Virginia House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2023
Virginia House District 50
A district of about 83,000 people, 31% Black, 20% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+18.0 relative to the nation for president.
2025 election
Nov 4, 2025- Tommy Wright (R) · won60.3%
- Earnadette Powell Farrar (D)37.3%
- Trudy Bell Berry (IND)2.3%
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 | Tommy Wright (R) | Earnadette Powell Farrar (D) | 23.0 |
| 2023 | Tommy Wright (R) | Joshua K. Blakely (D) | 32.0 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Michelle-Ann E. Lopes-Maldonado (D) | Steve Thomas Pleickhardt (R) | 9.6 |
| 2019 | Lee Jin Carter (D) | Ian Travis Lovejoy (R) | 6.8 |
| 2017 | Lee Jin Carter (D)Flip | Jackson Hunter Miller (R) | 8.8 |
| 2015 | Jackson Hunter Miller (R) | Kyle B. McCullough (D) | 17.5 |
| 2013 | Jackson Hunter Miller (R) | Richard A. Cabellos (D) | 10.0 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Jackson Hunter Miller (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2009 | Jackson Hunter Miller (R) | Jeanette M. Rishell (D) | 24.8 |
| 2007 | Jackson Hunter Miller (R) | Jeanette M. Rishell (D) | 20.9 |
| 2005 | Harry J. Parrish (R) | Donald E. Shuemaker Jr. (D) | 28.2 |
| 2003 | Harry J. Parrish (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Harry J. Parrish (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1999 | Harry J. Parrish (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1997 | Harry J. Parrish (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1995 | Harry J. Parrish (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1993 | Harry J. Parrish (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Harry J. Parrish (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1989 | Harry J. Parrish (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1987 | Harry J. Parrish (R) | Charles A. Agnew Jr. (D) | 31.3 |
| 1985 | Harry J. Parrish (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | Harry J. Parrish (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | Harry J. Parrish (R) | John E. Bonfadini (D) | 15.4 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | John H. Rust Jr. · Dorothy McDiarmid · Kenneth Plum (REP) | George C. Landrith Jr. (R) | 1.6 |
| 1979 | Richard M. Bagley · John D. Gray (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1977 | Richard M. Bagley · John D. Gray (D) | C. E. Knight III (R) | 16.5 |
| 1975 | Richard M. Bagley · John D. Gray (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1973 | Richard M. Bagley · John D. Gray (IND) | Willis F. Cox (R) | 14.1 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | Richard M. Bagley · John D. Gray (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1969 | Don E. Earman · Donald K. Funkhouser (R) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1981 Republican 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 50
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 50'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+18.6 |
| U.S. Senate | R+14.1 |
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 50.
Lower than 93% of seats.
Higher than 77% of seats.
Lower than 90% of seats.
Higher than 80% of seats.
Lower than 93% of seats.
Least dense 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 4827% BlackR+27.2Not up in 2026District 56
27% college gradsR+21.4Not up in 2026District 83
40% Black · 22% college gradsR+6.6Not up in 2026District 67
21% Black · 30% college gradsR+19.2Not 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