Virginia's 15th 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 15 represents parts of Fairfax County. The seat is currently held by Democrat Laura Jane Cohen.
District officeholders Years Delegate Party Electoral history 1983–1992 G. Steven Agee Republican 1992–2000 Raymond R. "Andy" Guest, Jr Republican 2000–January 11, 2006 Allen Louderback Republican Retired January 11, 2006–January 10, 2024 Todd Gilbert Republican Majority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates (2018-2020) Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates (2022-2024) Minority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates (2024-present) First elected in 2017 Redistricted to the 33rd District January 10, 2024–present Laura Jane Cohen Democratic First elected in 2023
Electoral history Date Election Candidate Party Votes % Virginia House of Delegates, 15th district Nov 6, 2001 General A. L. Louderback Republican 12,429 63.0 B. G. Pollack Independent 7,242 36.7 Write Ins 67 0.3 Nov 4, 2003 General A. L. Louderback Republican 12,494 63.1 T. A. Lewis Democratic 7,277 36.8 Write Ins 26 0.1 Nov 8, 2005 General C T Gilbert Republican 14,050 64.46 J K Blubaugh Democratic 7,721 35.42 Write Ins 26 0.12 Allen Louderback retired; seat stayed Republican Nov 6, 2007 General C. Todd Gilbert Republican 15,156 98.05 Write Ins 301 1.94 Nov 3, 2009 General C. Todd Gilbert Republican 16,168 69.26 John D. Lesinski Democratic 7,155 30.65 Write Ins 19 0.08 Nov 8, 2011 General C. Todd Gilbert Republican 13,617 97.85 Write Ins 299 2.14 Jun 11, 2013 Republican primary C. Todd Gilbert 3,661 92.10 Mark W. Prince 314 7.90 Nov 5, 2013 General Christopher Todd Gilbert Republican 17,376 96.6 Write Ins 615 3.4 Nov 3, 2015 General Christopher Todd Gilbert Republican 16,102 97.9 Write Ins 350 2.1 Nov 7, 2017 General Christopher Todd Gilbert Republican 19,284 94.3 Write Ins 1,171 5.7 Nov 5, 2019 General Christopher Todd Gilbert Republican 18,914 74.4 Beverly Harrison Democratic 6,493 25.5 Write Ins 31 0.1 Nov 2, 2021 General Christopher Todd Gilbert Republican 26,613 77.7 Emily Garnett Scott Democratic 7,601 22.2 Write Ins 41 0.1 Nov 7, 2023 General Laura Jane H. Cohen Democratic 19,394 61.9 Marcus T. Evans Republican 11,880 37.9 Write Ins 81 0.3
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