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 on June 20, 2023. Democrats gained three seats, winning back control with a 51–49 majority after having previously lost it in 2021.
Background Following the 2021 election, Republicans regained control of the House of Delegates, which had been lost to the Democrats in 2019. They controlled a narrow majority of 52 seats prior to the 2023 election.
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. House Democrats would replace Filler-Corn with Don Scott as the new minority leader.
The 2023 election was the first held under new district maps following redistricting as a result of the 2020 census. 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. The districts delegates ran in were created by two special masters appointed by the Supreme Court of Virginia.
Governor Glenn Youngkin sought a Republican trifecta, already having control of the House of Delegates after the 2021 election. However, this is the first state-level election in Virginia following the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision the previous year, which ruled that abortion is not a constitutional right in the United States. Youngkin attempted to change Republican messaging on abortion by proposing a 15-week abortion "limit" instead of using the word "ban".
Retirements 25 incumbents did not seek re-election.
Republicans Ten Republicans did not seek re-election. District 4: Will Wampler retired. District 17: Chris Head retired to successfully run for State Senate. District 20: John Avoli retired. District 27: Roxann Robinson retired. District 28: Tara Durant retired to successfully run for State Senate. District 33: Dave LaRock retired to run for State Senate. District 56: John McGuire retired to successfully run for State Senate. District 60: James E. Edmunds retired. District 64: Emily Brewer retired to successfully run for State Senate. District 99: Margaret Ransone retired.
Democrats Fifteen Democrats did not seek re-election. District 10: Wendy Gooditis retired. District 13: Danica Roem retired to successfully run for State Senate. District 31: Elizabeth Guzmán retired to run for State Senate. District 34: Kathleen Murphy retired. District 36: Ken Plum retired. District 38: Kaye Kory retired. District 41: Eileen Filler-Corn retired. District 57: Sally L. Hudson retired to run for State Senate. District 68: Dawn Adams retired. District 71: Jeff Bourne retired. District 72: Schuyler VanValkenburg retired to successfully run for State Senate. District 76: Clint Jenkins retired to run for State Senate. District 87: Suhas Subramanyam retired to successfully run for State Senate. District 90: Angelia Williams Graves retired to successfully run for State Senate. District 93: Mike Mullin retired.
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. District 74: Lamont Bagby resigned on April 11 to join the State Senate. District 79: Nadarius Clark resigned on March 21 to run for re-election in a neighboring district.
Republicans Four Republicans resigned before the end of their terms. District 22: Kathy Byron resigned on September 30 to become deputy director for external affairs of the Virginia Department of Workforce Development and Advancement. District 58: Rob Bell resigned on September 18 to join Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares's office. District 83: Tim Anderson resigned on April 3 to run for State Senate. District 84: Glenn Davis resigned on April 24 to become director of the Virginia Department of Energy.
Incumbents defeated In primary election One incumbent delegate, a Republican, was defeated in the June 20 primary election.
Republicans District 47: Marie March lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent Wren Williams.
In general election Two incumbent delegates, a Republican and an independent, were defeated in the November 7 general election.
Republicans District 97: Karen Greenhalgh lost re-election to Michael Feggans.
Independents District 51: Matt Fariss lost re-election to Eric Zehr.
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.
District 24 (special) Incumbent Republican Ronnie Campbell, first elected in 2018, died on December 13, 2022.
District 35 (special) Incumbent Democrat Mark Keam, first elected in 2009, resigned on September 6, 2022.
District 6 (special) Incumbent Republican Jeff Campbell, first elected in 2013, resigned on July 14, 2023. Campbell had already announced his resignation for 2023.
Overview + ↓ 49 51 Republican Democratic 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 +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 2,397,692 100.00 100 100
Close races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
Predictions SourceRankingAs of 270toWin November 2, 2023 Elections Daily November 2, 2023 CNalysis November 7, 2023
Results summary by Virginia House of Delegates district DistrictIncumbent PartyElected 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 RepVacant 53 New seat Tim Griffin Rep 54 Sally Hudson Dem Katrina Callsen Dem 55Vacant 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 80Vacant 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 DemVacant 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 RepVacant 99 Anne Ferrell Tata Rep Anne Ferrell Tata Rep 100 Robert Bloxom Jr. Rep Robert Bloxom Jr. RepVacant
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesizesize Marginof error DemocraticParty RepublicanParty Other /undecidedVirginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia Commonwealth UniversityJuly 14–25, 2023804 (A)± 5.46%41%47%13%
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District 1
House District 1 contains portions of Arlington County. The incumbent delegate was Democrat Patrick Hope, who was first elected in 2009.
Democratic primary Nominee Patrick Hope, incumbent
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of CNalysis September 6, 2023 Elections Daily November 2, 2023
District 2