Virginia House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2023
Virginia House District 39
A district of about 88,000 people, 29% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+40.2 relative to the nation for president.
2025 election
Nov 4, 2025- Will Davis (R) · won71.3%
- Eric P. Klotz (D)28.6%
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; the seat changed party 1 time. 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 | Will Davis (R) | Eric P. Klotz (D) | 42.7 |
| 2023 | Will Davis (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Vivian Watts (D) | Maureen Terese Brody (R) | 33.1 |
| 2019 | Vivian Watts (D) | Nicholas Oconnellbell (R) | 36.9 |
| 2017 | Vivian Watts (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2015 | Vivian Watts (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2013 | Vivian Watts (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Vivian Watts (D) | Dimitris A. Kolazas (I) | 53.6 |
| 2009 | Vivian Watts (D) | Joseph G. Bury (R) | 16.9 |
| 2007 | Vivian Watts (D) | Laura C. Clifton (I) | 57.4 |
| 2005 | Vivian Watts (D) | Michael J. Meunier (R) | 26.8 |
| 2003 | Vivian Watts (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Vivian Watts (D) | C. T. Craig (R) | 8.8 |
| 1999 | Vivian Watts (D) | C. T. Craig (R) | 12.8 |
| 1997 | Vivian Watts (D) | Matthews J. Kershes (R) | 27.2 |
| 1995 | Vivian Watts (D) | Timothy D. Hugo (R) | 8.9 |
| 1993 | Alan E. Mayer (D) | Thomas P. McDevitt (R) | 10.3 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Alan E. Mayer (D) | James G. Lamb (R) | 9.4 |
| 1989 | Alan E. Mayer (D) | R. R. Dively Jr. (R) | 12.5 |
| 1987 | Alan E. Mayer (D) | Robert E. Murphy (R) | 14.2 |
| 1986 special election | Alan E. Mayer (D) | R. R. Dively Jr. (R) | 20.5 |
| 1985 | Vivian Watts (D) | Robert E. Murphy (R) | 25.8 |
| 1983 | Vivian Watts (D) | P. J. Kirk (R) | 39.5 |
| 1982 | Vivian Watts (D) | Eric G. Mansfield Jr. (R) | 26.6 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | John S. Joannou · L. Cleaves Manning (D) | S. Delacy Stith (I) | 6.6 |
| 1979 | William P. Robinson Sr. · Thomas W. Moss Jr. · George H. Heilig · Evelyn M. Hailey · Edythe C. Harrison · Robert E. Washington · Howard E. Copeland (D) | Barry C. Bishop (R) | 2.9 |
| 1979 special election | Albert Teich Jr. (R)Flip | — | Unopposed |
| 1977 | Thomas W. Moss Jr. · J. Warren White Jr. · Robert E. Washington · George H. Heilig · Joseph A. Leafe · Evelyn M. Hailey · William P. Robinson Sr. (D) | Kathryn Ogg (R) | 6.2 |
| 1975 | Thomas W. Moss Jr. · J. Warren White Jr. · William P. Robinson Sr. · George H. Heilig · Evelyn M. Hailey · Joseph A. Leafe · Robert E. Washington (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1973 | Thomas W. Moss Jr. · William P. Robinson Sr. · J. Warren White Jr. · George H. Heilig · Robert E. Washington · Joseph A. Leafe · Evelyn M. Hailey (D) | Albert Teich Jr. (R) | 1.2 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | J. Warren White Jr. · Thomas W. Moss Jr. · William P. Robinson Sr. · George H. Heilig · Albert Teich Jr. · Joseph A. Leafe · Robert E. Washington (DEM) | Robert E. Garris (D) | 0.3 |
| 1969 | Walther B. Fidler (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1985 Republican primary · 1981 Democratic primary · 1979 Democratic primary · 1971 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 39
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 39'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+40.6 |
| U.S. Senate | R+36.2 |
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 39.
Lower than 73% of seats.
Higher than 92% of seats.
Lower than 92% of seats.
Lower than 81% of seats.
Lower than 85% of seats.
Less dense than 78% 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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27% college gradsR+43.4Not up in 2026District 51
25% college gradsR+51.3Not 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