Virginia House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2023
Virginia House District 85
A district of about 88,000 people, 50% Black, 28% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+39.9 relative to the nation for president.
2025 election
Nov 4, 2025- Cia Price (D) · won94.9%
- Write-ins and other votes (OTH)5.1%
Unopposed.
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
23 races since 1982; the seat changed party 3 times. 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 | Cia Price (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2023 | Cia Price (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Karen Starling Greenhalgh (R)Flip | Alex Askew (D) | 0.4 |
| 2019 | Alex Askew (D) | Norman Deweyholcomb III (R) | 3.4 |
| 2017 | Cheryl Baldwinturpin (D)Flip | Norman Deweyholcomb III (R) | 1.7 |
| 2015 | Scott Taylor (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2013 | Scott Taylor (R) | William J. Dale (D) | 12.8 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Robert Tata (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2009 | Robert Tata (R) | French D. Mackes Jr. (I) | 62.7 |
| 2007 | Robert Tata (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2005 | Robert Tata (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2003 | Robert Tata (R) | E. A. Potter (I) | 47.2 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Robert Tata (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1999 | Robert Tata (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1997 | Robert Tata (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1995 | Robert Tata (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1993 | Robert Tata (R) | Harry W. Rogers (I) | 72.9 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Robert Tata (R) | Sandra W. Brandt (D) | 29.7 |
| 1989 | Robert Tata (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1987 | Robert Tata (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1985 | Robert Tata (R) | Julie L. Smith (D) | 38.1 |
| 1983 | Robert Tata (R)Flip | Julie L. Smith (D) | 11.0 |
| 1982 | Julie L. Smith (D) | F. Gordon Harper (R) | 1.3 |
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 85
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 85's area in each.
- U.S. House
- VA-3 100%
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+37.2 |
| U.S. Senate | D+40.8 |
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 85.
Lower than 77% of seats.
Lower than 63% of seats.
Higher than 51% of seats.
Higher than 97% of seats.
Lower than 66% of seats.
Denser than 60% 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 9147% Black · 26% college gradsD+36.9Not up in 2026District 88
46% Black · 25% college gradsD+37.0Not up in 2026District 80
49% Black · 32% college gradsD+52.8Not up in 2026District 93
45% Black · 29% college gradsD+50.0Not 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