Virginia House of Delegates District 49

Next vote Tue, Nov 2, 2027 · Represented by Madison Whittle Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

We don’t have the candidate list for this race. See the official list at the Virginia Department of Elections

Last election: Madison Whittle (Republican) won by 6.0 points, 2025

More about this seat

Vote in Virginia

Trouble voting? Election Protection hotline: 866-OUR-VOTE. A nonpartisan coalition of civil-rights and voting-rights groups, not a government service. 866ourvote.org

Official results for Virginia

History (30 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 28,738
Election day: November 4, 2025
District map: Same as today

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 2025, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMadison WhittleWonName as filed: Madison John R. Whittle	Republican	15,20652.9%	52.9%
DemocraticGary P. Miller	Democratic	13,47946.9%	46.9%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	530.2%	0.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 13,343
Election day: November 7, 2023
District map: Same as today

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 2023, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanD.W. "Danny" Marshall IIIWon	Republican	12,43493.2%	93.2%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	9096.8%	6.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 25,868
Election day: November 2, 2021
District map: Older district map (2011 to 2022)

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 2021, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAlfonso Hoffman LopezWon(incumbent)	Democratic	19,79976.5%	76.5%
RepublicanTimothy Edward Kilcullen	Republican	5,01319.4%	19.4%
IndependentTerrence Wayne Modglin	Independent	1,0043.9%	3.9%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	520.2%	0.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 16,293
Election day: November 5, 2019
District map: Older district map (2011 to 2022)

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAlfonso Hoffman LopezWon(incumbent)	Democratic	13,59483.4%	83.4%
OtherTerrence Wayne Modglin	Other	2,55915.7%	15.7%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1400.9%	0.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 23,699
Election day: November 7, 2017
District map: Older district map (2011 to 2022)

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 2017, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAlfonso H. LopezWon(incumbent)	Democratic	19,30881.5%	81.5%
RepublicanAdam Roosevelt	Republican	4,39118.5%	18.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 8,267
Election day: November 3, 2015
District map: Older district map (2011 to 2022)

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 2015, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAlfonso H. LopezWon(incumbent)	Democratic	7,90495.6%	95.6%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	3634.4%	4.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 16,783
Election day: November 5, 2013
District map: Older district map (2011 to 2022)

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 2013, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAlfonso H. LopezWon(incumbent)	Democratic	13,08778.0%	78.0%
OtherTerrence W. Modglin	Other	3,50520.9%	20.9%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1911.1%	1.1%

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 2011, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAlfonso H. LopezWon	Democratic	7,005100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 9,285
Election day: November 3, 2009
District map: Older district map (2001 to 2010)

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 2009, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAdam P. EbbinWon(incumbent)	Democratic	8,89095.8%	95.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	3954.3%	4.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 5,540
Election day: November 6, 2007
District map: Older district map (2001 to 2010)

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 2007, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAdam P. EbbinWon(incumbent)	Democratic	4,46880.7%	80.7%
GreenJames Ronald Fisher	Green	1,07219.4%	19.4%

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 2005, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAdam P. EbbinWon(incumbent)	Democratic	9,215100.0%	100.0%

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 2003, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAdam P. EbbinWon	Democratic	4,383100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 10,958
Election day: November 6, 2001
District map: Older district map (2001 to 2010)

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 2001, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticL. Karen DarnerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	7,52968.7%	68.7%
RepublicanE. L. Gonzalez	Republican	3,42931.3%	31.3%

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 1999, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticL. Karen DarnerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	8,661100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 14,087
Election day: November 4, 1997
District map: Older district map (1991 to 2000)

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 1997, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticL. Karen DarnerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	8,74562.1%	62.1%
RepublicanS. K. Bushue	Republican	5,34237.9%	37.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 11,426
Election day: November 7, 1995
District map: Older district map (1991 to 2000)

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 1995, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticL. Karen DarnerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	7,69467.3%	67.3%
RepublicanJ. P. Gideon	Republican	3,73232.7%	32.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 14,904
Election day: November 2, 1993
District map: Older district map (1991 to 2000)

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 1993, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticL. Karen DarnerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	9,46863.5%	63.5%
RepublicanTodd R. Sipe	Republican	3,39922.8%	22.8%
IndependentRichard E. Sincere Jr.	Independent	1,4469.7%	9.7%
IndependentDorothy Anderson Patton	Independent	5914.0%	4.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 9,965
Election day: November 5, 1991
District map: Older district map (1991 to 2000)

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 1991, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticL. Karen DarnerWon	Democratic	5,63956.6%	56.6%
RepublicanAlice R. Tennies	Republican	4,32643.4%	43.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 11,853
Election day: November 7, 1989
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1990)

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 1989, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWarren G. StambaughWon(incumbent)	Democratic	11,848100.0%	100.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	50.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 11,400
Election day: November 3, 1987
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1990)

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 1987, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWarren G. StambaughWon(incumbent)	Democratic	7,40264.9%	64.9%
RepublicanJames B. Robinson(incumbent)	Republican	3,99835.1%	35.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 12,791
Election day: November 5, 1985
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1990)

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 1985, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWarren G. StambaughWon(incumbent)	Democratic	8,84169.1%	69.1%
RepublicanC. G. Viars	Republican	3,95030.9%	30.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 7,954
Election day: November 8, 1983
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1990)

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWarren G. StambaughWon(incumbent)	Democratic	7,94899.9%	99.9%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	60.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 10,683
Election day: November 2, 1982
Type: Special election
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1990)

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWarren G. StambaughWon(incumbent)	Democratic	10,66499.8%	99.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	190.2%	0.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 133,271
Election day: November 3, 1981
Seats: 3
District map: Older district map (1981)

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 1981, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanVincent F. CallahanWon(incumbent)	Republican	27,41820.6%	20.6%
RepublicanRobert T. AndrewsWon	Republican	24,23018.2%	18.2%
RepublicanGwendalyn F. CodyWon	Republican	23,33417.5%	17.5%
DemocraticElaine A. Lailas	Democratic	20,71315.5%	15.5%
DemocraticConrad J. Marshall	Democratic	20,31315.2%	15.2%
DemocraticFlora M. Crater	Democratic	17,26012.9%	12.9%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	30.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 64,859
Election day: November 6, 1979
Seats: 3
District map: Older district map (1971 to 1972)

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 1979, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticTheodore V. Morrison Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	18,22228.1%	28.1%
DemocraticAlan DiamonsteinWon(incumbent)	Democratic	17,98827.7%	27.7%
DemocraticRobert C. ScottWon(incumbent)	Democratic	15,41223.8%	23.8%
RepublicanDavid L. Short	Republican	11,56217.8%	17.8%
IndependentM. E. Simerly	Independent	1,6752.6%	2.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 70,525
Election day: November 8, 1977
Seats: 3
District map: Older district map (1971 to 1972)

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 1977, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAlan DiamonsteinWon(incumbent)	Democratic	20,62429.2%	29.2%
DemocraticTheodore V. Morrison Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	20,32628.8%	28.8%
DemocraticRobert C. ScottWon	Democratic	19,63527.8%	27.8%
IndependentMary B. McClaine	Independent	9,93514.1%	14.1%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	50.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 36,553
Election day: November 4, 1975
Seats: 3
District map: Older district map (1971 to 1972)

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAlan DiamonsteinWon(incumbent)	Democratic	10,70329.3%	29.3%
DemocraticTheodore V. Morrison Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	10,63129.1%	29.1%
DemocraticLewis A. McMurran Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	10,49428.7%	28.7%
RepublicanJohn C. Warley Jr.	Republican	4,72412.9%	12.9%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	10.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 48,640
Election day: November 6, 1973
Seats: 3
District map: Older district map (1971 to 1972)

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 1973, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAlan DiamonsteinWon(incumbent)	Democratic	17,95436.9%	36.9%
DemocraticTheodore V. Morrison Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	15,61332.1%	32.1%
DemocraticLewis A. McMurran Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	15,07331.0%	31.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 50,951
Election day: November 2, 1971
Seats: 3
District map: Older district map (1971 to 1972)

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 1971, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticTheodore V. Morrison Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	14,28728.0%	28.0%
DemocraticLewis A. McMurran Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	13,65226.8%	26.8%
DemocraticAlan DiamonsteinWon(incumbent)	Democratic	13,64826.8%	26.8%
RepublicanLarry Topping	Republican	9,35718.4%	18.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	70.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 207,158
Election day: November 4, 1969
Seats: 7
District map: Older district map (1964 to 1970)

Virginia House of Delegates District 49, 1969 to 2025, 1969, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJohn R. Sears Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	26,52012.8%	12.8%
DemocraticStanley C. WalkerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	26,39912.7%	12.7%
DemocraticJoshua Warren White Jr.Won	Democratic	26,11312.6%	12.6%
DemocraticThomas R. McNamaraWon(incumbent)	Democratic	25,86512.5%	12.5%
DemocraticThomas W. Moss Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	25,81412.5%	12.5%
DemocraticWalter B. MartinWon	Democratic	24,41711.8%	11.8%
DemocraticWilliam P. Robinson Sr.Won	Democratic	21,77810.5%	10.5%
OtherTerry H. Davis Jr.	Other	15,1467.3%	7.3%
OtherMartha Boone	Other	15,1067.3%	7.3%

2023 and 2025: Virginia Department of Elections, ElectionStats CSV export 2023 and 2025, retrieved Oct 28, 2026
1969 to 2021: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

Last contest in this district on file: 2025.

Download and cite

CC BY 4.0 State data (JSON)Share image (PNG)

Cite this page

Election Wrld. (2026). Virginia House of Delegates District 49, election results 1969 to 2025. https://www.electionwrld.com/va/house-of-delegates/49. Retrieved October 31, 2026.

Embed this seat

<iframe src="https://www.electionwrld.com/embed/va/house-of-delegates/49" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 49" width="100%" height="400" style="border:0;max-width:640px" loading="lazy"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:13px">Data: <a href="https://www.electionwrld.com">Election Wrld</a>, CC BY 4.0</p>

Paste this into any web page. It shows the seat, its last result and the next election.

Sources

Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; Virginia Department of Elections, ElectionStats CSV export 2023 and 2025 (US state public record), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:va/sldl:49

DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), Virginia Department of Elections, ElectionStats CSV export 2023 and 2025Data as of Oct 28, 2026