DemocratIn office since Nov 2025

Lily Franklin

Virginia State Delegate, District 41 since 2025. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Virginia State Delegate, District 41

In office
<1 yr
Since 2025
Last margin
+6.7
Won 2025
Next election
2027
Nov 2, 2027

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  • Communications, Technology and Innovation
  • General Laws

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Career

Offices held, and every time Franklin was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMargin
2025Virginia House of Delegates, District 41WonD+6.7
2023Virginia House of Delegates, District 41LostR+0.7

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Franklin has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Franklin has run against

  • J. Christian "Chris" Obenshain (R) · 2025 general, won
  • J. Christian "Chris" Obenshain (R) · 2023 general, lost

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Franklin

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET