Virginia House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2023
Virginia House District 26
A district of about 96,000 people, 39% Asian, 74% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+25.6 relative to the nation for president.
2025 election
Nov 4, 2025- J.J. Singh (D) · won69.4%
- Ommair N. Butt (R)30.4%
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. 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 | J.J. Singh (D) | Ommair N. Butt (R) | 39.0 |
| 2025 special election | J.J. Singh (D) | Ram Venkatachalam (R) | 24.8 |
| 2023 | Kannan Srinivasan (D) | Rafi M. Khaja (R) | 22.1 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Tony Wilt (R) | William Wesley Helsley (D) | 18.7 |
| 2019 | Tony Wilt (R) | Brent Michael Lewisfinnegan (D) | 8.1 |
| 2017 | Tony Wilt (R) | Brent Michael Lewisfinnegan (D) | 9.2 |
| 2015 | Tony Wilt (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2013 | Tony Wilt (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Tony Wilt (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2009 | Matthew J. Lohr (R) | A. Gene Hart Jr. (D) | 46.2 |
| 2007 | Matthew J. Lohr (R) | Carolyn W. Frank (I) | 42.8 |
| 2005 | Matthew J. Lohr (R) | Lowell L. Fulk (D) | 7.5 |
| 2003 | Glenn M. Weatherholtz (R) | Lowell L. Fulk (D) | 9.1 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Glenn M. Weatherholtz (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1999 | Glenn M. Weatherholtz (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1997 | Glenn M. Weatherholtz (R) | Ben F. Fordney (D) | 48.3 |
| 1995 | Glenn M. Weatherholtz (R) | G. Hudson (D) | 27.8 |
| 1993 | I. Clinton Miller (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | I. Clinton Miller (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1989 | Emmett Wilsonhanger Jr. (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1987 | Emmett Wilsonhanger Jr. (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1985 | Emmett Wilsonhanger Jr. (R) | W. Thomas Eavers (D) | 34.2 |
| 1983 | Emmett Wilsonhanger Jr. (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | Emmett Wilsonhanger Jr. (R) | David F. Garber (D) | 21.1 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | Lewis W. Parker Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1981 special election | Mitchell Vanyahres (D) | Thomas E. Albro (R) | 4.3 |
| 1979 | Thomas J. Michie Jr. · James B. Murray (D) | George Allen (R) | 4.4 |
| 1977 | Thomas J. Michie Jr. · James B. Murray (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 | Thomas J. Michie Jr. · James B. Murray (D) | Joseph W. Wright Jr. (R) | 6.1 |
| 1973 | Thomas J. Michie Jr. · James B. Murray (D) | Fred Scott Jr. (R) | 1.6 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | Daniel G. Vancleif · Thomas J. Michie Jr. (D) | Joseph W. Wright Jr. (R) | 0.7 |
| 1969 | Richard M. Bagley · John D. Gray (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 26
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 26's area in each.
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 26.
Higher than 95% of seats.
Lower than 92% of seats.
Lower than 55% of seats.
Lower than 63% of seats.
Highest of 99 seats.
Denser than 83% 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