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This page displays election information for the Virginia House of Delegates.
Elections
Virginia state delegates serve two-year terms, with all seats up for election every two years. Virginia holds elections for its legislature in odd years.
2027
Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates will take place in 2027. The general election is on November 2, 2027.
2025
Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates will take place in 2025. The general election is on November 4, 2025. The primary was June 17, 2025. The filing deadline was April 3, 2025.
2023
Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2023. The general election was on November 7, 2023. A primary was held on June 20, 2023. The filing deadline was April 6, 2023.
| Virginia House of Delegates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 7, 2023 | After November 8, 2023 | |
| Democratic Party | 46 | 51 | |
| Republican Party | 48 | 49 | |
| Vacancy | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | |
2021
Elections for the Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2021. The primary was on June 8, 2021, and the general election was on November 2. Party committees could also choose to hold conventions instead of primaries. Those conventions were held throughout the spring of 2021. The filing deadline for primary candidates was March 25, 2021.[1]
| Virginia House of Delegates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2, 2021 | After November 3, 2021 | |
| Democratic Party | 55 | 48 | |
| Republican Party | 45 | 52 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | |
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.
| Virginia House of Delegates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 5, 2019 | After November 6, 2019 | |
| Democratic Party | 49 | 55 | |
| Republican Party | 51 | 45 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | |
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.[2]
| Virginia House of Delegates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Before November 7, 2017 | After November 7, 2017 | |
| Democratic Party | 34 | 49 | |
| Republican Party | 66 | 51 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | |
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.[3]
Heading into the election, Republicans held a 67-33 majority. Republicans lost one seat in the election, giving them a 66-34 majority.
| Virginia House of Delegates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2015 | After November 3, 2015 | |
| Democratic Party | 33 | 34 | |
| Republican Party | 67 | 66 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | |
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2013Elections for the office of Virginia House of Delegates consisted of a primary election on June 11, 2013, and a general election, which took place on November 5, 2013. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 65-32 majority with one independent member and two vacancies. Republicans gained two seats in the election, giving them a 67-33 majority.
2011Elections for the office of Virginia House of Delegates consisted of a primary election on August 23, 2011, and a general election on November 8, 2011. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 58-39 majority with two independent members and one vacancy. Republicans gained nine seats in the election, giving them a 67-32 majority with one independent member.
During the 2011 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $25,013,110. The top 10 contributors were:[4]
2009Elections for the office of Virginia House of Delegates consisted of a primary election on June 9, 2009, and a general election on November 3, 2009. During the 2009 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $35,947,346. The top 10 contributors were:[5]
2007Elections for the office of Virginia House of Delegates consisted of a primary election on June 12, 2007, and a general election on November 6, 2007. During the 2007 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $32,931,206. The top 10 contributors were:[6]
2005Elections for the office of Virginia House of Delegates consisted of a primary election on June 14, 2005, and a general election on November 8, 2005. During the 2005 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $25,340,303. The top 10 contributors were:[7]
2003Elections for the office of Virginia House of Delegates consisted of a primary election on June 10, 2003, and a general election on November 4, 2003. During the 2003 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $13,103,722. The top 10 contributors were:[8]
2001Elections for the office of Virginia House of Delegates consisted of a primary election on June 12, 2001, and a general election on November 6, 2001. During the 2001 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $13,681,547. The top 10 contributors were:[9]
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Historical party control
Democrats won a 51-49 majority in the Virginia House of Delegates in 2023, making it the third time in three election cycles that the chamber majority changed hands.
The table below shows the partisan history of the Virginia House following every general election from 1991 to 2023. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.
Virginia House of Delegates election results: 1991-2023
| Year | '91 | '93 | '95 | '97[10] | '99 | '01 | '03 | '05 | '07 | '09 | '11 | '13 | '15 | '17 | '19 | '21 | '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 58 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 31 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 39 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 49 | 55 | 48 | 51 |
| Republicans | 41 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 67 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 59 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 51 | 45 | 52 | 49 |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trifecta history
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Between 1992 and 2023, Virginia was under the following types of trifecta control:
- Democratic trifecta: 1992-1993, 2020-2021
- Republican trifecta: 2000-2001, 2012-2013
- Divided government: 1994-1999, 2002-2011, 2014-2019, 2022-2023
Virginia Party Control: 1992-2025
Four years of Democratic trifectas • Four years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | S | S | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| House | D | D | D | D | D | D | S | S | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | D | D |
Footnotes
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Calendars & Schedules," accessed February 6, 2021
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Candidacy Requirements for the November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Virginia 2011 Candidates," accessed August 5, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Virginia 2009 Candidates," accessed August 5, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Virginia 2007 Candidates," accessed August 5, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Virginia 2005 Candidates," accessed August 5, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Virginia 2003 Candidates," accessed August 5, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Virginia 2001 Candidates," accessed August 5, 2013
- ↑ Following the election, one Democrat resigned and Republicans won the subsequent special election. The one independent also caucused with Republicans, giving the chamber a 50-50 split, decided through a power-sharing agreement.
