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Virginia House District 51
Next vote Tue, Nov 2, 2027 · Represented by Eric Zehr Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
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- Eric Zehr (Republican) won by 50.9 points, 2025
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History (31 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 37,304
- Election day
- November 4, 2025
- District map
- Same as today
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 2025, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEric ZehrWon Republican 28,12375.4% DemocraticJoy A. Powers Democratic 9,13024.5% Scattered write-ins Write-in 510.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,092
- Election day
- November 7, 2023
- District map
- Same as today
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 2023, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEric ZehrWon Republican 18,93472.6% DemocraticKimberly A. Moran Democratic 5,54521.3% IndependentC. Matt Fariss Independent 1,5746.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 390.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 35,647
- Election day
- November 2, 2021
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 2021, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBriana Danyel SewellWon Democratic 19,03853.4% RepublicanTimothy David Cox Republican 16,56646.5% Scattered write-ins Write-in 430.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,424
- Election day
- November 5, 2019
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 2019, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHala Sophia AyalaWon(incumbent) Democratic 15,50854.6% RepublicanRichard Lee Anderson Republican 12,88245.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 340.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,720
- Election day
- November 7, 2017
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 2017, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHala S. AyalaWon Democratic 15,24453.1% RepublicanRichard L. Anderson(incumbent) Republican 13,47646.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,515
- Election day
- November 3, 2015
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 2015, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRichard L. AndersonWon(incumbent) Republican 12,68893.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 8276.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,330
- Election day
- November 5, 2013
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 2013, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRichard L. AndersonWon(incumbent) Republican 13,05953.7% DemocraticR. Reed Heddleston Democratic 11,22046.1% Scattered write-ins Write-in 510.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,296
- Election day
- November 8, 2011
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 2011, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRichard L. AndersonWon(incumbent) Republican 11,296100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,636
- Election day
- November 3, 2009
- District map
- Older district map (2001 to 2010)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 2009, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRichard L. AndersonWon Republican 7,94050.8% DemocraticPaul F. Nichols(incumbent) Democratic 7,67149.1% Scattered write-ins Write-in 250.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,187
- Election day
- November 6, 2007
- District map
- Older district map (2001 to 2010)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 2007, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPaul F. NicholsWon Democratic 6,34352.0% RepublicanFaisal M. Gill Republican 5,84448.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,420
- Election day
- November 8, 2005
- District map
- Older district map (2001 to 2010)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 2005, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMichele B. McQuiggWon(incumbent) Republican 8,31353.9% DemocraticEarnest W. Porta Jr. Democratic 7,10746.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,128
- Election day
- November 4, 2003
- District map
- Older district map (2001 to 2010)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 2003, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMichele B. McQuiggWon(incumbent) Republican 8,128100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,038
- Election day
- November 6, 2001
- District map
- Older district map (2001 to 2010)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 2001, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMichele B. McQuiggWon(incumbent) Republican 9,62164.0% DemocraticD. M. Oppenhagen Democratic 5,06433.7% LibertarianJ. E. Simpson Libertarian 3532.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,955
- Election day
- November 2, 1999
- District map
- Older district map (1991 to 2000)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 1999, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMichele B. McQuiggWon Republican 5,53255.6% DemocraticV. M. Stephens Democratic 4,42344.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,131
- Election day
- November 4, 1997
- District map
- Older district map (1991 to 2000)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 1997, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid G. BrickleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,51057.2% RepublicanDebra A. Wilson Republican 5,62142.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,140
- Election day
- November 7, 1995
- District map
- Older district map (1991 to 2000)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 1995, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid G. BrickleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,51958.5% RepublicanF. Clancy McQuigg Republican 4,62141.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,079
- Election day
- November 2, 1993
- District map
- Older district map (1991 to 2000)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 1993, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid G. BrickleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,51253.9% RepublicanF. Clancy McQuigg Republican 5,56746.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,058
- Election day
- November 5, 1991
- District map
- Older district map (1991 to 2000)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 1991, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid G. BrickleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,058100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,792
- Election day
- November 7, 1989
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1990)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 1989, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid G. BrickleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 12,17864.8% RepublicanLarry S. Newsom Jr. Republican 6,61435.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,558
- Election day
- November 3, 1987
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1990)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 1987, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid G. BrickleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 10,553100.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 50.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,235
- Election day
- November 5, 1985
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1990)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 1985, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid G. BrickleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,89367.3% RepublicanMark A. Moorstein Republican 3,34232.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,055
- Election day
- November 8, 1983
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1990)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 1983, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid G. BrickleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,05199.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 40.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,073
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- Type
- Special election
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1990)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid G. BrickleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,91562.5% RepublicanF. Clancy McQuigg Republican 4,15837.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,089
- Election day
- not on file
- Type
- Special election
- District map
- Older district map (1981)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanF. Clancy McQuiggWon Republican 59854.9% RepublicanSmith William Young Republican 49145.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 121,408
- Election day
- November 3, 1981
- Seats
- 3
- District map
- Older district map (1981)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 1981, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticVivian E. WattsWon Democratic 23,51219.4% RepublicanRobert E. HarrisWon(incumbent) Republican 23,14819.1% RepublicanJames E. DillardWon(incumbent) Republican 23,11919.0% DemocraticM. J. Hershman Democratic 19,66016.2% RepublicanLawrence D. Pratt(incumbent) Republican 19,30715.9% DemocraticV. L. Strang Jr. Democratic 12,65810.4% Scattered write-ins Write-in 40.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,256
- Election day
- November 6, 1979
- District map
- Older district map (1971 to 1972)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 1979, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGeorge W. GraysonWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,21060.4% RepublicanBarbara C. Murphy Republican 6,04539.6% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,934
- Election day
- November 8, 1977
- District map
- Older district map (1971 to 1972)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 1977, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGeorge W. GraysonWon(incumbent) Democratic 10,83764.0% RepublicanDavid W. Ware Jr. Republican 6,09636.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,380
- Election day
- November 4, 1975
- District map
- Older district map (1971 to 1972)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 1975, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGeorge W. GraysonWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,37099.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 100.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,755
- Election day
- November 6, 1973
- District map
- Older district map (1971 to 1972)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 1973, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGeorge W. GraysonWon Democratic 7,46650.6% IndependentRussell M. Carneal(incumbent) Independent 7,28949.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,231
- Election day
- November 2, 1971
- District map
- Older district map (1971 to 1972)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 1971, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRussell M. CarnealWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,231100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,613
- Election day
- November 4, 1969
- District map
- Older district map (1964 to 1970)
Virginia House of Delegates District 51, 1969 to 2025, 1969, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam Roy SmithWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,61099.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 30.1%
- 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.
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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:51
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse)Data as of Oct 28, 2026