Virginia House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2023
Virginia House District 15
A district of about 92,000 people, 69% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+32.6 relative to the nation for president.
2025 election
Nov 4, 2025- Laura Jane Cohen (D) · won67.4%
- Saundra T. Davis (R)32.4%
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
32 races since 1969; the seat changed party 1 time. 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 | Laura Jane Cohen (D) | Saundra T. Davis (R) | 35.0 |
| 2023 | Laura Jane Cohen (D) | Marcus T. Evans (R) | 24.0 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | C. Todd Gilbert (R) | Emily Garnett Scott (D) | 55.5 |
| 2019 | C. Todd Gilbert (R) | Beverly Harrison (D) | 48.8 |
| 2017 | C. Todd Gilbert (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2015 | C. Todd Gilbert (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2013 | C. Todd Gilbert (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | C. Todd Gilbert (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2009 | C. Todd Gilbert (R) | John D. Lesinski (D) | 38.6 |
| 2007 | C. Todd Gilbert (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2005 | C. Todd Gilbert (R) | Jim K. Blubaugh (D) | 29.1 |
| 2003 | Allen L. Louderback (R) | Thomas A. Lewis (D) | 26.4 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Allen L. Louderback (R) | B. G. Pollack (I) | 26.4 |
| 1999 | Allen L. Louderback (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1997 | Raymond R. Guest Jr. (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1995 | Raymond R. Guest Jr. (R) | R. A. Orndorff Jr. (D) | 43.2 |
| 1993 | Raymond R. Guest Jr. (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Raymond R. Guest Jr. (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1989 | G. Steven Agee (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1987 | G. Steven Agee (R) | James M. Young (D) | 14.7 |
| 1985 | G. Steven Agee (R) | W. S. Gotchey (D) | 40.3 |
| 1983 | G. Steven Agee (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | G. Steven Agee (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | I. Clinton Miller · Kevin G. Miller (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1979 | Erwin Shad Solomon · A. R. Giesen Jr. (DEM) | — | Unopposed |
| 1977 | A. R. Giesen Jr. · Erwin Shad Solomon (REP) | Lois J. Kindt (R) | 9.8 |
| 1975 | Erwin Shad Solomon · A. R. Giesen Jr. (DEM) | R. H. Horn (R) | 9.7 |
| 1974 special election | Erwin Shad Solomon (D)Flip | Gordon W. Poindexter Jr. (R) | 7.6 |
| 1973 | J. Marshall Coleman · A. R. Giesen Jr. (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 special election | J. Marshall Coleman (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | A. R. Giesen Jr. · O. Beverley Roller (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1969 | Donald A. McGlothlin (D) | — | Unopposed |
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 15
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 15'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+30.1 |
| U.S. Senate | D+29.3 |
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 15.
Higher than 93% of seats.
Lower than 82% of seats.
Higher than 74% of seats.
Lower than 79% of seats.
Higher than 86% of seats.
Denser than 71% 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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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