Virginia House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2023
Virginia House District 11
A district of about 85,000 people, 20% Asian, 68% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+37.8 relative to the nation for president.
2026 special election
Jan 13, 2026- Gretchen Bulova (D) · won69.7%
- Adam Wise (R)29.9%
Source: English WikipediaUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 8:26 AM 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
31 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 | |||
| 2026 special election | Gretchen Bulova (D) | Adam Wise (R) | 39.8 |
| 2025 | David L. Bulova (D) | Adam Wise (R) | 47.1 |
| 2023 | David L. Bulova (D) | Almira Mohammed (R) | 41.5 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Sam Rasoul (D) | Charles Henry Nave (R) | 29.2 |
| 2019 | Sam Rasoul (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2017 | Sam Rasoul (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2015 | Sam Rasoul (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2013 | Onzlee Ware (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Onzlee Ware (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2009 | Onzlee Ware (D) | Troy Bird (R) | 20.7 |
| 2007 | Onzlee Ware (D) | Delvis O. McCadden (I) | 24.9 |
| 2005 | Onzlee Ware (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2003 | Onzlee Ware (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Clifton A. Woodrum (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1999 | Ward L. Armstrong (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1997 | Ward L. Armstrong (D) | Clarence F. Shelton (I) | 73.8 |
| 1995 | Ward L. Armstrong (D) | N. L. Roach (R) | 27.3 |
| 1993 | Ward L. Armstrong (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Ward L. Armstrong (D) | Naomi L. Hodgemuse (R) | 53.8 |
| 1989 | A. L. Philpott (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1987 | A. L. Philpott (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1985 | A. L. Philpott (D) | Joseph K. McLawhorn Jr. (R) | 33.2 |
| 1983 | A. L. Philpott (D) | Joseph K. McLawhorn Jr. (I) | 51.3 |
| 1982 | A. L. Philpott (D) | Joseph K. McLawhorn Jr. (I) | 41.9 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | S. Vance Wilkins Jr. · Joseph P. Crouch (R) | Gregory W. Smith (D) | 5.0 |
| 1979 | Joan S. Jones · S. Vance Wilkins Jr. (DEM) | Gregory W. Smith (D) | 8.7 |
| 1977 | Joan S. Jones · S. Vance Wilkins Jr. (DEM) | Donald G. Pendleton (D) | 3.0 |
| 1975 | Joan S. Jones · Donald G. Pendleton (D) | Joseph F. Freeman (R) | 20.8 |
| 1973 | Donald G. Pendleton · Joan S. Jones (D) | William M. Dudley (R) | 5.1 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | William M. Dudley · Donald G. Pendleton (D) | S. Vance Wilkins Jr. (R) | 4.3 |
| 1969 | Lacey E. Putney (IND) | Jesse M. Tucker Jr. (I) | 44.6 |
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 11
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 11's area in each.
- U.S. House
- VA-11 100%
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+36.8 |
| U.S. Senate | D+36.6 |
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 11.
Higher than 92% of seats.
Lower than 80% of seats.
Higher than 78% of seats.
Lower than 64% of seats.
Higher than 90% of seats.
Denser than 87% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 1569% college gradsD+32.6Not up in 2026District 18
59% college gradsD+34.5Not up in 2026District 28
67% college gradsD+26.2Not up in 2026District 17
63% college gradsD+45.4Not up in 2026
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