Virginia House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2023

Virginia House District 46

A district of about 84,000 people, 17% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+58.2 relative to the nation for president.

2025 election

Nov 4, 2025
  1. Mitchell Cornett (R) · won77.5%
  2. Jamie R. Hendry (D)22.4%

Full results →

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.

R+58.297th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican50th seat · the majority lineDistrict 46

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.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2023
2025Mitchell Cornett (R)Jamie R. Hendry (D)55.1
2023Jonathan E. "Jed" Arnold (R)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 2012
2021Charniele Herring (D)—Unopposed
2019Charniele Herring (D)—Unopposed
2017Charniele Herring (D)—Unopposed
2015Charniele Herring (D)Sean T. Lenehan (R)38.7
2013Charniele Herring (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 2002
2011Charniele Herring (D)—Unopposed
2009Charniele Herring (D)Sasha Gong (R)28.1
2007Brian J. Moran (D)—Unopposed
2005Brian J. Moran (D)Matt A. Mueda (R)45.1
2003Brian J. Moran (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1992
2001Brian J. Moran (D)K. M. Nawash (R)42.0
1999Brian J. Moran (D)—Unopposed
1997Brian J. Moran (D)M. W. Barnes (R)25.2
1995Brian J. Moran (D)B. D. Wilmot (R)27.7
1993Bernard S. Cohen (D)E. Phillip Russell Jr. (R)24.1
Lines first used in 1982
1991Bernard S. Cohen (D)—Unopposed
1989Bernard S. Cohen (D)John F. Sargent Jr. (R)19.9
1987Bernard S. Cohen (D)John F. Sargent Jr. (R)6.0
1985Bernard S. Cohen (D)Anne H. Moore (R)7.8
1983Bernard S. Cohen (D)Robert M. Gardner (R)10.6
1982Bernard S. Cohen (D)Elizabeth C. McCann (R)15.0
Lines first used in 1972
1981George W. Grayson (D)Flip—Unopposed
1979Rob Bloxom (R)—Unopposed
1977Rob Bloxom (R)Paul B. Merritt (I)36.0
1975George N. McMath (R)—Unopposed
1973George N. McMath (R)D. Page Elmore (D)11.7
Lines first used in 1962
1971George N. McMath (D)Flip—Unopposed
1969John N. Dalton (R)Alan D. Rex (I)41.8

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 46

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 46's area in each.

U.S. House
VA-9 100%
Virginia State Senate
SD-7 51%, SD-5 49%

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
PresidentR+58.0
U.S. SenateR+46.6

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 46.

Adults with a bachelor's degree17% 4th pct · 95th of 99 in VA

Lower than 96% of seats.

White adults without a degree76% 98th pct · 3rd of 99 in VA

Higher than 98% of seats.

Hispanic residents3% 3rd pct · 96th of 99 in VA

Lower than 97% of seats.

Black residents3% 4th pct · 95th of 99 in VA

Lower than 96% of seats.

Asian residents1% 5th pct · 94th of 99 in VA

Lower than 95% of seats.

People per square mile58 10th pct · 89th of 99 in VA

Less dense than 90% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET