2017Final results
2017 election for Virginia House District 56
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
John McGuire (R) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Melissa M. Dart (D) by 19.1 points.
John McGuireRepublican · winner
59.6%18,792
Melissa M. DartDemocrat
40.4%12,761
31,553 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 2017
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)