Virginia House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2023

Virginia House District 10

A district of about 76,000 people, 26% Asian, 65% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+26.9 relative to the nation for president.

Dan Helmer (D) · since Nov 5, 2019Next election Nov 2, 2027

2025 election

Nov 4, 2025
  1. Dan Helmer (D) · won67.4%
  2. David Woodrow Guill (R)32.4%

Full results →

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.

D+26.934th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican50th seat · the majority lineDistrict 10

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; the seat changed party 3 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2023
2025Dan Helmer (D)David Woodrow Guill (R)35.0
2023Dan Helmer (D)James A. Thomas Jr. (R)19.2
Lines first used in 2012
2021Wendy W. Gooditis (D)Nicholas Schar Clemente (R)2.0
2019Wendy W. Gooditis (D)Willie C. Randall (R)4.7
2017Wendy W. Gooditis (D)FlipJ. Randy Minchew (R)3.9
2015J. Randy Minchew (R)Peter C. Rush (D)24.2
2013J. Randy Minchew (R)Monte A. Johnson (D)14.2
Lines first used in 2002
2011J. Randy Minchew (R)FlipDavid S. Butler (D)16.9
2009Ward L. Armstrong (D)C. Edward Creed II (R)13.0
2007Ward L. Armstrong (D)—Unopposed
2005Ward L. Armstrong (D)David G. Young (R)26.9
2003Ward L. Armstrong (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1992
2001Ward L. Armstrong (D)B. L. Geisler (R)6.2
1999Barnie K. Day (D)J. A. Large (R)36.0
1997Barnie K. Day (D)Gina Martin Manley (I)42.0
1995William Roscoe Reynolds (D)D. P. Plaster (R)18.3
1993William Roscoe Reynolds (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1982
1991William Roscoe Reynolds (D)—Unopposed
1989William Roscoe Reynolds (D)—Unopposed
1987William Roscoe Reynolds (D)—Unopposed
1985William Roscoe Reynolds (D)Harry G. Copenhaver (R)25.2
1983Mary Sue Terry (D)—Unopposed
1982Mary Sue Terry (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1972
1981A. R. Giesen Jr. · A. Ray Hull (R)David F. Garber (D)4.8
1979William T. Wilson (D)Robert E. Thomas Jr. (R)34.7
1977William T. Wilson (D)John E. Alderson Jr. (R)19.9
1975William T. Wilson (D)Charles F. Walker (R)7.9
1973William T. Wilson (D)Harold Wingate (R)19.2
Lines first used in 1962
1971Dudley J. Emick Jr. (D)FlipHoward A. Johnston (I)10.7
1969A. R. Giesen Jr. · O. Beverley Roller (R)Hubert L. Echols (I)22.9

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 10

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 10's area in each.

U.S. House
VA-10 53%, VA-11 47%
Virginia State Senate
SD-36 88%, SD-35 6%, SD-33 6%

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
PresidentD+24.0
U.S. SenateD+24.9

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 10.

Adults with a bachelor's degree65% 86th pct · 15th of 99 in VA

Higher than 86% of seats.

White adults without a degree13% 15th pct · 84th of 99 in VA

Lower than 85% of seats.

Hispanic residents15% 76th pct · 25th of 99 in VA

Higher than 76% of seats.

Black residents5% 16th pct · 83rd of 99 in VA

Lower than 84% of seats.

Asian residents26% 97th pct · 4th of 99 in VA

Higher than 97% of seats.

People per square mile1,575 58th pct · 42nd of 99 in VA

Denser than 58% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET