2007Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2007 election for Virginia House District 21
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
R. W. Mathieson (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating John J. Welch III (R) by 15.5 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
R. W. MathiesonDemocrat · winner
57.7%4,443
John J. Welch IIIRepublican · incumbent
42.3%3,251
7,694 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2007
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)