumbent^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 5

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Elizabeth Bennett-Parker, incumbent^{[53] [58]}

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 6

House District 6 contains portions of Fairfax County. This district has 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

• Rip Sullivan, incumbent^{[53] [59]}

Declined

• Kathleen Murphy, incumbent^[25]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Kristin Hoffman, IT executive

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 7

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Karen Keys-Gamarra, Fairfax County School Board member^[60]

Eliminated in Primary

• Mary Barthelson, space engineer and candidate for HD-36 in 2021^[61]
• Paul Berry, teacher^[61]
• Shyamali Hauth, U.S. Air Force veteran^[61]

Withdrawn

• John Farrell, Reston Association Board of Directors member^[62]

Declined

• Ken Plum, incumbent delegate.^[26]

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

• Luellen Maskeny, author^[57]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 8

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Irene Shin, incumbent^{[53] [63]}

Republican primary

Nominee

• Max Fisher, aviation industry worker^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 9

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Karrie Delaney, incumbent^{[53] [63]}

Republican primary

Nominee

• Nhan Huynh, IT consultant and U.S. Army veteran^[57]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 10

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Dan Helmer, incumbent^[53]

Republican primary

Nominee

• James Thomas, U.S. Marine veteran^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 11

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• David Bulova, incumbent^[53]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Almira Mohammed, medical student^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 12

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Holly Seibold, incumbent^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 13

House District 13 contains all of the city of Falls Church and portions of Fairfax County. This district has 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

• Marcus Simon, incumbent^{[53] [64]}

Declined

• Kaye Kory, incumbent^[27]

Libertarian convention

Nominee

• Dave Crance, regional hotel manager^[65]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 14

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Vivian Watts, incumbent^[53]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Curtis Wells, general contractor and former presidential escort^[57]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 15

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Laura Jane Cohen, Fairfax County School Board member^{[53] [66]}

Eliminated in primary

• Eric Schmidt, entrepreneur^[53]
• Henri' Thompson, teacher^[67]

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

• Marcus Evans, IT specialist^[53]

Independents

Withdrawn

• Anna LaNave^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 16

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Paul Krizek, incumbent^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 17

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Mark Sickles, incumbent^[53]

Republican primary

Withdrawn

• Richard Mereu, government relations officer^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 18

House District 18 contains portions of Fairfax County. This district has 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

• Kathy Tran, incumbent^{[53] [63]}

Declined

• Eileen Filler-Corn, incumbent^[28]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Ed McGovern, retired Department of the Army employee and nominee for HD-42 in 2021^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 19

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Rozia Henson, federal contractor^{[53] [68]}

Eliminated in primary

• Makya Little, former FBI employee^{[53] [69]}
• Natalie Shorter, financier and granddaughter of Louise Lucas^[70]

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

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 has 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

• Michelle Maldonado, incumbent^[53]

Declined

• Danica Roem, incumbent (running for SD-30)^[53]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Sharon E. Ashurst, former chair of the Manassas GOP committee^[57]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 21

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Josh Thomas, U.S. Marine veteran and attorney^{[53] [71]}

Republican primary

Nominee

• John Stirrup, lobbyist and former Prince William County supervisor^[72]

Eliminated in primary

• Josh Quill, U.S. Marine veteran^{[53] [73]}

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		October 17, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

Endorsements

District 22

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

Republican primary

Nominee

• Ian Lovejoy, entrepreneur/business owner, former Manassas City Councilor and nominee for HD-50 in 2019^[74]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Travis Nembhard, Adjunct Professor at American University^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		November 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

Endorsements

District 23

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Candi King, incumbent^[53]

Republican primary

Nominee

• James Tully, U.S. Marine veteran^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 24

House District 24 contains portions of Prince William County. This seat has 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.^[75]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Luke Torian, incumbent^[53]

Declined

• Elizabeth Guzmán, incumbent (running for SD-29)^[75]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 25

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Briana Sewell, incumbent^{[53] [76]}

Republican primary

Nominee

• John S. Gray, candidate for school board in 2015^[57]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 26

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Kannan Srinivasan, finance professional^{[53] [77]}

Eliminated in primary

• Sirisha Kompalli, businesswoman^[78]

Failed to qualify

• Sreedhar Nagireddi, IT Professional^[78]

Declined

• Suhas Subramanyam, incumbent (running for SD-32)^[22]

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

• Rafi Khaja, educator^[78]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 27

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Atoosa Reaser, Loudoun County School Board member^{[53] [79]}

Withdrawn

• Kannan Srinivasan, finance professional (Running in HD-26)^{[53] [79]}

Republican primary

Nominee

• Chris Harnisch, former Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the U.S. State Department^[80]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 28

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• David Reid, incumbent^{[53] [79]}

Republican primary

Noninee

• Paul Lott, education consultant and candidate for VA-10 in 2022^[78]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 29

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Marty Martinez, Leesburg City Council member^{[53] [81]}

Failed to qualify

• Michelle Thomas, pastor^[53]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Jonathan Mark Rogers, educator^[78]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 30

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

Nominee

• Geary Higgins, former Loudoun County supervisor and nominee for SD-13 in 2019^[80]

Failed to qualify

• Caleb Max, businessman and Republican candidate for VA-10 in 2022^[80]

Declined

• Dave LaRock, incumbent delegate (ran for SD-1)

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Robert Banse, reverend

Failed to qualify

• Max Sawicky, economist^{[53] [82]}

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		October 17, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 6, 2023

District 31

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Steven Foreman, former chair of the Warren County Democratic committee^[53]

Declined

• Wendy Gooditis, incumbent^[22]

Republican firehouse primary

Nominee

• Delores Riley Oates, Warren County supervisor^[83]

Defeated in primary

• Michelle Lane Smithwick, nurse practitioner^[84]

Results

Independents

Declared

• Grace Elizabeth Morrison, educator^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 32

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

Republican primary

Nominee

• Bill Wiley, incumbent^{[53] [85]}

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Mady Rodriguez, adjunct professor at Shenandoah University^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 33

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

Republican primary

Nominee

• Todd Gilbert, incumbent^[53]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Bob Smith, U.S. Army veteran^{[53] [86]}

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 34

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

Republican primary

Noninee

• Tony Wilt, incumbent^[53]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Esther Nizer, IT manager^[53]

General election-

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 35

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

Republican primary

Nominee

• Chris Runion, incumbent^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 36

House District 36 contains the cities of Staunton and Waynesboro. As well as portions of Augusta County and Rockbridge County. This district has 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

• Ellen Campbell, incumbent^[53]

Declined

• John Avoli, incumbent^[15]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Randall Wolf, Democratic nominee for HD-20 in 2021^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

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 has two incumbents following redistrcting: Republicans Terry Austin, who was first elected in 2013, and Chris Head, who was first elected in 2011.

Republican primary

Nominee

• Terry Austin, incumbent^[53]

Declined

• Chris Head, incumbent (running for SD-3)^[53]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Stephanie Clark, former mayor of Covington^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 38

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Sam Rasoul, incumbent^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 39

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

Republican primary

Nominee

• Will Davis, attorney^[87]

Eliminated in primary

• Ron Jefferson, retired lineman for Appalachian Power^[53]

Results

Democratic primary

Did not quality

• Gregory Maxwell^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 40

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

Republican primary

Nominee

• Joe McNamara, incumbent^[53]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Misty Dawn Vickers, social worker^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 41

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

Republican mass meeting

Nominee

• Chris Obenshain, Montgomery County assistant commonwealth's attorney^[88]

Defeated at meeting

• Lowell Bowman, contractor and Republican candidate for HD-7 in 2021^[89]

Results

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Lily Franklin, Chief of Staff for Sam Rasoul^[90]

Withdrawn

• James Harder, Director of CS/root and Democratic nominee for HD-12 in 2013^[89]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 42

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

Republican Mass meeting

Nominee

• Jason Ballard, incumbent^[53]

Defeated at meeting

• Jody Pyles, Marketing and Sales Consultant^[53]

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

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. Incumbent delegate is Republican Will Morefield, who was first elected in 2009.

Republican primary

Nominee

• Will Morefield, incumbent^[53]

Independents

Declared

• Dave Ratliff^[57]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 44

House District 44 contains the entire city of Bristol and Washington County. As well as portions of Russell County. This district has 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

• Israel O'Quinn, incumbent^[53]

Declined

• Will Wampler, incumbent^[13]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

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. Incumbent Delegate is Republican Terry Kilgore, who was first elected in 1993.

Republican primary

Nominee

• Terry Kilgore, incumbent^[53]

General election

Predictions

District 46

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

Republican primary

Nominee

• Jed Arnold, incumbent^{[91] [92]}

Declined

• Jeff Campbell, former delegate^[47]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

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 has 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

• Wren Williams, incumbent^[53]

Eliminated in primary

• Marie March, incumbent^{[53] [93]}

Results

Democratic primary

• Patty Quesenberry, farmer^[94]

Independents

Declared

• Jacob Frogel^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 48

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

Republican primary

Nominee

• Les Adams, incumbent^[53]

Democratic primary

Did not qualify

• Chance Trevillian, receptionist and Democratic nominee for HD-16 in 2021^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 49

House District 49 contains the entire city of Danville. As well as portions of Halifax County and Pittsylvania County. This district has 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 is retiring.^[20]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Danny Marshall, incumbent^[53]

Declined

• James Edmunds, incumbent.^[20]

Democratic primary

Failed to qualify

• Jasmine Lipscomb, U.S. Marine veteran^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

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. Incumbent delegate is Republican Tommy Wright who was first elected in 2000.

Republican primary

Nominee

• Tommy Wright, incumbent^[53]

Withdrawn

• John Marsden, attorney and former Prince Edward County GOP Chair (remained on primary ballot)^{[95] [96]}

Results

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Josh Blakely, Director of Transformative Learning and Brock Experiences at Longwood University^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 51

House District 51 contains portions of Bedford County, Campbell County, and Pittsylvania County. Incumbent delegate is 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.^[97]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Eric Zehr, former Campbell County supervisor^{[53] [98]}

Failed to Qualify

• Matt Fariss, incumbent^{[53] [99]}

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Kimberly Moran^[53]

Independent

Declared

• Matt Fariss, incumbent^{[99] [100]}

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 52

House District 52 contains the entire city of Lynchburg and portions of Campbell County. This district has 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

• Wendell Walker, incumbent^[53]

Declined

• Kathy Byron, incumbent^[16]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Jennifer Woofter, consultant^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 53

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

Republican convention

Nominee

• Tim Griffin, attorney^[53]

Defeated at convention

• Sarah Mays, activist^[53]

Results

Total vote tally were not released publicly due to Mays conceding.^[101]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Sam Soghor, community activist, Democratic nominee for HD-24 in 2021, and Democratic candidate for the HD-24 special in 2023^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 54

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Katrina Callsen, Chair of the Albemarle County School Board (2023–present) and Member for Rio Magisterial District (2018–present)^{[53] [102]}

Eliminated in primary

• Bellamy Brown, U.S. Marine veteran^[103]
• Dave Norris, former mayor of Charlottesville (2008–12)

Withdrawn

• David Brown, former Director of the Virginia Department of Health Professions^[104]
• Dashad Cooper, social services employee^[105] (running for city council)

Declined

• Sally Hudson, incumbent delegate (running for SD-11)^[53]

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 55

House District 55 contains portions of Albemarle County, Fluvanna County, Louisa County, and Nelson County.The seat is vacant after incumbent Republican delegate Rob Bell, who was first elected in 2001, resigned to join Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares's office.^[106]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Steve Harvey, U.S. Army veteran^[57]

Withdrawn

• Reid Wernig, aerospace engineer

Declined

• Rob Bell, former delegate^[107]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Amy Laufer, former Charlottesville School Board member (2012–19) and Democratic nominee for SD-17 in 2019^[108]

Eliminated in primary

• Kellen Squire, emergency room nurse and Democratic nominee for HD-58 in 2017^[109]

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

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 is Republican John McGuire, first elected in 2017.

Republican convention

Nominee

• Tom Garrett, former U.S. representative for VA-5^[110]

Defeated at convention

• Kevin Bailey, attorney^[111]
• Jennie Wood, businesswoman^[112]

Declined

• John McGuire, incumbent delegate (running for SD-10)

Results

Virginia's 56th House of Delegates district, 2023 Republican convention^[113]					- style="background:#eee; text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"	Candidate ! colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"	Round 1 ! colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"	Round 2	- ! Votes	% ! Votes	%	- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"		162	36%	262	58%	-	- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"		176	39%	189	42%	-	- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"		113	25% ! colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"	-	-	-

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 57

House District 57 contains portions of Goochland County and Henrico County. This is 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.^[114] 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.^[115]

Republican primary

Nominee

• David Owen, businessman^[116]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Susanna Gibson, nurse practitioner, healthcare and women's rights advocate^[117]

Eliminated in primary

• Bob Shippee, retired banker, environmental advocate ^[117]

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		October 24, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily

November 2, 2023

District 58

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Rodney Willett, incumbent^[53]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Riley Shaia, fitness instructor^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 59

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

Republican primary

Nominee

• Buddy Fowler, incumbent^[53]

Eliminated in primary

• Graven Craig, attorney and Republican candidate for HD-56 in 2017^[53]
• Philip Strother, attorney^[118]

Results

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Rachel Levy, teacher and Democratic nominee for HD-55 in 2021^[118]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 60

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

Republican primary

Nominee

• Scott Wyatt, incumbent^[53]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Keith Braxton, teacher^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 61

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

Republican primary

Nominee

• Michael Webert, incumbent^{[53] [119]}

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Larry Jackson, army contractor^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 62

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

Republican primary

Nominee

• Nick Freitas, incumbent^{[53] [120]}

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Sara Ratcliffe, consultant and Democratic nominee for HD-58 in 2021^[121]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 63

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

Republican primary

Nominee

• Philip Scott, incumbent^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 64

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

Republican primary

Nominee

• Paul Milde, former Stafford County supervisor and Republican nominee for HD-28 in 2019^[122]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Leonard Lacey, bishop^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 65

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Joshua Cole, former delegate^[53]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Lee Peters III, Lieutenant for the Stafford County sheriff's office^[53]

Eliminated in primary

• Michael Kasey, disability advocate^[53]

Declined

• Tara Durant, incumbent delegate (running for SD-27)^[53]

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		October 23, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 66

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

Republican primary

Nominee

• Bobby Orrock, incumbent^[123]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Mark Lux, teacher^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

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 is Republican Margaret Ransone, who was first elected in 2011.

Republican primary

Nominee

• Hillary Pugh Kent, businesswoman^[124]

Declined

• Margaret Ransone, incumbent Delegate^[16]

Republican primary

Nominee

• John Quincy Smith, retired Air Force Senior Historian^[53]

Independents

Nominee

• Richard Kenski, nonprofit founder^[57]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

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. Incumbent delegate is Republican Keith Hodges, who was first elected in 2011.

Republican primary

Nominee

• Keith Hodges, incumbent^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 69

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

Democratic primary

Withdrawn

• Lindsay Fogarty, rare disease advocate^[53]

Declined

• Michael Mullin, incumbent^[35]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Chad Green, York County supervisor^[125]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 70

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Shelly Simonds, incumbent^[53]

Republican primary

• Matt Waters, advertising consultant and Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018^[57]

Libertarian primary

Nominee

• Michael Bartley, aerospace engineer and nominee for HD-94 in 2019^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 71

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

Republican primary

Nominee

• Amanda Batten, incumbent^[53]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Jessica Anderson, receptionist^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 72

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

Republican primary

Nominee

• Lee Ware, incumbent^[53]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Bilal Zoulfikar Raychouni, Powhatan County Public Schools teacher^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 73

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

Republican primary

Nominee

• Mark Earley Jr., attorney and Republican nominee for HD-68 in 2021^[126]

Eliminated in primary

• Yan Gleyzer, e-cigarette distributor^[53]
• Ryan Harter, Chesterfield County School Board member^[126]

Declined

• Roxann Robinson, incumbent.^[16]

Results

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Herb Walke, businessman^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 74

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

Republican primary

Nominee

• Mike Cherry, incumbent^[53]

Democratic primary

Failed to qualify

• Jessica Rowland, senior analyst^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 75

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

Republican primary

Nominee

• Carrie Coyner, incumbent^[53]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Stephen Miller-Pitts Jr., U.S. Army veteran and adjunct professor at Virginia State University^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 76

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Debra Gardner, public service employee and Democratic nominee for HD-27 in 2021^[53]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Duc Truong, businessman^[57]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 77

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Michael Jones, Richmond City Council member^[127]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 78

House District 78 contains portions of the city of Richmond. This seat has 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

• Betsy Carr, incumbent^[53]

Declined

• Dawn Adams, incumbent^[53]
• Jeff Bourne, incumbent^[31]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 79

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Rae Cousins, attorney^[128]

Eliminated in primary

• Ann Lambert, Richmond City Council member^[128]
• Richard Walker, mental health professional^[53]

Results

Independents

Failed to qualify

• Eric Sundberg, graphic designer^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 80

House District 80 contains portions of Henrico County. This is 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 is running for SD-16.^[129]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Destiny Levere Bolling, communications director for the AFL-CIO^[130]

Eliminated in primary

• John Dantzler, Democratic candidate for HD-74 in 2021^[53]

Declined

• Lamont Bagby, state senator from SD-9^[129]
• Schuyler VanValkenburg, incumbent (running for SD-16)

Results

Independents

Failed to qualify

• Michael Pertti Harned^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 81

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Delores McQuinn, incumbent^[53]

Eliminated in primary

• Terrence Walker, administrative assistant^[131]

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

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. Incumbent delegate is Republican Kim Taylor, who was first elected in 2021.

Republican primary

Nominee

• Kim Taylor, incumbent^[53]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Kimberly Pope Adams, auditor^[132]

Eliminated in primary

• Victor McKenzie, nonprofit executive director^[132]

Failed to qualify

• Branden Riley^[53]

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		November 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

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 is Republican Otto Wachsmann, who was first elected in 2021.

Republican primary

Nominee

• Otto Wachsmann, incumbent^[53]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Mary Person, elementary school administrator^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

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 redistrcting this district has two incumbents Republican Emily Brewer, who was first elected in 2017, and Democrat Nadarius Clark, who was first elected in 2021.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Nadarius Clark, former delegate^[53]

Eliminated in primary

• Michele Joyce, computer scientist and Democratic nominee for HD-64 in 2019^[133]

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

• Michael Dillender, U.S. Navy veteran and Republican nominee for HD-76 in 2021^[134]

Eliminated in primary

• Rod Thompson, U.S. Navy veteran^[134]

Declined

• Emily Brewer, incumbent delegate (running for SD-17)

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 28, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 85

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Cia Price, incumbent^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 86

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

Republican primary

Nominee

• A.C. Cordoza, incumbent^[53]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Jarris Taylor Jr., Director of Hampton University Online^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 87

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Jeion Ward, incumbent^[53]

Republican primary

Nominee

• John Chapman, trucking trainer and supervisor^[57]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 88

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Don Scott, incumbent^[53]

Declined

• Nadarius Clark, incumbent delegate (running in HD-84)

Republican primary

Nominee

• Jim Wright, nonprofit founder^[57]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 89

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Karen Lynette Jenkins, Suffolk School Board member^[53]

Declined

• Clint Jenkins, incumbent delegate (running for SD-17)

Republican firehouse primary

Nominee

• Baxter Ennis, U.S. Army veteran^[53]

Defeated in primary

• Don Carey, Chesapeake City Council member and former NFL player^[135]
• Jason Wooldridge, U.S. Navy veteran^[53]

Results

Virginia's 89th House of Delegates district, 2023 Republican firehouse primary^[136] ^[137]					- style="background:#eee; text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"	Candidate ! colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"	Round 1 ! colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"	Round 2	- ! Votes	% ! Votes	%	- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"		686	43.5%	814	57.7%	-	- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"		485	30.8%	594	42.3%	-	- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"		405	25.7% ! colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"	-	-	-

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		October 8, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 90

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

Republican primary

Nominee

• Jay Leftwich, incumbent^[53]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Jeremy Rodden, Chesapeake School Board candidate and Chair of Secular Democrats of Virginia^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 91

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Cliff Hayes Jr., incumbent^[53]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Elijah Colon, account manager^[53]

Withdrawn

• Thomas Powell^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 92

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Bonita Anthony, executive director and candidate for Norfolk School Board in 2018^[53]

Eliminated in primary

• Kim Sudderth, senior manager^[53]

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

• Michael Durig, music teacher and U.S. Navy veteran^[57]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 93

House District 93 contains portions of the city of Norfolk. The district has 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

• Jackie Glass, incumbent^[53]

Declined

• Angelia Williams Graves, incumbent (running for SD-21)

Republican primary

Nominee

• John Sitka III, U.S. Navy veteran^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 94

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Phil Hernandez, nonprofit vice president and Democratic nominee for HD-100 in 2019^[138]

Failed to qualify

• Mike Pudhorodsky, activist^[139]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Andrew Pittman, attorney^[53]

Eliminated in primary

• Amy Chudzinski, attorney^[53]
• Kenneth O'Brein, U.S. Navy veteran^[53]

Failed to qualify

• Antonio Respass^[53]

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 95

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Alex Askew, former delegate^[53]

Eliminated in primary

• Rick James^[53]

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 96

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Kelly Convirs-Fowler, incumbent^[53]

Eliminated in primary

• Susan Hippen, U.S. Navy veteran and candidate for SD-7 in 2019^[53]
• Brandon Hutchins, U.S. Navy veteran and candidate for Virginia Beach City Council in 2020.^[53]
• Sean Monteiro, retired U.S. Air Force Colonel, realtor, and Chair of the Virginia Beach Civilian Review Task Force Committee^[53]

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

• Mike Karslake, entrepreneur^[53]

Independents

Declared

• Nicholas Olenik, businessman^[57]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 97

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

Republican primary

Nominee

• Karen Greenhalgh, incumbent^[53]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Michael Feggans, U.S. Air Force veteran^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		November 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 98

House District 98 contains portions of the city of Virginia Beach. This seat has 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

• Barry Knight, incumbent^[53]

Declined

• Glenn Davis, incumbent^[140]

Democratic primary

Did not qualify

• Zachary Coltrain, university student^[141]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 99

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

Republican primary

Nominee

• Anne Ferrell Tata, incumbent^[53]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Cat Porterfield, journalist^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

District 100

House District 100 contains portions of the city of Virginia Beach, as well as all of the Eastern Shore (Accomack County and Northampton County). This district has 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 has announced he will not seek re-election.^[142]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Robert Bloxom Jr., incumbent^[53]

Declined

• Tim Anderson, incumbent delegate (ran for SD-19)^[142]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Charlena Jones, Northampton County School Board member^[53]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	CNalysis		September 6, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily		November 2, 2023

See also

• 2023 United States state legislative elections
• 2023 Virginia Senate election
• List of Virginia state legislatures

Notes and References

1. Web site: General Assembly Turnout - Nov 2023 .
2. https://enr.elections.virginia.gov/results/public/Virginia/elections/2023-Nov-Gen State Election Results
3. Web site: § 24.2-515. Presidential election year primaries.. lis.virginia.gov.
4. News: Democrats sweep Virginia elections to take control of General Assembly. Jessica. Kronzer. WTOP-FM. November 7, 2023. November 8, 2023.
5. News: Lavoie . Denise . November 16, 2021 . Virginia certifies election results, but 2 recounts loom . . live . November 17, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211116143427/https://apnews.com/article/virginia-richmond-election-recounts-house-elections-election-2020-ec8b4d6e47c8be860159f1aeafc1588a . November 16, 2021.
6. Web site: Associated Press. Virginia House Democrats vote to remove their leader. 13News Now. April 27, 2022. November 3, 2022.
7. Web site: Steger. Preston. Del. Don Scott elected Democratic leader in Virginia House of Delegates. 13News Now. June 1, 2022. November 3, 2022.
8. Web site: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2023 . August 8, 2022 . Ballotpedia . en.
9. Web site: Arnold. Tyler. Virginia redistricting commission fails to find compromise before deadline. The Center Square. October 12, 2021. November 3, 2022.
10. News: Vozzella. Laura. Virginia Supreme Court approves redrawn congressional, General Assembly maps. The Washington Post. December 27, 2021. November 3, 2022.
11. News: Virginia Democrats seize statehouse, dashing Youngkin's hopes of a Gop takeover. Ned. Oliver. Axios. November 8, 2023. June 23, 2024.
12. News: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says no to 2024 presidential bid. Olivia. Rinaldi. CBS News. May 1, 2023. June 23, 2024.
13. News: Keeling. Jeff. Political scion Wampler won't seek Virginia House re-election after redistricting squeeze. April 6, 2023. April 6, 2023. WJHL-TV.
14. News: Dashiell. Joe. Del. Head campaigning ahead of 2023 Virginia Senate election. September 5, 2022. December 10, 2022. WDBJ.
15. News: Virginia Del. John Avoli will not seek re-election. February 25, 2023. February 26, 2023. WHSV-TV.
16. News: Rankin. Sarah. Flurry of Virginia legislators announce retirements. February 27, 2023. February 27, 2023. Associated Press.
17. News: Baron. James. Del. Tara Durant announces run for senator in new regional district. March 30, 2022. December 13, 2022. The Free Lance-Star.
18. News: Goodenow. Evan. LaRock seeking state senate seat. December 27, 2022. June 18, 2023. Loudoun Times-Mirror.
19. News: Holzman. David. McGuire, Adams will go head-to-head in 2023 state Senate contest. February 24, 2022. December 13, 2022. The Central Virginian.
20. News: Edmunds to bow out as delegate. February 26, 2023. June 18, 2023. The Gazette-Virginian.
21. News: LaRoue. Jimmy. Democrat Clinton Jenkins announces run for new 17th District Senate seat, setting up potential race against Republican Emily Brewer. April 13, 2022. December 13, 2022. Suffolk News-Herald.
22. News: Potter. Bruce. Bell, Gooditis, Howell announce retirements from General Assembly. March 2, 2023. March 2, 2023. InsideNoVa.
23. News: Riley. John. Danica Roem Explains Why She's Running for the Virginia Senate. May 10, 2022. December 13, 2022. Metro Weekly.
24. News: Stout. Nolan. Guzman announces primary challenge to state Sen. McPike. December 13, 2022. InsideNoVA. June 19, 2023.
25. News: Del. Kathleen Murphy becomes third Northern Virginia legislator to announce retirement. February 24, 2023. InsideNoVa. June 19, 2023.
26. News: Waseem. Fatimah. After more than four decades in office, Ken Plum won't seek reelection in November. February 22, 2023. FFXnow. June 19, 2023.
27. News: Potter. Bruce. Another Northern Virginia delegate retires, clearing way for Marcus Simon in 13th. April 4, 2023. April 4, 2023. WTOP-FM.
28. News: Ayo. Julius. Former Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates Eileen Filler-Corn not seeking re-election. March 7, 2023. March 7, 2023. WAVY-TV.
29. News: Cleary. Isabel. Del. Hudson announces run for Virginia's 11th District Senate seat. November 21, 2022. December 13, 2022. WVIR-TV.
30. News: Martz. Michael. Dels. Bagby, Adams to seek Senate seat if McClellan goes to Congress. January 16, 2023. Richmond Times-Dispatch. June 19, 2023.
31. News: Martz. Michael. Bourne will not seek re-election to House, opening way for Carr. Richmond Times-Dispatch. February 20, 2023. June 19, 2023.
32. News: Woods. Charlotte Rene. Del. Schuyler VanValkenburg to run for Henrico state Senate seat. November 15, 2022. December 13, 2022. Richmond Times-Dispatch.
33. News: Subramanyam to run for state Senate in newly drawn 32nd District; Bell won't seek re-election. March 3, 2023. Prince William Times. June 19, 2023.
34. News: Senate District 21 primary: Angelia Williams Graves takes on Andria McClellan. May 5, 2023. The Virginian-Pilot. June 19, 2023.
35. News: Del. Mike Mullin not seeking reelection. February 22, 2023. WAVY-TV. June 19, 2023.
36. News: Moomaw. Graham. Virginia delegate says he'll resign current seat to run for new one. March 16, 2023. Virginia Mercury. October 22, 2023.
37. News: Martz. Michael. Youngkin appoints Byron, Roth to workforce posts. September 30, 2023. Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 5, 2023.
38. News: Ingalls. Courtney. Del. Tim Anderson announces plans to run for 19th Senate District. WAVY-TV. April 5, 2023. April 4, 2023.
39. News: Ingalls. Courtney. Del. Glenn Davis resigns early to become lead of VA's Department of Energy. April 27, 2023. WAVY-TV. October 22, 2023.
40. News: Del. Williams ousts Del. March; Davis cruises past Jefferson in House primaries. Schmidt. Markus. June 20, 2023. June 25, 2023. Cardinal News.
41. News: Harrison. Emily. Democrat Michael Feggans unseats GOP Del. Karen Greenhalgh in House District 97 race. November 8, 2023. WVEC. December 17, 2023.
42. News: Schmidt. Markus. Republican Eric Zehr trounces incumbent Del. Matt Fariss in 3-way race in House District 51. November 8, 2023. Cardinal News. December 17, 2023.
43. Web site: Sullivan. Ali. Del. Jay Jones to resign from House of Delegates at end of year. The Virginia Pilot. December 16, 2021. November 3, 2022.
44. News: Olivo. Anotnio. Virginia lawmaker Ronnie Campbell dies at 68. December 13, 2022. The Washington Post. June 19, 2023.
45. Web site: Moomaw. Graham. Democrat Mark Keam stepping down from Virginia House. September 6, 2022. January 19, 2023. VirginiaMercury.com.
46. News: Virginia lawmaker's promotion to judge triggers unusual special election. Moomaw. Graham. August 4, 2023. August 4, 2023. Virginia Mercury.
47. News: Kennett. Lindsey. Virginia Del. Jeff Campbell announces he will not seek re-election. April 2, 2023. April 2, 2023. WSLS-TV.
48. News: Youngkin comes up short as Dems hold Va. Senate and flip the House. Michael. Martz. Dave. Ress. Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 8, 2023. November 8, 2023.
49. https://enr.elections.virginia.gov/results/public/Virginia/elections/2023-Nov-Gen State Election Results
50. Web site: 2023–24 State House Elections Map. October 20, 2022. September 6, 2023.
51. Web site: 2023–24 State House Elections Map. November 2, 2023. November 2, 2023.
52. Web site: '23 VA Forecast. November 7, 2023. November 7, 2023.
53. Web site: House: General Elections. VPAP.org.
54. Web site: DeVoe. Jo. New candidate for District 2 House of Delegates steps forward. ARLnow. January 25, 2022. November 3, 2022.
55. News: Virginia 2023 Primary Results . June 21, 2023 . Washington Post.
56. Web site: DeVoe. Jo. Mental health emerges as top priority in local and state races. May 26, 2023. June 8, 2023. ARLNow.com.
57. Web site: 2023 November General Election - General Assembly Candidates. Virginia Department of Elections. August 16, 2023.
58. Web site: Leayman. Emily. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker Running For Re-Election In VA House. November 30, 2022. January 10, 2023. Patch.com.
59. Web site: Olivo. Antonio. A season of change for Northern Virginia as election campaigns begin. January 5, 2023. January 10, 2023. WashingtonPost.com.
60. Web site: O'Connell. Michael. Karen Keys-Gamarra Officially Announces Candidacy In District 7 Race. March 9, 2023. March 11, 2023. Patch.com.
61. Web site: O'Connell. Michael. Reston House Of Delegates Race Suddenly Crowded As Barthelson Runs. February 22, 2023. March 11, 2023. Patch.com.
62. Web site: Waseem. Fatimah. John Farrell bows out of race for Ken Plum's House of Delegates seat. April 4, 2023. April 17, 2023. FFXNow.com.
63. Web site: Blitz. Matt. Fairfax County's 2023 delegate races hint at battles between Democratic incumbents. December 22, 2022. January 10, 2023. FFXNow.com.
64. Web site: Com. FCNP. Delegate Marcus Simon's Richmond Report. December 16, 2022. January 10, 2023. FCNP.com.
65. Web site: Leayman. Emily. Falls Church Delegate Election Gets Libertarian Challenger . May 19, 2023. June 13, 2023. Patch.com.
66. Web site: Waseem. Fatlmah. Springfield District school board rep announces candidacy for delegate. November 10, 2022. January 10, 2023. FFXNow.com.
67. Web site: Thompson. Henri'. Public school teacher Dr. Henri' Thompson announces candidacy for Virginia House of Delegates. March 11, 2023. FFXNow.com. February 22, 2023 .
68. Web site: Carter. Langston. Rozia Henson Announces Run for House of Delegates in New District. PWPerspective. April 3, 2022. November 3, 2022.
69. Web site: Reid. John. Makya Little Announces Candidacy for 19th House District. PWPerspective. February 16, 2022. November 3, 2022.
70. News: Virginia. Blue. Sen. Louise Lucas' Granddaughter, Natalie Louise Shorter, Announces Candidacy in HD19 (Prince William, Fairfax Counties). January 18, 2023. February 5, 2023. Blue Virginia.
71. Web site: Staff. InsideNova. Josh Thomas announces run for 21st District House seat. May 23, 2022. November 4, 2022. InsideNova.
72. Web site: Kiser. Uriah. Stirrup announces campaign for Delegate District 21 in Haymarket, Gainesville. He's the second conservative to announce a run for the seat. November 29, 2022. December 7, 2022.
73. Web site: Local News. Potomac. Quill seeks new House of Delegates District 21 seat in Haymarket, Gainesville. November 14, 2022. December 7, 2022. Potomac Local.
74. Web site: Local-News. Potomac. Lovejoy to run for Delegate, leaves Senate 30 seat without Republican candidate. January 17, 2023. February 5, 2023. PotomacLocal.com.
75. Web site: LocalNews. Potomac. Elizabeth Guzman, Va. lawmaker who voiced support for charging parents who don't affirm children's sexual ID, running for State Senate in Prince William, Stafford counties; Challenging Dem incumbent McPike. December 13, 2022. Potomac Local.
76. Web site: Stout. Nolan. State Delegate Briana Sewell launches 25th District campaign. February 9, 2023. March 11, 2023. InsideNOVA.com.
77. Web site: Greene. Renss. Srinivasan Launches State House Campaign. March 6, 2023. March 11, 2023. LoudounNow.com.
78. Web site: Report. Times-Mirror Staff. Republicans cancel nominating convention, Democratic primary set for local and state races. April 10, 2023. April 17, 2023. LoudounTimes.com.
79. Web site: Stinnette. Elizabeth. Candidates announcing runs for 2023 elections. November 21, 2022. January 10, 2023. LoudounTimes.com.
80. Web site: Greene. Renss. 33 Races: Candidates Line Up for 2023 Elections. February 2, 2023. February 5, 2023. LoudounNow.com.
81. Web site: Rodriguez. Kara Clark. Martinez Announces Campaign for Delegate, Won't Run for Council Re-Election. LoudounNow. January 13, 2022. November 4, 2022.
82. Web site: Greene. Renss. Lovettsville Economist to Run for Delegate. March 7, 2023. March 11, 2023. LoudounNow.com.
83. Web site: Examiner. Royal. MEET THE CANDIDATESMeet the Candidates: Delores R. Oates, Virginia House of Delegates, District 31. June 1, 2022. December 7, 2022. Royal Examiner.
84. Web site: Release. Press. Warren County GOP to hold Republican primary on May 5. April 28, 2023. May 3, 2023. RoyalExaminer.com.
85. Web site: Brehm. Brian. Wiley wants to remain in House as 32nd District delegate. January 3, 2023. January 10, 2023. WinchesterStar.com.
86. Web site: Judnich. Tony. Bob Smith of Edinburg seeks state delegate seat. February 6, 2023. March 11, 2023. NVDaily.com.
87. Web site: Hunter. Molly. GOP's Will Davis seeking 39th District House of Delegates seat. June 1, 2022. December 7, 2022. SmithMountainLake.com.
88. Web site: Staff. Cardinal. First candidate announces for new Montgomery-Roanoke County House district. April 2, 2022. December 7, 2022. Cardinalnews.org.
89. Web site: Staff. Cardinal. House district in Roanoke and New River valleys draws four candidates. January 18, 2023. February 5, 2023. CardinalNews.org.
90. Web site: Weir. Luke. Democrat Lily Franklin enters race for new 41st House District. January 10, 2023. February 5, 2023. Roanoke.com.
91. Web site: Porter. S. Campbell won't run again; legislative assistant seeks delegate's seat. April 4, 2023. April 18, 2023. SWVAToday.com.
92. Web site: Jed Arnold wins special election to House of Delegates. Schmidt. Markus. August 29, 2023. August 29, 2023.
93. Web site: Weir. Luke. June primary to decide Marie March, Wren Williams GOP nomination fight. December 7, 2022. January 10, 2023. Roanoke.com.
94. Web site: Yancey. Dwayne. Southwest Virginia once led the state in electing women to the General Assembly. Now it lags. Will that change this year?. April 7, 2023. April 18, 2023. CardinalNews.org.
95. Web site: Journal. Altavista. Marsden announces bid for Virginia House of Delegates, 50th District. April 5, 2023. April 18, 2023. AltavistaJournal.com.
96. Web site: Now. SoVA. Candidate drops out of GOP House primary race. June 7, 2023. SoVANow.com.
97. Web site: Frolo . Caitlyn . Del. Matt Fariss files for reelection as an Independent amid legal troubles . WSET . June 27, 2023 . October 9, 2023.
98. Web site: Westbrook. Jeffrey. Eric Zehr announces bid for District 51 in House of Delegates. February 15, 2023. March 11, 2023. AltavistaJournal.com.
99. Web site: Schmidt. Markus. Fariss, who faces legal troubles, misses his party's deadline to run for reelection. March 31, 2023. CardinalNews.org.
100. Web site: Del. Fariss files for re-election as an independent. Schmidt. Markus. June 22, 2023. June 22, 2023.
101. Web site: Gordon. Bryson. Tim Griffin secures 53rd District Republican nomination in smooth convention. May 6, 2023. May 8, 2023. Roanoke.com.
102. Web site: Cleary. Isabel. First candidate for Virginia's new 54th District files paperwork. December 13, 2022. January 10, 2023. NBC29.com.
103. Web site: Berry. Alice. Bellamy Brown resigns from police oversight board, makes bid for state House seat. January 28, 2023. March 11, 2023. DailyProgress.com.
104. Web site: Rambo. Elizabeth. Former Charlottesville mayor Dave Norris announces campaign for Va. 54th District seat. January 29, 2023. February 5, 2023. CavalierDaily.com.
105. Web site: Stenger. Gretchen. Charlottesville native announces candidacy for HD54. January 7, 2023. January 10, 2023. CBS19News.com.
106. News: Delegate Rob Bell joining Miyares team. Glass. Maggie. September 18, 2023. September 20, 2023. WVIR-TV.
107. News: Delegate Rob Bell announces he will not seek re-election. February 25, 2023. February 26, 2023. WVIR-TV.
108. Web site: Knott. Katherine. Laufer formally announces run, leads Dems in fundraising for state's 55th House district. July 17, 2022. December 8, 2022. The Daily Progress.
109. Web site: Webb. Andrew. Kellen Squire enters race for 55th District. May 6, 2022. December 8, 2022. NBC29.
110. Web site: Woods. Charlotte Rene. Former Rep. Tom Garrett seeks redemption, return in bid for House of Delegates. November 22, 2022. December 8, 2022. Richmond Times-Dispatch.
111. Web site: Conrad. Charles. Attorney Kevin Bailey announces plan to run for 56th Delegate seat. December 2, 2022. December 8, 2022. Times Virginia.
112. Web site: Foley. Claire. Meet the 3 GOP candidates running in the 56th District. December 2, 2022. December 8, 2022. ABC13.
113. Web site: Conrad. Charles. Tom Garrett wins 56th District Republican delegate nomination. May 24, 2023. June 1, 2023. TimesVirginian.com.
114. News: Vozzella . Laura . Va. Dem. House candidate performed sex online with husband for tips . Washington Post . September 11, 2023 . October 9, 2023.
115. https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2023/10/24/virginia-republicans-send-mail-ad-susanna-gibson-explicit Virginia Republicans send explicit "18+ only" ad attacking candidate for sex videos
116. Web site: Citizen. Henrico. Republican Owen announces candidacy for new 57th House of Delegates district. May 18, 2022. December 8, 2022. Henrico Citizen.
117. Web site: Citizen. Henrico. Democrats Shippee, Gibson enter race for 57th District seat. July 29, 2022. December 8, 2022. Henrico Citizen.
118. Web site: Martz. Michael. Delegate faces challengers from both parties after moving into new district. April 25, 2022. December 8, 2022. Richmond Times-Dispatch.
119. Web site: Contributed. Staff. Del. Michael Webert announces 2023 re-election bid in redrawn district. July 30, 2022. January 10, 2023. RappNews.com.
120. Web site: Basileo. Maria. Freitas, Webert announce reelection in new districts. July 29, 2022. January 10, 2023. InsideNOVA.com.
121. Web site: Champion. Allison Brophy. Greene County Democrat announces bid to represent Culpeper in new statehouse district. January 21, 2022. December 8, 2022. Culpeper Star Exponent.
122. Web site: Local News. Potomac. Paul Milde, former Supervisor, to run for District 64 Delegate seat in Stafford County. November 29, 2022. December 8, 2022. Potomac Local.
123. Web site: Elections. Politics &. WATCH: Delegate Bobby Orrock announces he's running again. January 7, 2023. January 10, 2023. Fredericksburg.Today.
124. Web site: Record. Rappahannock. Hillary Pugh Kent announces her candidacy for delegate in District 67. March 1, 2023. March 11, 2023. RRecord.com.
125. Web site: Mackin. Ben. York County Supervisor Announces Run for Delegate. March 15, 2022. December 8, 2022. Williamsburg Yorktown Daily.
126. Web site: Staff. Observer. Harter announces bid for Delegate. April 27, 2022. December 8, 2022. Chesterfield Observer.
127. Web site: Lazarus. Jeremy M.. City Councilman Michael J. Jones files again to run for House of Delegates. April 28, 2022. December 8, 2022. Richmond Free Press.
128. Web site: Lazarus. Jeremy M.. City council members Jones, Lambert eye House seats. December 1, 2022. December 8, 2022. Richmond Free Press.
129. News: Lamont Bagby secures 9th District Senate special election seat. WWBT. March 28, 2023. April 14, 2023.
130. Web site: McQuaid . Matthew . May 11, 2023 . Teamsters Endorse Destiny LeVere Bolling For Delegate . June 22, 2023 . International Brotherhood of Teamsters . en.
131. Web site: Castellani. Katie. Walker seeking Democratic nomination for 81st District seat. June 10, 2022. December 8, 2022. Henrico Citizen.
132. Web site: Atkinson. Bill. Two candidates have emerged for next June's House Democratic primary in Petersburg. August 1, 2022. December 8, 2022. The Progress-Index.
133. Web site: Faleski. Stephen. Michele Joyce seeks to represent Franklin in Richmond. May 12, 2022. December 9, 2022. The Tidewater News.
134. Web site: Jarvis. Brandon. Mike Dillender Announces Candidacy for Virginia's important 84th House District. September 12, 2022. December 9, 2022. Virginia Scope.
135. Web site: Anderson. Natalie. Former NFL player turned Chesapeake city councilman Don Carey declares bid for Virginia House of Delegates. December 5, 2022. December 9, 2022. The Virginia-Pilot.
136. Web site: Morales. Cianna. Baxter Ennis wins Republican nomination for House District 89 race in firehouse primary. May 7, 2023. May 8, 2023. PilotOnline.com.
137. Web site: Precinct Results for the HD-89 Firehouse Primary. Facebook. Republican Party of Chesapeake.
138. Web site: Staff. 13News Now. Nonprofit VP announces campaign for House of Delegates 94th District. January 31, 2022. December 9, 2022. 13News Now.
139. Web site: Sullivan. Ali. Norfolk City Councilwoman Andria McClellan announces state senate bid. March 21, 2022. December 13, 2022. Pilot Online.
140. News: Ingalls. Courtney. Del. Glenn Davis not running for reelection. WAVY-TV. April 4, 2023. April 4, 2023.
141. Web site: Moser. James. App State student sets record as youngest-ever House of Delegates candidate. November 13, 2022. December 9, 2022. The Appalachian.
142. News: Parker . Stacy . Del. Tim Anderson is not seeking reelection, but says he is 'in a position to run for anything'. The Virginia Pilot . February 25, 2023. February 22, 2023.