Virginia House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2023
Virginia House District 41
A district of about 107,000 people, 47% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+2.9 relative to the nation for president.
2025 election
Nov 4, 2025 · changed party- Lily Franklin (D) · won53.3%
- J. Christian "Chris" Obenshain (R)46.6%
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
30 races since 1969; the seat changed party 2 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 | Lily Franklin (D)Flip | J. Christian "Chris" Obenshain (R) | 6.7 |
| 2023 | J. Christian "Chris" Obenshain (R) | Lily Franklin (D) | 0.7 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Eileen Fillercorn (D) | John M. Wolfe (R) | 30.5 |
| 2019 | Eileen Fillercorn (D) | John M. Wolfe (R) | 52.7 |
| 2017 | Eileen Fillercorn (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2015 | Eileen Fillercorn (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2013 | Eileen Fillercorn (D) | Fredy A. Burgos (R) | 17.6 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Eileen Fillercorn (D) | Mike R. Kane (I) | 36.9 |
| 2009 | Dave Marsden (D) | Kerry D. Bolognese (R) | 1.0 |
| 2007 | Dave Marsden (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2005 | Dave Marsden (D)Flip | Michael J. Golden (R) | 18.7 |
| 2003 | James E. Dillard (R) | Michael J. Golden (I) | 36.7 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | James E. Dillard (R) | M. C. Gray (I) | 68.2 |
| 1999 | James E. Dillard (R) | E. R. Fillercorn (D) | 17.2 |
| 1997 | James E. Dillard (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1995 | James E. Dillard (R) | B. G. Weiner (I) | 58.2 |
| 1993 | James E. Dillard (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | James E. Dillard (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1989 | James E. Dillard (R) | Kenneth G. Jensen (D) | 36.8 |
| 1987 | James E. Dillard (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1985 | James E. Dillard (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | James E. Dillard (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | James E. Dillard (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 special election | James E. Dillard (R) | Gordon S. Jones (R) | 27.3 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | J. Samuel Glasscock · J. Paul Councill Jr. (D) | Richard L. Turner (R) | 12.8 |
| 1979 | John S. Joannou · L. Cleaves Manning (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1977 | John S. Joannou · L. Cleaves Manning (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 | John S. Joannou · L. Cleaves Manning (D) | Bascomb K. Osborne (R) | 26.2 |
| 1973 | L. Cleaves Manning · Lester E. Schlitz (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1969 | Orby L. Cantrell · Edgar Bacon (D) | Frederick W. Adkins (I) | 4.4 |
Primaries: 1989 Republican primary · 1981 Democratic primary · 1975 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 41
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 41'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+4.4 |
| U.S. Senate | R+1.3 |
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 41.
Higher than 66% of seats.
Higher than 79% of seats.
Lower than 85% of seats.
Lower than 95% of seats.
Higher than 65% of seats.
Less dense than 70% 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