Virginia House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2023
Virginia House District 36
A district of about 89,000 people, 30% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+19.1 relative to the nation for president.
2025 election
Nov 4, 2025- Ellen H. Campbell (R) · won57.6%
- Makayla R. Venable (D)42.2%
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. 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 | Ellen H. Campbell (R) | Makayla R. Venable (D) | 15.4 |
| 2023 | Ellen H. Campbell (R) | Randall K. Wolf (D) | 20.3 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Kenneth Plum (D) | Matthew John Lang (R) | 43.5 |
| 2019 | Kenneth Plum (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2017 | Kenneth Plum (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2015 | Kenneth Plum (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2013 | Kenneth Plum (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Kenneth Plum (D) | Hugh M. Cannon (R) | 28.3 |
| 2009 | Kenneth Plum (D) | Hugh M. Cannon (R) | 20.0 |
| 2007 | Kenneth Plum (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2005 | Kenneth Plum (D) | Donald E. Ferguson (I) | 59.3 |
| 2003 | Kenneth Plum (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Kenneth Plum (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1999 | Kenneth Plum (D) | M. N. Pocalyko (R) | 26.4 |
| 1997 | Kenneth Plum (D) | C. D. McGuire (R) | 21.5 |
| 1995 | Kenneth Plum (D) | C. D. McGuire (R) | 30.3 |
| 1993 | Kenneth Plum (D) | J. J. Smoluk (R) | 22.3 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Kenneth Plum (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1989 | Kenneth Plum (D) | Gary A. Reese (R) | 14.8 |
| 1987 | Kenneth Plum (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1985 | Kenneth Plum (D) | Lloyd L. Thoburn (R) | 26.4 |
| 1983 | Kenneth Plum (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | Kenneth Plum (D) | M. F. Rupper (R) | 29.4 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | Frederick H. Creekmore · V. Thomas Forehand Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1979 | George W. Jones · Alexander B. McMurtrie (REP) | — | Unopposed |
| 1977 | George W. Jones · Alexander B. McMurtrie (REP) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 | Alexander B. McMurtrie · George W. Jones (DEM) | William N. Humphries Jr. (D) | 13.5 |
| 1973 | George W. Jones · Alexander B. McMurtrie (REP) | C. J. Purdy (R) | 8.2 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | George W. Jones · Alexander B. McMurtrie (REP) | C. J. Purdy (D) | 1.1 |
| 1969 | Junie L. Bradshaw · George E. Allen Jr. · Carl E. Bain · William Ferguson Reid · Eleanor P. Sheppard · Edward E. Lane · B. Earl Dunn · Ernst W. Farley Jr. (DEM) | Thomas P. Bryan (D) | 0.3 |
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 36
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 36'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+31.6 |
| U.S. Senate | R+27.5 |
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 36.
Lower than 71% of seats.
Higher than 89% of seats.
Lower than 82% of seats.
Lower than 78% of seats.
Lower than 82% of seats.
Less dense than 72% 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