Virginia House of Delegates District 19

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Virginia House of Delegates District 19
Incumbent
Assumed office: January 10, 2024

Virginia House of Delegates District 19 is represented by Rozia Henson (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Virginia state representatives represented an average of 86,545 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 80,377 residents.

About the office

Members of the Virginia House of Delegates serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Virginia legislators assume office the second Wednesday in January after the election.

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

In order to serve in the Virginia General Assembly, candidates must meet the following qualifications:[1]

  • Be a citizen of the United States.
  • Be at least twenty-one years of age on or before the date of the general or special election for the office sought
  • Be a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia for the year immediately preceding the election
  • Be a resident of the district they are seeking to represent
  • Be a qualified voter in the district they are seeking to represent
  • Not have been convicted of a felony (unless voting rights have been officially restored)
  • Not have been adjudicated mentally incompetent (unless voting rights have been officially restored)


Salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[2]
SalaryPer diem
$18,000/year for senators. $17,640/year for delegates.$213/day

Vacancies

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the Virginia General Assembly, a special election must be conducted to fill the vacant seat. If the vacancy occurs while the legislature is in session, the presiding officer of the house in which the vacancy happens must call for a special election. If the vacancy occurs while the legislature is in recess, the governor shall call the special election. Within 30 days of a vacancy, the appropriate officeholder shall issue a writ of election. If an vacancy occurs between December 10 and March 1, the writ must declare the special election date be within 30 days of said vacancy. All special elections must be held promptly. However, no special election can be held if it occurs less than 55 days before any statewide primary or general election or if there are fewer than 75 days remaining in the vacated term.[3][4]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Virginia Code § 24.2-216


District map

Redistricting

2020 redistricting cycle

See also: Redistricting in Virginia after the 2020 census

The Virginia Supreme Court unanimously approved district maps for the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia State Senate on December 28, 2021.[5] Democratic and Republican consultants submitted statewide map proposals for consideration to the Virginia Redistricting Commission on September 18, 2021.[6] The commission had reviewed earlier maps on August 31, 2021, that were focused solely on suburbs in northern Virginia that were drawn from scratch and did not consider legislative incumbents’ home addresses in keeping with earlier commission decisions.[7][8] After the commission missed its deadline for approving map proposals and the Virginia Supreme Court assumed authority over the process, the two special masters selected by the court released proposals for House and Senate districts on December 8, 2021.[9]These maps took effect for Virginia's 2023 legislative elections.

How does redistricting in Virginia work? On November 3, 2020, Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment establishing a commission-driven congressional and state legislative redistricting process. The 16-member commission comprises eight legislators and eight non-legislator members. Leaders of the legislature's two largest political parties select legislators to serve on the commission. The commission's eight citizen members are recommended by legislative leaders and selected by a committee of five retired circuit court judges. The commissioners themselves select one of the eight citizens to serve as chairperson.[10]

District maps are subject to the following consensus requirements:[10]

  • Congressional maps: Approval by 12 commissioners, including six legislators and six non-legislators.
  • Virginia State Senate: Approval by 12 commissioners, including six legislators (with three state senators) and six non-legislators.
  • Virginia House of Delegates: Approval by 12 commissioners, including six legislators (with three state delegates) and six non-legislators.

The commission submits its maps to the General Assembly, which can vote to approve the maps or reject them. The General Assembly cannot amend the maps. If the General Assembly rejects a map, the commission must draft a second map. If the General Assembly rejects that map, the Virginia Supreme Court is tasked with enacting a new map.[10][11]

Virginia House of Delegates District 19
until January 9, 2024

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Virginia House of Delegates District 19
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Elections

2025

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2025

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 19

Incumbent Rozia Henson is running in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 19 on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
Image of Rozia Henson
Rozia Henson (D)

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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rozia Henson advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 19.

2023

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2023

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 19

Rozia Henson won election in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 19 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rozia Henson
Rozia Henson (D)
 
91.2
 
9,937
 Other/Write-in votes
 
8.8
 
962

Total votes: 10,899
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 19

Rozia Henson defeated Makya Little and Natalie Louise Shorter in the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 19 on June 20, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rozia Henson
Rozia Henson
 
38.7
 
1,388
Image of Makya Little
Makya Little Candidate Connection
 
37.4
 
1,339
Image of Natalie Louise Shorter
Natalie Louise Shorter
 
23.9
 
858

Total votes: 3,585
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2021

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 19

Incumbent Terry Austin defeated Wendy Rowden and Dean Davison in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 19 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Terry Austin
Terry Austin (R)
 
78.3
 
27,515
Wendy Rowden (D) Candidate Connection
 
19.7
 
6,918
Image of Dean Davison
Dean Davison (L) Candidate Connection
 
1.8
 
640
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
64

Total votes: 35,137
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Terry Austin advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 19.

Democratic convention

The Democratic convention was canceled. Wendy Rowden advanced from the Democratic convention for Virginia House of Delegates District 19.

2019

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2019

Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2019. The primary was on June 11, 2019, and the general election was on November 5. The filing deadline for candidates was March 28, 2019.

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 19

Incumbent Terry Austin won election in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 19 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Terry Austin
Terry Austin (R)
 
97.0
 
19,331
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.0
 
590

Total votes: 19,921
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2017

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2017

Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2017. All 100 house seats were up for election. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 13, 2017. The filing deadline for primary election candidates was March 30, 2017. The filing deadline for non-party candidates and candidates nominated by methods other than a primary was June 13, 2017.[12] Incumbent Terry Austin (R) ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 19 general election.[13]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 19 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Terry Austin Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 20,966
Total Votes 20,966
Source: Virginia Department of Elections

No Democratic candidate filed to run for this seat. [14]

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Virginia House of Delegates, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate

Incumbent Terry Austin ran unopposed in the Virginia House of Delegates District 19 Republican primary.[15]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
Virginia House of Delegates, District 19 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate
Green check mark transparent.png Terry Austin Incumbent

2015

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2015

Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 9, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 26, 2015.[16] Incumbent Terry Austin was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[17][18]

2013

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2013

Note: The Virginia Republican Party held a primary on May 7, 2013 after Lacey Putney announced his retirement.[19]

Elections for the office of Virginia House of Delegates consisted of a primary election on June 11, 2013, and a general election on November 5, 2013. Republican Terry Austin defeated Democrat Lewis Medlin, Jr. in the general election. Austin defeated Zachary Hatcher, Zach Martin, and Jim McKelvey in the Republican primary election on May 7. Medlin was unopposed in the Democratic primary election on June 11.[20][21]

Virginia House of Delegates, District 19 General Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTerry Austin 70% 16,156
     Democratic Lewis Medlin, Jr 29.7% 6,849
     Other Write-in 0.4% 90
Total Votes 23,095

Campaign contributions

From 2001 to 2023, candidates for Virginia House of Delegates District 19 raised a total of $1,657,703. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $82,885 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, Virginia House of Delegates District 19
Year Amount Candidates Average
2023 $538,323 3 $179,441
2021 $265,741 3 $88,580
2019 $121,474 1 $121,474
2017 $74,429 1 $74,429
2011 $211,247 3 $70,416
2009 $231,972 3 $77,324
2007 $113,193 2 $56,597
2005 $32,525 1 $32,525
2003 $57,424 2 $28,712
2001 $11,375 1 $11,375
Total $1,657,703 20 $82,885



Other election results in district

The map below highlight's this state legislative district and provides election results from the most recent election. Using the dropdown on the left, you can choose to view results for the most recent presidential election or U.S. House district election instead. This will show you the votes cast in this district for that election. The dropdown on the right will let you see either the map colored by the percentage of votes the winning candidate received or let you know the number and type of votes cast by size and shade of the circle in each county.

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Virginia General Assembly, "Certificate of Candidate Qualification," accessed May 23, 2025
  2. National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  3. Virginia Law Library, "§ 24.2-216. Filling vacancies in the General Assembly," accessed February 16, 2021 (Statute 24.2-216, Virginia Code)
  4. Virginia Law Library, "§ 24.2-682. Times for special elections," accessed February 16, 2021
  5. 13News Now, "Virginia has new voting maps after redistricting process finishes," December 30, 2021
  6. ABC 7, "Virginia bipartisan redistricting panel starts off with partisan maps," September 20, 2021
  7. El Paso Inc., "First redistricting map drafts leave some lawmakers unhappy," September 2, 2021
  8. Virginia Mercury, "Virginia’s Redistricting Commission has its first draft maps. They look… normal?" September 2, 2021
  9. Associated Press, "Proposed congressional maps give Dems an edge in Virginia," December 9, 2021
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 Virginia's Legislative Information System, "HJ 615 Constitutional amendment; Virginia Redistricting Commission (first reference)," accessed November 18, 2020
  11. All About Redistricting, "Virginia," accessed May 8, 2015
  12. Virginia Department of Elections, "Candidacy Requirements for the November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed March 21, 2017
  13. Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 November General Unofficial Results," accessed November 7, 2017
  14. Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Democratic Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
  15. Virginia Department of Elections, "2017 June Republican Primary," accessed July 6, 2017
  16. Virginia State Board of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 2, 2015
  17. Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 Primary election results," accessed September 1, 2015
  18. Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 General election candidates," accessed September 1, 2015
  19. Virginia Public Access Project, "House of Delegates District 19," accessed May 31, 2013
  20. Virginia State Board of Elections, Unofficial Results - Primary Election, accessed November 12, 2013
  21. Virginia State Board of Elections, Unofficial Results - Primary Election, accessed November 12, 2013


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