Virginia House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2023
Virginia House District 1
A district of about 86,000 people, 81% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+60.8 relative to the nation for president.
2025 election
Nov 4, 2025- Patrick Hope (D) · won81.5%
- William J. "Bill" Moher III (R)18.3%
Source: Virginia Department of ElectionsUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:45 PM ET
Where it sits among all 99 seats
Every Virginia House of Delegates seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
30 races since 1969. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2023 | |||
| 2025 | Patrick Hope (D) | William J. "Bill" Moher III (R) | 63.2 |
| 2023 | Patrick Hope (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Terry Kilgore (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2019 | Terry Kilgore (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2017 | Terry Kilgore (R) | Alicia D. Kallen (D) | 52.4 |
| 2015 | Terry Kilgore (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2013 | Terry Kilgore (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Terry Kilgore (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2009 | Terry Kilgore (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2007 | Terry Kilgore (R) | Jerry D. Taylor (D) | 44.7 |
| 2005 | Terry Kilgore (R) | Rex E. McCarty (D) | 37.5 |
| 2003 | Terry Kilgore (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Terry Kilgore (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1999 | Terry Kilgore (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1997 | Terry Kilgore (R) | Jerry D. Taylor (D) | 44.1 |
| 1995 | Terry Kilgore (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1993 | Terry Kilgore (R) | George F. Cridlin (D) | 14.3 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Ford C. Quillen (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1989 | Ford C. Quillen (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1987 | Ford C. Quillen (D) | H. Ronnie Montgomery (R) | 14.1 |
| 1985 | Ford C. Quillen (D) | Gary E. Waddell (R) | 27.4 |
| 1983 | Ford C. Quillen (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | Ford C. Quillen (D) | James E. Jennings (R) | 22.8 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | Orby L. Cantrell · Ford C. Quillen (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1979 | Ford C. Quillen · Orby L. Cantrell (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1977 | Ford C. Quillen · Orby L. Cantrell (D) | Gordon Neal Diem (R) | 12.8 |
| 1975 | Orby L. Cantrell · Ford C. Quillen (D) | Joseph E. Wolfe (R) | 8.1 |
| 1973 | Orby L. Cantrell · Ford C. Quillen (D) | Birg E. Sergent (R) | 7.5 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | Orby L. Cantrell · Ford C. Quillen (D) | James Richard Kiser (R) | 4.1 |
| 1969 | Robert E. Gibson · Stanley G. Bryan (D) | Robert G. Shaw Jr. (I) | 24.9 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 1
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 1's area in each.
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| President | D+60.1 |
| U.S. Senate | D+57.3 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 99 seats. Small marks are other seats in Virginia. The black marker is District 1.
Higher than 98% of seats.
Lower than 96% of seats.
Higher than 66% of seats.
Lower than 90% of seats.
Higher than 76% of seats.
Denser than 96% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
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Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
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Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET