Lily Franklin

Democratic Party

Virginia House of Delegates District 41

Tenure

2026 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

0

Predecessor:Chris Obenshain (R)

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 4, 2025

Education

Bachelor's

Longwood University, 2015

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Lily Franklin (Democratic Party) is a member of theVirginia House of Delegates, representingDistrict 41. She assumed office on January 14, 2026. Her current term ends on January 12, 2028.

Franklin (Democratic Party) ran for election to theVirginia House of Delegates to representDistrict 41. She won in the general election onNovember 4, 2025.

Biography

Lily Franklin earned a bachelor's degree from Longwood University in 2015. Her career experience includes working as an operations assistant, deputy campaign manager, chief of staff, and teacher.^[1]

Elections

2025

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2025

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 41

Lily Franklin defeated incumbentChris Obenshain in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 41 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lily Franklin (D)	53.3	17,683
		Chris Obenshain (R)	46.6	15,460
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	41

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,184
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Lily Franklin advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 41.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentChris Obenshain advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 41.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

2023

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2023

General election

General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 41

Chris Obenshain defeatedLily Franklin in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 41 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Obenshain (R)	50.3	12,529
		Lily Franklin (D)	49.6	12,346
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	29

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,904
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Lily Franklin advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 41.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• James Harder (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 41

Chris Obenshain defeatedLowell Bowman in the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 41 on May 4, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Obenshain	58.0	294
	Submit photo	Lowell Bowman	42.0	213

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 507
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Endorsements

Campaign themes

2025

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2023

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Campaign finance summary

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Scorecards

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