Virginia's 57th House of Delegates district explained

Virginia's 57th House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 57, consisting of parts of Charlottesville and Albemarle County, has been represented by Sally Hudson since 2020, and previously by David Toscano from 2006 to 2020, following the 2005 election in which he defeated Thomas W. McCrystal after the retirement of Mitchell Van Yahres.^[1] Following the redistricting after the 2020 Census, the district was moved to include areas of Goochland County and Henrico County. In the 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election, Republican David Owen narrowly won the seat over his Democratic opponent.^[2]

District officeholders

Years	Delegate	Party	Electoral history
nowrap	January 12, 1983  - January 11, 2006	Mitchell Van Yahres		Democratic	First ever delegate in district
nowrap	January 11, 2006  - January 8, 2020	David Toscano		Democratic	Minority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates (2011-2018)
nowrap	January 8, 2020  - present	Sally Hudson		Democratic	Virginia House of Delegates (2020–present)

Electoral history

Date	Election	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Virginia House of Delegates, 57th district
Nov 8, 2005^[3]	General	David J. Toscano		Democratic	14,121	75.27
		Thomas W. McCrystal		Republican	4,613	24.59
		Write Ins		27	0.14
		Mitchell Van Yahres did not seek reelection; seat stayed Democratic
Nov 6, 2007^[4]	General	David J. Toscano		Democratic	10,164	98.35
		Write Ins		171	1.65
Nov 3, 2009^[5]	General	David J. Toscano		Democratic	14,071	78.18
		Robert Brandon Smith, III		Independent	3,848	21.38
		Write Ins		79	0.44
Nov 8, 2011^[6]	General	David J. Toscano		Democratic	10,949	80.42
		Robert Brandon Smith, III		Independent	2,600	19.10
		Write Ins		65	0.48
Nov 5, 2013^[7]	General	David J. Toscano		Democratic	19,168	97.91
		Write Ins		409	2.09
Nov 3, 2015^[8]	General	David J. Toscano		Democratic	10,459	96.75
		Write Ins		351	3.25
Nov 8, 2017^[9]	General	David J. Toscano		Democratic	25,419	96.89%
		Write Ins		816	3.11%

External links

• Web site: House District 57 . Virginia Division of Legislative Services . . Map..

Notes and References

1. Web site: Virginia Elections Database » Search Elections . Historical.elections.virginia.gov . 2017-04-04.
2. News: 2023-11-07 . Virginia State Legislature Election Results . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-11-11 . 0362-4331.
3. Web site: Virginia Elections Database » 2005 House of Delegates General Election District 57. Virginia Elections Database. October 1, 2017.
4. Web site: Virginia Elections Database » 2011 House of Delegates General Election District 57. Virginia State Board of Elections. November 8, 2017.
5. Web site: Virginia Elections Database » 2009 House of Delegates General Election District 57. Virginia Elections Database. October 1, 2017.
6. Web site: Virginia Elections Database » 2011 House of Delegates General Election District 57. Virginia Elections Database. October 1, 2017.
7. Web site: Virginia Elections Database » 2011 House of Delegates General Election District 57. Virginia State Board of Elections. November 8, 2017.
8. Web site: Virginia Elections Database » 2011 House of Delegates General Election District 57. Virginia State Board of Elections. November 8, 2017.
9. Web site: 2017 November General. Virginia State Board of Elections. December 13, 2017.