Josh Cole
State Representative, Virginia House District 65 · Democrat
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-65 contest on the November 3, 2026 ballot (Virginia Department of Elections candidate lists, updated 2026-09-03)
- role and held seat unchanged
The District
What Virginia House District 65 covers
Covers all of Fredericksburg city; parts of Stafford County and Spotsylvania County.
Includes Fredericksburg, Falmouth and Southern Gateway.
19 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 65
Member, House of Delegates (65th District)
2025 November General · Nov 4, 2025| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua G. ColeDemocratic | Democratic | 20,659 | 58.9% |
| Sean C. SteinwayRepublican | Republican | 14,358 | 40.9% |
| Write-In | 68 | 0.2% |
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_xgvs13222.
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