Virginia's 11th House of Delegates district

District map from the 2023 election

Virginia's 11th House of Delegates district elects one of the 100 members of the Virginia House of Delegates. Located in southwestern Virginia, District 11 includes the city of Fairfax and parts of Fairfax County. District 11 is represented by Democrat David Bulova. ^[1]

Elections

2013

The seat was held by Democrat Sam Rasoul from 2013. ^[2] Incumbent Onzlee Ware resigned in late 2012 to spend time with an ailing family member, prompting a special election in January 2013. ^[3] Rasoul won the low-turnout contest, in which just 14% of eligible voters participated. ^[3] Rasoul earned 70% of the vote, defeating Roanoke’s Republican sheriff Octavia Johnson. ^[3]

District officeholders

Years	Delegate	Party	Electoral history
January 8, 1958 – September 28, 1991	A. L. Philpott	Democratic	Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates (1980-91) Died while in office
January 1992 – January 9, 2002	Ward Armstrong	Democratic	Unable to run for reelection due to redistricting
January 9, 2002 – January 2004	Chip Woodrum	Democratic	Declined to seek reelection
January 2004 – January 8, 2014	Onzlee Ware	Democratic	Resigned
January 8, 2014 – January 10, 2024	Sam Rasoul	Democratic	First elected in 2013 (redistricted to the 38th District)
January 10, 2024 – present	David Bulova	Democratic	Redistricted from the 37th District

Electoral history

Date	Election	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Virginia House of Delegates, 11th district
Nov 6, 2001 [4]	General	C. A. Woodrum	Democratic	10,783	100.0
		Write Ins		4	0
Nov 4, 2003 [5]	General	O. Ware	Democratic	6,403	99.9
		Write Ins		4	0.1
Nov 8, 2005 [6]	General	O. Ware	Democratic	10,735	99.3
		Write Ins		81	0.7
Nov 6, 2007 [7]	General	Onzlee Ware	Democratic	4,696	62.1
		Delvis Mac O. McCadden	Republican	2,822	37.3
		Write Ins		44	0.6
Nov 3, 2009 [8]	General	Onzlee Ware	Democratic	7,519	60.3
		Troy Bird	Republican	4,934	39.6
		Write Ins		19	0.2
Nov 8, 2011 [9]	General	Onzlee Ware	Democratic	9,885	97.3
		Write Ins		278	2.7
Nov 5, 2013 [10]	General	Onzlee Ware	Democratic	13,529	97.2
		Write Ins		383	2.8
Jan 7, 2014 [11]	Special	Salam Rasoul	Democratic	5,129	70.2
		Octavia Lyvonne Johnson	Republican	2,166	29.6
		Write Ins		14	0.2
Nov 3, 2015 [12]	General	Salam Rasoul	Democratic	11,216	96.2
		Write Ins		447	3.8
Nov 7, 2017 [13]	General	Salam Rasoul	Democratic	15,667	96.9
		Write Ins		496	3.1
Nov 5, 2019 [14]	General	Salam Rasoul	Democratic	10,269	94.4
		Write Ins		611	5.6
Nov 2, 2021 [15]	General	Salam Rasoul	Democratic	14,532	64.5
		Charles Henry Nave	Republican	7,963	35.3
		Write Ins		37	0.2
Nov 7, 2023 [16]	General	David L. Bulova	Democratic	15,863	70.6
		Almira Mohammed	Republican	6,530	29.1
		Write Ins		73	0.3

References

1. "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
2. "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings - Delegate Sam Rasoul". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
3. Purdy, Chase; Chittum, Matt (January 7, 2013). "Sam Rasoul easily takes Roanoke House of Delegates seat". Roanoke Times. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
4. "November 2001 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
5. "November 2003 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
6. "November 2005 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
7. "November 2007 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
8. "November 2009 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
9. "November 2011 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
10. "November 2013 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
11. "January 2014 Special Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
12. "November 2015 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
13. "November 2017 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
14. "November 2019 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
15. "November 2021 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
16. "November 2023 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 7, 2025.