2007Final results
2007 election for Virginia House District 56
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
W. R. Janis (R) won re-election with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Will F. Shaw (D) by 32.0 points.
W. R. JanisRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.0%11,440
Will F. ShawDemocrat
34.0%5,897
17,337 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)