2025Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2025 election for Virginia House District 86
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
Virgil Thornton (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating A. C. Cordoza (R) by 7.9 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Virgil ThorntonDemocrat · winner
53.9%17,081
A. C. CordozaRepublican
45.9%14,563
31,719 votes
Source: Virginia Department of ElectionsUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:45 PM ET
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The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)