Virginia House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2023
Virginia House District 49
A district of about 86,000 people, 39% Black, 20% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+7.0 relative to the nation for president.
2025 election
Nov 4, 2025- Madison Whittle (R) · won52.9%
- Gary P. Miller (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. 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 | Madison Whittle (R) | Gary P. Miller (D) | 6.0 |
| 2023 | D.w. "Danny" Marshall III (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Alfonso Lopez (D) | Timothy Edward Kilcullen (R) | 57.2 |
| 2019 | Alfonso Lopez (D) | Terrence Wayne Modglin (I) | 67.7 |
| 2017 | Alfonso Lopez (D) | Adam Roosevelt (R) | 62.9 |
| 2015 | Alfonso Lopez (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2013 | Alfonso Lopez (D) | Terrence Wayne Modglin (I) | 57.1 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Alfonso Lopez (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2009 | Adam P. Ebbin (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2007 | Adam P. Ebbin (D) | J. Ron Fisher (I) | 61.3 |
| 2005 | Adam P. Ebbin (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2003 | Adam P. Ebbin (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | L. Karen Darner (D) | E. L. Gonzalez (R) | 37.4 |
| 1999 | L. Karen Darner (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1997 | L. Karen Darner (D) | S. K. Bushue (R) | 24.2 |
| 1995 | L. Karen Darner (D) | J. P. Gideon (R) | 34.7 |
| 1993 | L. Karen Darner (D) | Todd R. Sipe (R) | 40.7 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | L. Karen Darner (D) | Alice R. Tennies (R) | 13.2 |
| 1989 | Warren G. Stambaugh (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1987 | Warren G. Stambaugh (D) | James B. Robinson (R) | 29.9 |
| 1985 | Warren G. Stambaugh (D) | C. G. Viars (R) | 38.2 |
| 1983 | Warren G. Stambaugh (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | Warren G. Stambaugh (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | Vincent F. Callahan · Robert T. Andrews · Gwendalyn F. Cody (R) | Elaine A. Lailas (D) | 2.0 |
| 1979 | Theodore V. Morrison Jr. · Alan Diamonstein · Bobby Scott (D) | David L. Short (R) | 5.9 |
| 1977 | Alan Diamonstein · Theodore V. Morrison Jr. · Bobby Scott (D) | Mary B. McClaine (I) | 13.8 |
| 1975 | Alan Diamonstein · Theodore V. Morrison Jr. · Lewis A. McMurran Jr. (D) | John C. Warley Jr. (R) | 15.8 |
| 1973 | Alan Diamonstein · Theodore V. Morrison Jr. · Lewis A. McMurran Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | Theodore V. Morrison Jr. · Lewis A. McMurran Jr. · Alan Diamonstein (D) | Larry Topping (R) | 8.4 |
| 1969 | John R. Sears Jr. · Stanley C. Walker · J. Warren White Jr. · Thomas R. McNamara · Thomas W. Moss Jr. · Walter B. Martin · William P. Robinson Sr. (D) | Terry H. Davis Jr. (I) | 3.2 |
Primaries: 1981 Republican primary · 1981 Democratic primary · 1977 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 49
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 49'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+8.4 |
| U.S. Senate | R+2.4 |
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 49.
Lower than 94% of seats.
Higher than 71% of seats.
Lower than 86% of seats.
Higher than 88% of seats.
Lower than 89% of seats.
Less dense than 74% 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.
District 8340% Black · 22% college gradsR+6.6Not up in 2026District 82
46% Black · 25% college gradsD+5.9Not up in 2026District 50
31% BlackR+18.0Not up in 2026District 89
31% Black · 38% college gradsD+3.0Not 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