# Virginia's 1st House of Delegates district

Virginia's 1st House of Delegates district is one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 1 represents part of Arlington County. The seat is held by Democrat Patrick Hope. Hope was first elected in 2009.

## Elections
### 2017

In the November 2017 election, Democrat Alicia Kallen ran against Kilgore. It was the first time in a decade Kilgore had a challenger for the seat. Kallen, 26, works at Norton Community Hospital. However, she was unable to win the seat and Kilgore kept his position.

### 2021

Due to the 2021 Redistricting, House of Delegates District 1 has been moved to Northern Virginia, encompassing part of Arlington County.

## District officeholders

| Years | Delegate | Party | Electoral history |
| January 12, 1972 – January 12, 1994 | Ford C. Quillen | Democratic | Retired |
| January 12, 1994 – January 10, 2024 | Terry Kilgore | Republican | First elected in 1994. Redistricted to the 45th District. |
| January 10, 2024 – present | Patrick A. Hope | Democrat | Redistricted from the 47th District |

## Electoral history

| Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Virginia House of Delegates, 1st district ||||||
| Nov 2, 1993 | General | Terry Gene Kilgore | Republican | 10,882 | 57.13 |
| Nov 2, 1993 | General | George F Cridlin | Democratic | 8,162 | 42.85 |
| Nov 2, 1993 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 3 | 0.02 |
| Ford C. Quillen retired; seat switched from Democratic to Republican ||||
| Nov 7, 1995 | General | Terry G. Kilgore | Republican | 13,909 | 99.91 |
| Nov 7, 1995 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 12 | 0.09 |
| Nov 4, 1997 | General | Terry G. Kilgore | Republican | 12,130 | 72.06 |
| Nov 4, 1997 | General | Jerry D. Taylor | Democratic | 4,703 | 27.94 |
| Nov 2, 1999 | General | T G Kilgore | Republican | 13,983 | 99.91 |
| Nov 2, 1999 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 13 | 0.09 |
| Nov 6, 2001 | General | T G Kilgore | Republican | 12,777 | 99.87 |
| Nov 6, 2001 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 16 | 0.13 |
| Nov 4, 2003 | General | T G Kilgore | Republican | 14,279 | 99.91 |
| Nov 4, 2003 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 13 | 0.09 |
| Nov 8, 2005 | General | T G Kilgore | Republican | 14,194 | 68.74 |
| Nov 8, 2005 | General | R E Mccarty | Democratic | 6,445 | 31.21 |
| Nov 8, 2005 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 9 | 0.04 |
| Nov 6, 2007 | General | Terry G. Kilgore | Republican | 14,374 | 72.30 |
| Nov 6, 2007 | General | Jerry D. Taylor | Democratic | 5,491 | 27.62 |
| Nov 6, 2007 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 14 | 0.07 |
| Nov 3, 2009 | General | Terry G. Kilgore | Republican | 13,098 | 98.92 |
| Nov 3, 2009 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 142 | 1.07 |
| Nov 8, 2011 | General | Terry G. Kilgore | Republican | 16,465 | 98.64 |
| Nov 8, 2011 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 226 | 1.35 |
| Nov 5, 2013 | General | Terry G. Kilgore | Republican | 14,330 | 98.3 |
| Nov 5, 2013 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 253 | 1.7 |
| Nov 3, 2015 | General | Terry G. Kilgore | Republican | 16,716 | 98.4 |
| Nov 3, 2015 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 271 | 1.6 |
| Nov 7, 2017 | General | Terry G. Kilgore | Republican | 14,848 | 76.0 |
| Nov 7, 2017 | General | Alicia D. Kallen | Democratic | 4,639 | 23.8 |
| Nov 7, 2017 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 42 | 0.2 |
| Nov 5, 2019 | General | Terry G. Kilgore | Republican | 16,748 | 95.7 |
| Nov 5, 2019 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 754 | 4.3 |
| Nov 2, 2021 | General | Terry G. Kilgore | Republican | 21,910 | 97.3 |
| Nov 2, 2021 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 602 | 2.7 |
| Nov 7, 2023 | General | Patrick A. Hope | Democrat | 24,483 | 95.5 |
| Nov 7, 2023 | General | Write Ins | Write Ins | 1,142 | 4.5 |