Virginia House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2023
Virginia House District 34
A district of about 90,000 people, 34% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+6.1 relative to the nation for president.
2025 election
Nov 4, 2025- Tony Wilt (R) · won50.4%
- Andrew D. Payton (D)49.5%
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 | Tony Wilt (R) | Andrew D. Payton (D) | 0.9 |
| 2023 | Tony Wilt (R) | Esther M. Nizer (D) | 13.8 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Kathleen J. Murphy (D) | Gary G. Pan (R) | 14.2 |
| 2019 | Kathleen J. Murphy (D) | Gary G. Pan (R) | 16.8 |
| 2017 | Kathleen J. Murphy (D) | Cheryl A. Buford (R) | 21.9 |
| 2015 | Kathleen J. Murphy (D)Flip | Craig A. Parisot (R) | 0.9 |
| 2013 | Barbara Comstock (R) | Kathleen J. Murphy (D) | 1.4 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Barbara Comstock (R) | Pamela B. Danner (D) | 9.7 |
| 2009 | Barbara Comstock (R)Flip | Margaret G. Vanderhye (D) | 1.7 |
| 2007 | Margaret G. Vanderhye (D)Flip | David M. Hunt (R) | 3.0 |
| 2005 | Vincent F. Callahan (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2003 | Vincent F. Callahan (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Vincent F. Callahan (R) | D. R. Evans (D) | 20.1 |
| 1999 | Vincent F. Callahan (R) | Carole L. Herrick (D) | 22.0 |
| 1997 | Vincent F. Callahan (R) | Carole L. Herrick (D) | 23.2 |
| 1995 | Vincent F. Callahan (R) | Karetta Browning Hubbard (D) | 6.9 |
| 1993 | Vincent F. Callahan (R) | William B. Redpath (I) | 67.0 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Vincent F. Callahan (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1989 | Vincent F. Callahan (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1987 | Vincent F. Callahan (R) | Sherman M. Ponder (D) | 30.2 |
| 1985 | Vincent F. Callahan (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | Vincent F. Callahan (R) | Joseph W. McDonald (D) | 26.6 |
| 1982 | Vincent F. Callahan (R) | Joseph W. McDonald (D) | 20.8 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | George W. Jones · John C. Watkins · Robert E. Russell (R) | Alexander B. McMurtrie (D) | 1.0 |
| 1979 | Ralph L. Axselle Jr. · Robert B. Ball Sr. · Robison B. James (D) | Jane F. Wagner (R) | 1.3 |
| 1977 | Ralph L. Axselle Jr. · Robert B. Ball Sr. · Robison B. James (D) | Daniel T. Balfour (R) | 1.1 |
| 1975 | Ralph L. Axselle Jr. · Robert B. Ball Sr. · Robison B. James (D) | T. Dix Sutton (R) | 0.4 |
| 1973 | Ralph L. Axselle Jr. · Edwin H. Ragsdale · Robert B. Ball Sr. (DEM) | James L. Jenkins (D) | 0.1 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | Edwin H. Ragsdale · T. Dix Sutton · Robert B. Ball Sr. (REP) | Thomas E. Coghill (R) | 1.0 |
| 1969 | Howard P. Anderson (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1981 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 34
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 34'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 | R+7.4 |
| U.S. Senate | R+3.7 |
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 34.
Lower than 60% of seats.
Higher than 73% of seats.
Higher than 85% of seats.
Lower than 88% of seats.
Lower than 62% of seats.
Less dense than 64% 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.
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21% Black · 32% college gradsR+2.0Not up in 2026District 69
44% college gradsR+2.6Not 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