Virginia House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2023
Virginia House District 23
A district of about 85,000 people, 24% Hispanic and 32% Black, 41% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+36.0 relative to the nation for president.
2026 special election
Jan 13, 2026- Margaret Franklin (D) · won78.3%
- Verndell Robinson (R)21.5%
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; the seat changed party 4 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
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 23
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 23'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+35.3 |
| U.S. Senate | D+40.2 |
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 23.
Higher than 56% of seats.
Lower than 78% of seats.
Higher than 92% of seats.
Higher than 83% of seats.
Higher than 77% of seats.
Less dense than 56% 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 2425% Hispanic · 23% BlackD+27.6Not up in 2026District 19
32% Hispanic · 28% BlackD+35.2Not up in 2026District 25
24% Hispanic · 46% college gradsD+26.6Not up in 2026District 76
35% Black · 29% college gradsD+28.7Not 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