2025Final results
2025 election for Virginia House District 48
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Eric Phillips (R) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Melody A. "Mel" Cartwright (D) by 29.1 points.
Eric PhillipsRepublican · winner
63.6%19,868
Melody A. "Mel" CartwrightDemocrat
34.6%10,797
Barbara Mayhew HancockIndependent
1.7%519
31,216 votes
Source: Virginia Department of ElectionsUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:45 PM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2025
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
The candidates
Eric Phillips (R)Melody A. "Mel" Cartwright (D)
Also on the ballot: Barbara Mayhew Hancock (Independent), 1.7%