Virginia House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2023

Virginia House District 66

A district of about 90,000 people, 21% Black, 32% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+2.0 relative to the nation for president.

2025 election

Nov 4, 2025 · changed party
  1. Nicole Cole (D) · won52.1%
  2. Robert D. "Bobby" Orrock Sr. (R)47.8%

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+2.061st most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican50th seat · the majority lineDistrict 66

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

23 races since 1982; 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
2025Nicole Cole (D)FlipRobert D. "Bobby" Orrock Sr. (R)4.4
2023Robert D. "Bobby" Orrock Sr. (R)Mark J. Lux (D)11.5
Lines first used in 2012
2021Mike Cherry (R)Katie Ann Sponsler (D)4.9
2019M. Kirkland Cox (R)Sheila C. Bynum (D)4.6
2017M. Kirkland Cox (R)Katie Ann Sponsler (D)27.1
2015M. Kirkland Cox (R)—Unopposed
2013M. Kirkland Cox (R)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 2002
2011M. Kirkland Cox (R)—Unopposed
2009M. Kirkland Cox (R)—Unopposed
2007M. Kirkland Cox (R)—Unopposed
2005M. Kirkland Cox (R)—Unopposed
2003M. Kirkland Cox (R)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1992
2001M. Kirkland Cox (R)—Unopposed
1999M. Kirkland Cox (R)—Unopposed
1997M. Kirkland Cox (R)—Unopposed
1995M. Kirkland Cox (R)G. R. Rasnake (D)64.3
1993M. Kirkland Cox (R)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1982
1991M. Kirkland Cox (R)Jay T. Leverett (D)35.2
1989M. Kirkland Cox (R)FlipJohn G. Dicks III (D)5.0
1987John G. Dicks III (D)—Unopposed
1985John G. Dicks III (D)—Unopposed
1983John G. Dicks III (D)Judy S. Tap (R)24.3
1982John G. Dicks III (D)Robert E. Russell (R)0.7

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 66

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 66's area in each.

U.S. House
VA-7 100%
Virginia State Senate
SD-25 97%

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+2.9
U.S. SenateD+0.8

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 66.

Adults with a bachelor's degree32% 34th pct · 66th of 99 in VA

Lower than 66% of seats.

White adults without a degree39% 66th pct · 34th of 99 in VA

Higher than 66% of seats.

Hispanic residents12% 64th pct · 36th of 99 in VA

Higher than 64% of seats.

Black residents21% 66th pct · 34th of 99 in VA

Higher than 66% of seats.

Asian residents2% 37th pct · 63rd of 99 in VA

Lower than 63% of seats.

People per square mile236 34th pct · 66th of 99 in VA

Less dense than 66% of seats.

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