Virginia House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2023
Virginia House District 22
A district of about 88,000 people, 53% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+2.7 relative to the nation for president.
2025 election
Nov 4, 2025 · changed party- Liz Guzmán (D) · won54.9%
- Ian T. Lovejoy (R)45.0%
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
31 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 | Liz Guzmán (D)Flip | Ian T. Lovejoy (R) | 9.9 |
| 2023 | Ian T. Lovejoy (R) | Travis S. Nembhard (D) | 4.6 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Kathy J. Byron (R) | Gregory Kent Eaton (D) | 47.1 |
| 2019 | Kathy J. Byron (R) | Jennifer Kay Woofter (D) | 38.0 |
| 2017 | Kathy J. Byron (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2015 | Kathy J. Byron (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2013 | Kathy J. Byron (R) | Katie Webbcyphert (D) | 32.7 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Kathy J. Byron (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2009 | Kathy J. Byron (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2007 | Kathy J. Byron (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2005 | Kathy J. Byron (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2003 | Kathy J. Byron (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Kathy J. Byron (R) | W. S. Miles III (I) | 12.6 |
| 1999 | Kathy J. Byron (R) | J. P. Campbell (D) | 27.9 |
| 1997 | Kathy J. Byron (R) | Kaye Sweeney Lipscomb (D) | 18.2 |
| 1995 | Joyce K. Crouch (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1993 | Joyce K. Crouch (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Joyce K. Crouch (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1989 | Joyce K. Crouch (R) | Carter S. Elliott Jr. (D) | 13.8 |
| 1987 | Joseph P. Crouch (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1985 | Joseph P. Crouch (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | Joseph P. Crouch (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | Joseph P. Crouch (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 special election | Joseph P. Crouch (R) | William A. Beeton Jr. (R) | 51.0 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | Mary A. Marshall · James F. Almand · Warren G. Stambaugh (D) | Theodore A. Lattanzio (R) | 6.1 |
| 1979 | Mary A. Marshall · Warren G. Stambaugh · James F. Almand (D) | Theodore A. Lattanzio (R) | 6.3 |
| 1977 | Mary A. Marshall · Warren G. Stambaugh · James F. Almand (D) | Herald G. Beale (R) | 2.7 |
| 1975 | John L. Melnick · Mary A. Marshall · Warren G. Stambaugh (D) | Jade C. West (R) | 5.8 |
| 1973 | John L. Melnick · Mary A. Marshall · Warren G. Stambaugh (D) | George Mason Green Jr. (R) | 0.3 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | George Mason Green Jr. · John L. Melnick · Mary A. Marshall (REP) | Allen H. Harrison Jr. (R) | 0.3 |
| 1969 | Reginald H. Pettus (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1981 Republican primary · 1981 Democratic primary · 1977 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 22
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 22's area in each.
- U.S. House
- VA-10 100%
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+1.1 |
| U.S. Senate | D+2.2 |
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 22.
Higher than 70% of seats.
Lower than 62% of seats.
Higher than 83% of seats.
Lower than 60% of seats.
Higher than 74% of seats.
Denser than 50% 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 6421% Black · 44% college gradsR+1.3Not up in 2026District 65
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61% college gradsR+0.8Not up in 2026District 73
59% college gradsR+0.9Not 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