District map from the 2023 election

Virginia's 41st 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 41 represents part of Fairfax County, Virginia. The seat is currently held by Republican Chris Obenshain since 2023. Before that it was represented by Democrat Eileen Filler-Corn. Filler-Corn was the Speaker of the House from 2020 to 2022.[1]

Geography

District 41 represents part of Fairfax County and is located in Virginia's 11th Congressional District.[1]

Elections

Democrat Eileen Filler-Corn first took office on March 3, 2010,[1] after winning a special election the day before: she defeated Republican Kerry Bolognese by 37 votes.[2] She was reelected again in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017.

In 2019, Filler-Corn became the Minority Leader (Leader of the Democratic Caucus) of the House of Delegates.[1][3]

In the November 2019 general election, Filler-Corn ran against Libertarian Rachel Mace and Independent John Wolfe.[4] She won with 71.6% of the vote.[5]

In the 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election, Republican Chris Obenshain was elected.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings – Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Profile: Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn, 41st District". Fairfax Station, VA Patch. August 18, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  3. ↑ Schneider, Gregory S. (December 8, 2018). "Va. Democrats elect Eileen Filler-Corn as House caucus leader". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Elections: House of Delegates District 41 - 2019". www.vpap.org. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  5. ↑ "2019 November General". Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  6. ↑ Times, LUKE WEIR The Roanoke (November 7, 2023). "Chris Obenshain wins 41st District state House race". Roanoke Times. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
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