Virginia House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2023
Virginia House District 18
A district of about 92,000 people, 21% Asian, 59% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+34.5 relative to the nation for president.
2025 election
Nov 4, 2025- Kathy Tran (D) · won72.2%
- Edward F. McGovern (R)27.6%
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; the seat changed party 3 times. 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 | Kathy Tran (D) | Edward F. McGovern (R) | 44.6 |
| 2023 | Kathy Tran (D) | Edward F. McGovern (R) | 31.5 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Mike Webert (R) | Douglas James Ward (D) | 32.0 |
| 2019 | Mike Webert (R) | Laura Leigh Galante (D) | 21.4 |
| 2017 | Mike Webert (R) | Tristan D. Shields (D) | 26.1 |
| 2015 | Mike Webert (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2013 | Mike Webert (R) | Colin S. Harris (D) | 26.7 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Mike Webert (R) | Bob L. Zwick (D) | 39.1 |
| 2009 | C. L. Athey Jr. (R) | Todd M. Jack (I) | 65.3 |
| 2007 | C. L. Athey Jr. (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2005 | C. L. Athey Jr. (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2003 | C. L. Athey Jr. (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | C. L. Athey Jr. (R)Flip | P. B. Schwartz (D) | 17.1 |
| 1999 | Creigh Deeds (D) | D. B. Collins (R) | 48.7 |
| 1997 | Creigh Deeds (D) | Billy Eli Fishpaw (I) | 71.1 |
| 1995 | Creigh Deeds (D) | B. W. Nicely (R) | 47.8 |
| 1993 | Creigh Deeds (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Creigh Deeds (D)Flip | Emmett Wilsonhanger Jr. (R) | 14.1 |
| 1989 | Malfourd W. Trumbo (R)Flip | William T. Wilson (D) | 6.2 |
| 1987 | William T. Wilson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1985 | William T. Wilson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | William T. Wilson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | William T. Wilson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | Raymond R. Guest Jr. (R) | Richard S. Catron (D) | 18.0 |
| 1979 | Vincent F. Callahan · Martin H. Perper · Dorothy McDiarmid · John S. Buckley · John H. Rust Jr. (REP) | Peter W. Scott (R) | 0.5 |
| 1977 | Vincent F. Callahan · Dorothy McDiarmid · Raymond Vickery · Martin H. Perper · Kenneth Plum (REP) | Peter W. Scott (R) | 0.0 |
| 1975 | Dorothy McDiarmid · Wyatt B. Durette Jr. · Raymond Vickery · Carrington Williams · Vincent F. Callahan (DEM) | Kenneth Plum (D) | 0.9 |
| 1973 | Dorothy McDiarmid · Vincent F. Callahan · Wyatt B. Durette Jr. · Carrington Williams · Raymond Vickery (DEM) | Mary E. Cahill (D) | 0.9 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | Vincent F. Callahan · Dorothy McDiarmid · David A. Sutherland · Carrington Williams · Wyatt B. Durette Jr. (REP) | Byron F. Andrews (R) | 0.3 |
| 1969 | C. Russell Burnette (R) | Lawrence R. Thompson (D) | 2.9 |
Primaries: 1985 Democratic primary · 1979 Republican primary · 1979 Democratic primary · 1977 Republican primary · 1977 Democratic primary · 1975 Republican primary · 1975 Democratic primary · 1973 Republican primary · 1971 Democratic primary
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 18
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 18'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+32.6 |
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 18.
Higher than 79% of seats.
Lower than 84% of seats.
Higher than 86% of seats.
Lower than 51% of seats.
Higher than 94% of seats.
Denser than 80% 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 1168% college gradsD+37.8Not up in 2026District 14
25% Hispanic · 53% college gradsD+37.0Not up in 2026District 8
66% college gradsD+39.2Not 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