Virginia House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2023
Virginia House District 70
A district of about 88,000 people, 32% Black, 34% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+21.0 relative to the nation for president.
2025 election
Nov 4, 2025- Shelly Simonds (D) · won63.4%
- Cynthia M. Scaturico (R)34.4%
- John B. Bloom (LIB)2.1%
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
24 races since 1982. 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 | Shelly Simonds (D) | Cynthia M. Scaturico (R) | 29.0 |
| 2023 | Shelly Simonds (D) | Matt J. Waters (R) | 17.2 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Delores McQuinn (D) | David Brown Vaught (I) | 43.8 |
| 2019 | Delores McQuinn (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2017 | Delores McQuinn (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2015 | Delores McQuinn (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2013 | Delores McQuinn (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Delores McQuinn (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2009 | Delores McQuinn (D) | Henry Otis Brown (I) | 55.9 |
| 2007 | Dwight C. Jones (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2005 | Dwight C. Jones (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2003 | Dwight C. Jones (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Dwight C. Jones (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1999 | Dwight C. Jones (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1997 | Dwight C. Jones (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1995 | Dwight C. Jones (D) | M. E. Hall Jr. (R) | 24.1 |
| 1993 | Dwight C. Jones (D) | Marie M. Suyes (R) | 2.9 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Roland D. Ealey (D) | Charles R. Perkins Sr. (R) | 2.4 |
| 1989 | Roland D. Ealey (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1987 | Roland D. Ealey (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1985 | Roland D. Ealey (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | Roland D. Ealey (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 special election | Roland D. Ealey (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | James S. Christian Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
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 70
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 70'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 | D+20.7 |
| U.S. Senate | D+23.9 |
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 70.
Lower than 61% of seats.
Lower than 53% of seats.
Higher than 65% of seats.
Higher than 81% of seats.
Higher than 55% of seats.
Denser than 68% 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 9533% Black · 29% college gradsD+21.9Not up in 2026District 38
32% Black · 26% college gradsD+25.7Not up in 2026District 94
36% college gradsD+15.8Not up in 2026District 75
32% Black · 27% college gradsD+6.3Not 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