Virginia House of Delegates seat · lines in effect since 2023

Virginia House District 91

A district of about 84,000 people, 47% Black, 26% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+36.9 relative to the nation for president.

2025 election

Nov 4, 2025
  1. Cliff Hayes (D) · won92.7%
  2. Write-ins and other votes (OTH)7.3%

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.

D+36.924th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican50th seat · the majority lineDistrict 91

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.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2023
2025Cliff Hayes (D)—Unopposed
2023Cliff Hayes (D)Elijah Colon (R)41.0
Lines first used in 2012
2021A. C. Cordoza (R)FlipMartha M. Mugler (D)0.3
2019Martha M. Mugler (D)FlipColleen Holmesholcomb (R)9.7
2017Gordon C. Helsel Jr. (R)Michael B. Wade (D)12.6
2015Gordon C. Helsel Jr. (R)—Unopposed
2013Gordon C. Helsel Jr. (R)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 2002
2011Gordon C. Helsel Jr. (R)—Unopposed
2009Thomas D. Gear (R)Gordon C. Helsel Jr. (I)15.7
2007Thomas D. Gear (R)—Unopposed
2005Thomas D. Gear (R)Randy A. Gilliland (I)19.7
2003Thomas D. Gear (R)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1992
2001Thomas D. Gear (R)—Unopposed
1999P. E. Larrabee Jr. (R)FlipJ. R. Joseph (D)10.4
1997I. V. Behm Jr. (D)Raymond S. Erickson Jr. (R)41.0
1995I. V. Behm Jr. (D)J. H. Shoemaker Jr. (R)4.0
1993I. V. Behm Jr. (D)Peter C. Diakun (R)9.1
Lines first used in 1982
1991S. Wallace Stieffen (D)—Unopposed
1989S. Wallace Stieffen (D)James W. Parker (R)26.4
1987S. Wallace Stieffen (D)—Unopposed
1985S. Wallace Stieffen (D)—Unopposed
1983S. Wallace Stieffen (D)C. E. Knight III (R)11.3
1982S. Wallace Stieffen (D)C. E. Knight III (R)1.1

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 91

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 91's area in each.

U.S. House
VA-3 77%, VA-2 23%
Virginia State Senate
SD-18 95%

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+35.6
U.S. SenateD+38.9

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 91.

Adults with a bachelor's degree26% 17th pct · 82nd of 99 in VA

Lower than 83% of seats.

White adults without a degree28% 41st pct · 59th of 99 in VA

Lower than 59% of seats.

Hispanic residents9% 50th pct · 50th of 99 in VA

Higher than 50% of seats.

Black residents47% 94th pct · 7th of 99 in VA

Higher than 94% of seats.

Asian residents3% 42nd pct · 58th of 99 in VA

Lower than 58% of seats.

People per square mile2,114 65th pct · 35th of 99 in VA

Denser than 65% of seats.

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