Virginia State Senate District 28

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

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Last election: Bryce Reeves (Republican) won by 28.4 points, 2023

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History (15 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 71,559
Election day: November 7, 2023
District map: Same as today

Virginia Senate District 28, 1971 to 2023, 2023, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBryce ReevesWon	Republican	44,73762.5%	62.5%
DemocraticJason A. Ford	Democratic	24,41234.1%	34.1%
IndependentElizabeth G. Melson	Independent	2,3053.2%	3.2%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1050.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 69,986
Election day: November 5, 2019
District map: Older district map (2011 to 2022)

Virginia Senate District 28, 1971 to 2023, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRichard Henry StuartWon(incumbent)	Republican	40,19357.4%	57.4%
DemocraticQasim Rashid	Democratic	29,69642.4%	42.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	970.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,633
Election day: November 3, 2015
District map: Older district map (2011 to 2022)

Virginia Senate District 28, 1971 to 2023, 2015, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRichard H. StuartWon(incumbent)	Republican	30,18795.4%	95.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1,4464.6%	4.6%

Virginia Senate District 28, 1971 to 2023, 2011, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRichard H. StuartWon(incumbent)	Republican	26,662100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 42,392
Election day: November 6, 2007
District map: Older district map (2003 to 2010)

Virginia Senate District 28, 1971 to 2023, 2007, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRichard H. StuartWon	Republican	21,49650.7%	50.7%
DemocraticAlbert C. Pollard Jr.	Democratic	20,89649.3%	49.3%

Virginia Senate District 28, 1971 to 2023, 2003, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn H. ChichesterWon(incumbent)	Republican	23,251100.0%	100.0%

Virginia Senate District 28, 1971 to 2023, 1999, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn H. ChichesterWon(incumbent)	Republican	29,548100.0%	100.0%

Virginia Senate District 28, 1971 to 2023, 1995, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn H. ChichesterWon(incumbent)	Republican	28,612100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 29,848
Election day: November 5, 1991
District map: Older district map (1991 to 2002)

Virginia Senate District 28, 1971 to 2023, 1991, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn H. ChichesterWon(incumbent)	Republican	20,73969.5%	69.5%
DemocraticEdwin C. King	Democratic	9,10930.5%	30.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 36,218
Election day: November 3, 1987
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1990)

Virginia Senate District 28, 1971 to 2023, 1987, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn H. ChichesterWon(incumbent)	Republican	24,74768.3%	68.3%
DemocraticAnn Riley Smith	Democratic	11,46831.7%	31.7%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	30.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 29,467
Election day: November 8, 1983
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1990)

Virginia Senate District 28, 1971 to 2023, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn H. ChichesterWon(incumbent)	Republican	22,14475.2%	75.2%
DemocraticGeorge Gordon Dowd	Democratic	7,31924.8%	24.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	40.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 35,697
Election day: November 6, 1979
District map: Older district map (1971 to 1982)

Virginia Senate District 28, 1971 to 2023, 1979, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn H. ChichesterWon	Republican	22,64063.4%	63.4%
DemocraticRobert W. Ackerman	Democratic	13,05036.6%	36.6%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	70.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 36,057
Election day: not on file
Type: Special election
District map: Older district map (1971 to 1982)

Virginia Senate District 28, 1971 to 2023, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn H. ChichesterWon	Republican	17,37648.2%	48.2%
DemocraticH. R. Humphreys Jr.	Democratic	15,88644.1%	44.1%
IndependentM. A. Fagan	Independent	2,7937.8%	7.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	20.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 22,618
Election day: November 4, 1975
District map: Older district map (1971 to 1982)

Virginia Senate District 28, 1971 to 2023, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticPaul W. MannsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	22,606100.0%	100.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	120.1%	0.1%

Virginia Senate District 28, 1971 to 2023, 1971, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticPaul W. MannsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	16,953100.0%	100.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	40.0%	0.0%

2023: Virginia Department of Elections, ElectionStats CSV export 2023 and 2025, retrieved Oct 28, 2026
1971 to 2019: 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: 2023.

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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/sldu:28

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