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2019Final results

2019 election for Virginia House District 56

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

John McGuire (R) won re-election with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Juanita Joan Matkins (D) by 22.0 points.

John McGuireRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.0%20,250
38.9%12,929
33,215 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 2019

Races before and after

EvenR+19.12017R+22.02019R+23.42021

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