Virginia's 17th House of Delegates district

District map from the 2023 election

Virginia's 17th House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 17 represents parts of Fairfax County. The seat is currently held by Democrat Garrett McGuire. ^[1]

District officeholders

Years	Delegate	Party	Electoral history
January 12, 1983 – January 14, 2004	A. Victor Thomas	Democratic	Retired
January 14, 2004 – January 13, 2010	William Fralin	Republican
January 13, 2010 – January 11, 2012	William Cleaveland	Republican	Declined to seek reelection
January 11, 2012 – January 10, 2024	Chris Head	Republican	First elected in 2011. Redistricted to the 37th District. Successfully ran for Senate District 3
January 10, 2020 – January 2026	Mark Sickles	Democratic	Redistricted from the 43rd District
January 2026 – present	Garrett McGuire	Democratic	Elected in special election

Electoral history

Date	Election	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Virginia House of Delegates, 17th district
Nov 6, 2001 [2]	General	A. V. Thomas	Democratic	16,977	100.0
		Write Ins		8	0
Nov 4, 2003 [3]	General	W H Fralin Jr	Republican	9,890	62.05
		L F Wyatt	Democratic	5,072	31.82
		G M Bowman		975	6.12
		Write Ins		1	0.01
		Vic Thomas retired; seat changed from Democratic to Republican
Nov 8, 2005 [4]	General	W H Fralin Jr	Republican	19,049	98.65
		Write Ins		261	1.35
Nov 6, 2007 [5]	General	William H. Fralin, Jr.	Republican	10,875	75.11
		Alexander H. Ballin		3,569	24.65
		Write Ins		34	0.23
Jun 9, 2009 [6]	Republican primary	Bill H. Cleaveland		893	28.04
		Christopher T. Head		769	24.15
		Michael A. "Mike" Wray		613	19.25
		Josh C. Johnson		549	17.24
		Melvin E. Williams		360	11.30
Nov 3, 2009 [7]	General	Bill H. Cleaveland	Republican	14,004	61.96
		Gwen W. Mason	Democratic	8,573	37.93
		Write Ins		24	0.10
		William Fralin retired; seat stayed Republican
Nov 8, 2011 [8]	General	Chris T. Head	Republican	11,852	65.46
		Freeda L. Cathcart	Democratic	6,207	34.28
		Write-ins		44	0.24
		William Cleaveland retired; seat stayed Republican
Nov 5, 2013 [9]	General	Chris T. HeadIncumbent	Republican	15,222	62
		Freeda L. Cathcart	Democratic	9,262	37.7
		Write-ins		68	0.3
Nov 3, 2015 [10]	General	Christopher Tracy Head	Republican	15,091	96.5
		Write Ins		540	3.5
Nov 7, 2017 [11]	General	Christopher Tracy Head	Republican	15,997	60.6
		Djuna Lauren Osborne	Democratic	10,378	39.3
		Write Ins		39	0.1
Nov 5, 2019 [12]	General	Christopher Tracy Head	Republican	15,288	93.5
		Write Ins		1,058	6.5
Nov 2, 2021 [13]	General	Christopher Tracy Head	Republican	26,102	92.8
		Write Ins		2,011	7.2
Nov 7, 2023 [14]	General	Mark D. Sickles	Democratic	17,931	92.2
		Write Ins		1,521	7.8

References

1. "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
2. "November 2001 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
3. "General Election- November 4, 2003". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 23, 2013.^{[ dead link ]}
4. "General Election- November 8, 2005". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
5. "November 6, 2007 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
6. "2009 June Republican Primary Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
7. "November 2009 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
8. "November 2011 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
9. "November 2013 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
10. "November 2015 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
11. "November 2017 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
12. "November 2019 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
13. "November 2021 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
14. "November 2023 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 13, 2025.