Virginia House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2023

Virginia House District 77

A district of about 91,000 people, 20% Hispanic and 38% Black, 34% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+51.6 relative to the nation for president.

  1. Charlie Schmidt (D) · won79.9%
  2. Richard Stonage Jr. (R)19.9%

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Source: English WikipediaUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 8:26 AM 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.

D+51.612th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican50th seat · the majority lineDistrict 77

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

25 races since 1982. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2023
2026 special electionCharlie Schmidt (D)Richard Stonage Jr. (R)60.0
2025Mike Jones (D)Richard Stonage Jr. (R)57.0
2023Mike Jones (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 2012
2021Cliff Hayes (D)Geoffrey Ray Burke (R)22.5
2019Cliff Hayes (D)—Unopposed
2017Cliff Hayes (D)Jeffrey Bennettstaples (I)66.1
2016No winner recordedCliff Hayes (D)Unopposed
2015Lionell Spruill Sr. (D)—Unopposed
2013Lionell Spruill Sr. (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 2002
2011Lionell Spruill Sr. (D)—Unopposed
2009Lionell Spruill Sr. (D)—Unopposed
2007Lionell Spruill Sr. (D)—Unopposed
2005Lionell Spruill Sr. (D)—Unopposed
2003Lionell Spruill Sr. (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1992
2001Lionell Spruill Sr. (D)—Unopposed
1999Lionell Spruill Sr. (D)—Unopposed
1997Lionell Spruill Sr. (D)—Unopposed
1995Lionell Spruill Sr. (D)Joseph S. Johnson (I)59.7
1993Lionell Spruill Sr. (D)Joseph S. Johnson (I)48.2
Lines first used in 1982
1991V. Thomas Forehand Jr. (D)Willa S. Bazemore (I)5.7
1989V. Thomas Forehand Jr. (D)—Unopposed
1987V. Thomas Forehand Jr. (D)—Unopposed
1985V. Thomas Forehand Jr. (D)—Unopposed
1983V. Thomas Forehand Jr. (D)—Unopposed
1982V. Thomas Forehand 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 77

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 77's area in each.

U.S. House
VA-4 66%, VA-1 34%
Virginia State Senate
SD-15 55%, SD-12 39%, SD-14 6%

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
PresidentD+50.3
U.S. SenateD+52.7

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 77.

Adults with a bachelor's degree34% 42nd pct · 58th of 99 in VA

Lower than 58% of seats.

White adults without a degree20% 32nd pct · 68th of 99 in VA

Lower than 68% of seats.

Hispanic residents20% 89th pct · 12th of 99 in VA

Higher than 89% of seats.

Black residents38% 87th pct · 14th of 99 in VA

Higher than 87% of seats.

Asian residents1% 21st pct · 78th of 99 in VA

Lower than 79% of seats.

People per square mile2,994 77th pct · 24th of 99 in VA

Denser than 77% of seats.

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