2021Final results
2021 election for Virginia House District 42
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Kathy Tran (D) won re-election with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Edward Francis McGovern (R) by 20.2 points.
Kathy TranDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.0%21,374
Edward Francis McGovernRepublican
39.8%14,186
35,615 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 2021
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)