Virginia House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2023
Virginia House District 4
A district of about 91,000 people, 27% Hispanic and 25% Black, 48% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+55.1 relative to the nation for president.
2025 election
Nov 4, 2025- Charniele Herring (D) · won95.8%
- Write-ins and other votes (OTH)4.2%
Unopposed.
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 | Charniele Herring (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2023 | Charniele Herring (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | William Creed Wampler III (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2019 | William Creed Wampler III (R) | Starla Jo Kiser (D) | 25.9 |
| 2017 | Todd Pillion (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2015 | Todd Pillion (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2013 | Augustus Bentonchafin Jr. (R)Flip | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Joseph P. Johnson Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2009 | Joseph P. Johnson Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2007 | Joseph P. Johnson Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2005 | Joseph P. Johnson Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2003 | Joseph P. Johnson Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Joseph P. Johnson Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1999 | Joseph P. Johnson Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1997 | Joseph P. Johnson Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1995 | Joseph P. Johnson Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1993 | Joseph P. Johnson Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Joseph P. Johnson Jr. (D)Flip | — | Unopposed |
| 1989 | Jack Stump (IND)Flip | Donald A. McGlothlin (D) | 35.0 |
| 1987 | Donald A. McGlothlin (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1985 | Donald A. McGlothlin (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | Donald A. McGlothlin (D) | B. E. Hannah (R) | 20.4 |
| 1982 | Donald A. McGlothlin (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | A. A. Campbell (D) | Carl E. Stark (R) | 34.6 |
| 1979 | A. A. Campbell (D) | Fred M. Bennington (R) | 22.6 |
| 1977 | A. A. Campbell (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 | A. A. Campbell (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1973 | A. A. Campbell (D) | Millie Victor (R) | 31.5 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | A. A. Campbell (D) | Philip B. Porter (R) | 12.4 |
| 1969 | C. Armonde Paxson (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 4
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 4'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 | D+48.0 |
| U.S. Senate | D+53.8 |
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 4.
Higher than 67% of seats.
Lower than 88% of seats.
Higher than 96% of seats.
Higher than 72% of seats.
Higher than 79% of seats.
Densest of 99 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.
District 1629% Hispanic · 54% college gradsD+41.6Not up in 2026District 3
24% Hispanic · 67% college gradsD+61.2Not up in 2026District 24
25% Hispanic · 23% BlackD+27.6Not up in 2026District 19
32% Hispanic · 28% BlackD+35.2Not 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