Virginia's 26th House of Delegates district

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  JJ Singh
D Ashburn
Demographics37%  White
11%  Black
8%  Hispanic
38%  Asian
0%  Native American
0%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1% Other
Population (2023)86,930 [1]

Virginia's 26th 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 26 includes part of Loudoun County in Northern Virginia. Since 2025, it has been represented by Democrat JJ Singh.

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District officeholders

YearsDelegatePartyNotes
January 1996

January 11, 2006
Glenn Weatherholtz Republican Retired.
January 11, 2006

April 30, 2010
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Matt Lohr
Republican Resigned after being appointed Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
June 2010

January 9, 2024
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Tony Wilt
Republican Elected via special election.
Redistricted to the 34th district.
January 10, 2024

January 7, 2025
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Kannan Srinivasan
Democratic Resigned after being elected to the Virginia Senate in a special election.
January 13, 2025

present
JJ Singh Democratic Elected via special election.

Electoral history

DateElectionCandidatePartyVotes %
Virginia House of Delegates, 26th district
Nov 8, 2005 [2] GeneralM J Lohr Republican 8,54553.58
L L Fulk Democratic 7,35346.11
Write Ins500.31
Glenn Weatherholtz retired; seat stayed Republican
Nov 6, 2007 [3] GeneralMatthew J. "Matt" LohrRepublican8,16671.07
Carolyn W. Frank3,26928.45
Write Ins550.47
Nov 3, 2009 [4] GeneralMatthew J. "Matt" LohrRepublican11,32873.03
A. Gene Hart, Jr.Democratic4,17026.88
Write Ins120.07

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References

  1. "State House District 26, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  2. "General Election- November 8, 2005". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  3. "November 6, 2007 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  4. "November 2009 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2013.