Virginia House District 56
State House District 56
Covers all of Buckingham County, Appomattox County, Cumberland County and Fluvanna County; parts of Goochland County and Prince Edward County.
Who Holds This Seat
Running in 2026
No 2026 candidates are on file for this seat yet.
The District
Includes Lake Monticello, Goochland, Yogaville, Cumberland, Appomattox, Buckingham Courthouse, Palmyra, Columbia, Dillwyn and Pamplin City (part).
36 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 in This District
| Contest | First | Second | Margin | Votes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Governor36 precinctsVirginia Department of Elections - official election resultsOfficial - Virginia Department of… | Winsome Earle-Sears (R)24,676 · 58.9% | Abigail D. Spanberger (D)17,127 · 40.9% | R+18.0 | 41,872 | Virginia Department of Elections - official election resultsOfficial - Virginia Department of… |
| 2024 President37 precinctsVirginia Department of ElectionsOfficial — Virginia Department of… | Donald J. Trump (R)31,436 · 60.5% | Kamala D. Harris (D)19,879 · 38.2% | R+22.2 | 51,983 | Virginia Department of ElectionsOfficial — Virginia Department of… |
| 2024 U.S. Senate37 precinctsVirginia Department of ElectionsOfficial — Virginia Department of… | Hung Cao (R)30,558 · 59.5% | Timothy M. Kaine (D)20,764 · 40.4% | R+19.1 | 51,378 | Virginia Department of ElectionsOfficial — Virginia Department of… |
| 2020 President34 precinctsVirginia Department of ElectionsCertified — Virginia Department of… | Donald J. Trump (R)15,004 · 73.3% | Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr (D)5,063 · 24.7% | R+48.6 | 20,466 | Virginia Department of ElectionsCertified — Virginia Department of… |
| 2020 U.S. Senate34 precinctsVirginia Department of ElectionsCertified — Virginia Department of… | Daniel Mac Arthur Gade (R)14,475 · 71.5% | Mark Robert Warner (D)5,739 · 28.4% | R+43.2 | 20,235 | Virginia Department of ElectionsCertified — Virginia Department of… |
Totals add up the certified precinct results for the precincts inside today's district lines. A precinct split by the district line counts in full, or only in the district holding most of its voters where the linkage assigns it to one, and votes a county reported only countywide (some counties' absentee and early votes) are left out, so totals can differ from an official canvass.
Past Results
Member, House of Delegates (56th District)
2025 November General · Nov 4, 2025| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas A. "Tom" Garrett, Jr.Republican | Republican | 25,259 | 60.8% |
| Angela T. ChainerDemocratic | Democratic | 16,224 | 39.0% |
| Write-In | 82 | 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