Delores Oates

State Representative, Virginia House District 31 · Republican

OfficeholderNot running in 2026

Ballot status source: Incumbency rule: sitting member, House of Delegates · read Sep 24, 2026

Sources (3)

Incumbency rule: sitting member, House of Delegates (elected 2025; next regular election 2027)
no VA-HD-31 contest on the November 3, 2026 ballot (Virginia Department of Elections candidate lists, updated 2026-09-03)
role and held seat unchanged

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The District

What Virginia House District 31 covers

Covers all of Clarke County; parts of Warren County and Frederick County.

Includes Shenandoah Farms, Front Royal, Berryville, Skyland Estates, Stephens City, Apple Mountain Lake, Shenandoah Retreat, Shenandoah Shores, Middletown and Boyce.

Map of Virginia House District 31 with 28 precincts

28 precincts · District lines: State house lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary) · Precinct lines: Virginia Department of Elections, per-locality precinct shapefiles (133 localities, elections.virginia.gov redistricting/gis)

Results

Certified results for Virginia House District 31

Member, House of Delegates (31st District)

2025 November General · Nov 4, 2025

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Delores R. OatesRepublican	Republican	22,550	59.8%
J. Shane BoswellDemocratic	Democratic	15,130	40.1%
Write-In		55	0.1%

Official - Virginia Department of Elections official results (results marked official; report last updated 2025-11-24), matching the certified totals in the Department's Historical Elections Database · Virginia Department of Elections - official election results

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File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_q3vaq4mcc.

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