Virginia House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2023
Virginia House District 40
A district of about 79,000 people, 38% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+9.6 relative to the nation for president.
2025 election
Nov 4, 2025- Joe McNamara (R) · won52.9%
- Donna M. Littlepage (D)46.9%
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 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 | Joe McNamara (R) | Donna M. Littlepage (D) | 5.9 |
| 2023 | Joe McNamara (R) | Misty Dawn Vickers (D) | 19.6 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Dan Helmer (D) | Harold Young Pyon (R) | 5.4 |
| 2019 | Dan Helmer (D)Flip | Timothy D. Hugo (R) | 4.8 |
| 2017 | Timothy D. Hugo (R) | Donte T. Tanner (D) | 0.4 |
| 2015 | Timothy D. Hugo (R) | Jerry L. Foltz (D) | 30.5 |
| 2013 | Timothy D. Hugo (R) | Jerry L. Foltz (D) | 20.1 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Timothy D. Hugo (R) | Dianne L. Blais (I) | 48.4 |
| 2009 | Timothy D. Hugo (R) | Susan S. Conrad (D) | 26.9 |
| 2007 | Timothy D. Hugo (R) | Rex A. Simmons (D) | 14.4 |
| 2005 | Timothy D. Hugo (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2003 | Timothy D. Hugo (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | James Kenneth Obrien Jr. (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1999 | James Kenneth Obrien Jr. (R) | G. K. Meriweather III (D) | 30.2 |
| 1997 | James Kenneth Obrien Jr. (R) | Robert C. Greene (D) | 38.4 |
| 1995 | James Kenneth Obrien Jr. (R) | J. M. Spevacek (D) | 21.1 |
| 1993 | James Kenneth Obrien Jr. (R) | George L. Barker (D) | 12.8 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | James Kenneth Obrien Jr. (R) | George L. Barker (D) | 12.5 |
| 1989 | Robert E. Harris (R) | Michael D. Dwyre (D) | 24.0 |
| 1987 | Robert E. Harris (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1985 | Robert E. Harris (R) | Vernon H. Miles Sr. (D) | 26.3 |
| 1983 | Robert E. Harris (R) | Vernon H. Miles Sr. (D) | 30.3 |
| 1982 | Robert E. Harris (R) | C. J. Bradshaw (D) | 26.8 |
| 1982 special election | Robert E. Harris (R) | Robert L. Thoburn (R) | 18.3 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | W. R. Obrien · Owen Pickett · Glenn McClanan (REP) | Bernard G. Barrow (D) | 0.5 |
| 1977 | Owen Pickett · Glenn McClanan · Bernard G. Barrow (D) | W. R. Obrien (R) | 0.4 |
| 1975 | Glenn McClanan · Owen Pickett · Bernard G. Barrow (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1973 | Glenn McClanan · Donald H. Rhodes · Owen Pickett (D) | Danny M. Dillon (R) | 10.3 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | Bev R. Middleton · Glenn McClanan · Owen Pickett (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1969 | Alan Diamonstein · Lewis A. McMurran Jr. · Theodore V. Morrison Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1975 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 40
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 40'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+8.3 |
| U.S. Senate | R+4.9 |
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 40.
Higher than 54% of seats.
Higher than 82% of seats.
Lower than 81% of seats.
Lower than 69% of seats.
Higher than 53% of seats.
Denser than 55% 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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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