2007Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2007 election for Virginia House District 51
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Paul F. Nichols (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Faisal M. Gill (R) by 4.1 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Paul F. NicholsDemocrat · winner
52.0%6,343
Faisal M. GillRepublican
48.0%5,844
12,187 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)