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]
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]
| Years | Delegate | Party | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 8, 1958 – September 28, 1991 | A. L. Philpott | Democratic |
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| 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 |
| 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 | |||