Virginia House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2023

Virginia House District 28

A district of about 82,000 people, 21% Asian, 67% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+26.2 relative to the nation for president.

David Reid (D) · since Nov 7, 2017Next election Nov 2, 2027

2025 election

Nov 4, 2025
  1. David Reid (D) · won67.3%
  2. Janet Geisler (R)32.5%

Full results →

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.

D+26.236th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican50th seat · the majority lineDistrict 28

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

29 races since 1969; the seat changed party 2 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2023
2025David Reid (D)Janet Geisler (R)34.7
2023David Reid (D)Paul K. Lott (R)22.7
Lines first used in 2012
2021Tara Durant (R)FlipJosh Cole (D)2.0
2019Josh Cole (D)FlipPaul Vincent Milde III (R)4.0
2017Robert M. Thomas Jr. (R)Josh Cole (D)0.3
2015William J. Howell (R)Kandy A. Hilliard (D)20.8
2013William J. Howell (R)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 2002
2011William J. Howell (R)—Unopposed
2009William J. Howell (R)Craig E. Ennis (I)50.4
2007William J. Howell (R)Clyde W. Matthews (D)26.9
2005William J. Howell (R)—Unopposed
2003William J. Howell (R)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1992
2001William J. Howell (R)N. C. Crowley (D)27.8
1999William J. Howell (R)G. T. Baker (I)60.6
1997William J. Howell (R)—Unopposed
1995William J. Howell (R)M. A. Knight (D)38.8
1993William J. Howell (R)Marcia J. Preston (D)53.7
Lines first used in 1982
1991William J. Howell (R)Marcia J. Preston (D)50.5
1989I. Clinton Miller (R)—Unopposed
1987I. Clinton Miller (R)—Unopposed
1985I. Clinton Miller (R)—Unopposed
1983I. Clinton Miller (R)—Unopposed
1982I. Clinton Miller (R)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1972
1979Franklin M. Slayton (D)A. Bernard Guthrie Jr. (R)32.7
1977Franklin M. Slayton (D)—Unopposed
1975Franklin M. Slayton (D)—Unopposed
1973Franklin M. Slayton (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1962
1971Franklin M. Slayton (D)—Unopposed
1969Duncan C. Gibb (D)Preston Pulliam (I)15.9

Primaries: 2015 Republican 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 28

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 28's area in each.

U.S. House
VA-10 100%
Virginia State Senate
SD-32 83%, SD-31 17%

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
PresidentD+23.7
U.S. SenateD+24.8

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 28.

Adults with a bachelor's degree67% 91st pct · 10th of 99 in VA

Higher than 91% of seats.

White adults without a degree18% 24th pct · 75th of 99 in VA

Lower than 76% of seats.

Hispanic residents11% 63rd pct · 37th of 99 in VA

Higher than 63% of seats.

Black residents8% 28th pct · 72nd of 99 in VA

Lower than 72% of seats.

Asian residents21% 91st pct · 10th of 99 in VA

Higher than 91% of seats.

People per square mile2,910 76th pct · 25th of 99 in VA

Denser than 76% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET