2019 Virginia Senate election

2019 Virginia Senate election
November 5, 2019
All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia
21[a] seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Dick Saslaw Tommy Norment
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 10, 1996 January 9, 2008
Leader's seat 35th - Springfield 3rd - Williamsburg
Last election 19 21
Seats won 21 19
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2
Popular vote 1,211,835 907,477
Percentage 53.2% 39.8%
Swing Increase 9.5% Decrease 12.8%
Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold
Results By Vote Share:
Democratic:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      90-100%
Republican:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      90-100%
Majority leader before election

Tommy Norment
Republican

Elected Majority leader

Dick Saslaw
Democratic

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The 2019 Virginia Senate election was held on November 5, 2019, concurrently with the House election, to elect members to all 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia for the 161st Virginia General Assembly and the 162nd Virginia General Assembly. Primaries were held on June 11. The elections resulted in Democrats gaining 2 seats in the senate, and gaining control of both chambers of the General Assembly, marking the first time that Democrats held control of both legislative and executive branches in Virginia since 1993.

Overall results

↓
21 19
Democratic Republican
Parties Candidates Seats Popular Vote
2015 2019 +/- Strength Vote % Change
Democratic 19 21 Increase2 52.50% 1,211,835 53.19% +9.44
Republican 21 19 Decrease2 47.50% 907,477 39.83% -12.74
Independent 0 0 Steady 0.00% 101,118 4.44% +3.51
- Write-ins 0 0 Steady 0.00% 46,004 2.02% +0.39
Libertarian 0 0 Steady 0.00% 11,703 0.51% +0.47
Total 40 40 0 100.00% 2,278,137 100.00% -

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:[1]

  1. Senate District 7, 0.86%
  2. Senate District 12, 1.71%
  3. Senate District 17, 3.47%
  4. Senate District 8, 4.35%
  5. Senate District 10, 8.11% gain
  6. Senate District 13, 8.61% gain
  7. Senate District 11, 9.25%

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato[2] Lean D (flip) October 31, 2019

Summary of results

District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
1 Monty Mason Dem Monty Mason[b] Dem
2 Mamie Locke Dem Mamie Locke[b] Dem
3 Tommy Norment Rep Tommy Norment Rep
4 Ryan McDougle Rep Ryan McDougle Rep
5 Lionell Spruill Dem Lionell Spruill Dem
6 Lynwood Lewis Dem Lynwood Lewis Dem
7 Vacant[c] Jen Kiggans Rep
8 Bill DeSteph Rep Bill DeSteph Rep
9 Jennifer McClellan Dem Jennifer McClellan Dem
10 Glen Sturtevant Rep Ghazala Hashmi[d] Dem
11 Amanda Chase Rep Amanda Chase Rep
12 Siobhan Dunnavant Rep Siobhan Dunnavant Rep
13 Dick Black Rep John Bell Dem
14 John Cosgrove Rep John Cosgrove Rep
15 Frank Ruff Rep Frank Ruff Rep
16 Rosalyn Dance Dem Joe Morrissey Dem
17 Bryce Reeves Rep Bryce Reeves Rep
18 Louise Lucas Dem Louise Lucas[b] Dem
19 David Suetterlein Rep David Suetterlein Rep
20 Bill Stanley Rep Bill Stanley Rep
21 John Edwards Dem John Edwards Dem
22 Mark Peake Rep Mark Peake Rep
23 Stephen Newman Rep Stephen Newman[b] Rep
24 Emmett Hanger Rep Emmett Hanger Rep
25 Creigh Deeds Dem Creigh Deeds Dem
26 Mark Obenshain Rep Mark Obenshain Rep
27 Jill Vogel Rep Jill Vogel Rep
28 Richard Stuart Rep Richard Stuart Rep
29 Jeremy McPike Dem Jeremy McPike[b] Dem
30 Adam Ebbin Dem Adam Ebbin[b] Dem
31 Barbara Favola Dem Barbara Favola[b] Dem
32 Janet Howell Dem Janet Howell Dem
33 Jennifer Boysko Dem Jennifer Boysko Dem
34 Chap Petersen Dem Chap Petersen[b] Dem
35 Dick Saslaw Dem Dick Saslaw[b] Dem
36 Scott Surovell Dem Scott Surovell[b] Dem
37 Dave Marsden Dem Dave Marsden[b] Dem
38 Ben Chafin Rep Ben Chafin Rep
39 George Barker Dem George Barker Dem
40 Charles William Carrico Sr. Rep Todd Pillion Rep

Retiring incumbents

Three incumbent Senators, all Republicans, decided not to seek reelection:

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

One incumbent senator, a Democrat, was defeated in the June 11 primary election.

In general election

One incumbent senator, a Republican, was defeated in the November 5th general election.

Detailed results

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40

District 1

2021 Virginia Senate
1st District election
 
Candidate Monty Mason
Party Democratic Write-ins
Popular vote 36,844 4,173
Percentage 89.83% 10.17%
State senator before election

Monty Mason
Democratic

Elected State senator

Monty Mason
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Monty Mason has represented the 1st District since 2017.

General election

Virginia's 1st Senate district general election, 2019[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Monty Mason (incumbent) 36,844 89.83%
Write-ins Write-ins 4,173 10.17%
Total votes 41,017 100%
Democratic hold

District 2

Incumbent Democrat Mamie Locke has represented the 2nd district since 2004.

General election

Virginia's 2nd Senate district general election, 2019[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mamie Locke (incumbent) 36,520 92.79%
Write-ins Write-ins 2,838 7.21%
Total votes 39,358 100%
Democratic hold

District 3

Incumbent Republican and current Majority Leader Tommy Norment has represented the 3rd district since 1992.

General election

Virginia's 3rd Senate district general election, 2019[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tommy Norment (incumbent) 50,434 61.69%
Democratic Herb Jones 31,043 37.97%
Write-ins Write-ins 271 0.33%
Total votes 81,748 100%
Republican hold

District 4

Incumbent Republican Ryan McDougle has represented the 4th district since 2006.

General election

Virginia's 4th Senate district general election, 2019[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ryan McDougle (incumbent) 45,682 63.01%
Democratic Stan Scott 26,646 36.75%
Write-ins Write-ins 173 0.2%
Total votes 72,501 100%
Republican hold

District 5

Incumbent Democrat Lionell Spruill has represented the 5th district since 2017.

General election

Virginia's 5th Senate district general election, 2019[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lionell Spruill (incumbent) 31,222 79.38%
Independent Jeff Staples 7,663 19.48%
Write-ins Write-ins 448 1.14%
Total votes 39,333 100%
Democratic hold

District 6

Incumbent Democrat Lynwood Lewis has represented the 6th district since a 2014 special election.

Democratic primary

6th District Democratic primary election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lynwood Lewis (incumbent) 4,559 70.6%
Democratic Willie Randall 1,899 29.4%
Democratic Write-ins 1 0.0%
Total votes 6,459 100%

General election

Virginia's 6th Senate district general election, 2019[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lynwood Lewis (incumbent) 25,755 59.65%
Republican Elizabeth Lankford 17,351 40.19%
Write-ins Write-ins 69 0.16%
Total votes 43,175 100%
Democratic hold

District 7

The seat has been vacant since May 2019 when incumbent Republican Frank Wagner (who had already announced his intention not to seek reelection[4]) resigned to take the position as deputy director of the Virginia Lottery.[5]

Republican primary

7th District Republican primary election[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jen Kiggans 4,045 51.6%
Republican Carolyn Dale Weems 3,789 48.4%
Republican Write-ins 2 0.0%
Total votes 7,836 100%

Democratic primary

7th District Democratic primary election[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cheryl Turpin 3,268 58.7%
Democratic Susan Bates Hippin 1,531 27.5%
Democratic Kim Howard 761 13.7%
Democratic Write-ins 6 0.1%
Total votes 5,566 100%

General election

Virginia's 7th Senate district general election, 2019[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jen Kiggans 29,609 50.36%
Democratic Cheryl Turpin 29,098 49.49%
Write-ins Write-ins 91 0.15%
Total votes 58,754 100%
Republican hold

District 8

Incumbent Republican Bill DeSteph has represented the 8th district since 2016.

General election

Virginia's 8th Senate district general election, 2019[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill DeSteph (incumbent) 28,622 52.10%
Democratic Missy Cotter Smasal 26,229 47.75%
Write-ins Write-ins 81 0.15%
Total votes 54,932 100%
Republican hold

District 9

2021 Virginia Senate
9th District election
 
Candidate Jennifer McClellan Mark Lewis Jr.
Party Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote 49,652 11,703
Percentage 80.18% 18.90%
Results by county/independent city :
  McClellan
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
State senator before election

Jennifer McClellan
Democratic

Elected State senator

Jennifer McClellan
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Jennifer McClellan has represented the 9th district since a 2017 special election.

General election

Virginia's 9th Senate district general election, 2019[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennifer McClellan (incumbent) 49,652 80.18%
Libertarian Mark Lewis Jr. 11,703 18.90%
Write-ins Write-ins 568 0.92%
Total votes 61,923 100%
Democratic hold

District 10

2021 Virginia Senate
10th District election
 
Candidate Ghazala Hashmi Glen Sturtevant
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 44,286 37,636
Percentage 54.00% 45.89%
Results by county/independent city :
  Hashmi
  •   70–80%
  Sturtevant
  •   50–60%
  •   70–80%
State senator before election

Glen Sturtevant
Republican

Elected State senator

Ghazala Hashmi
Democratic

Incumbent Republican Glen Sturtevant has represented the 10th district since 2016.

Democratic primary

10th District Democratic primary election[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ghazala Hashmi 5,246 49.4%
Democratic Eileen Bedell 4,347 40.9%
Democratic Zachary Parks Brown 1,032 9.7%
Democratic Write-ins 2 0.0%
Total votes 10,627 100%

General election

Virginia's 10th Senate district general election, 2019[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ghazala Hashmi 44,286 54.00%
Republican Glen Sturtevant (incumbent) 37,636 45.89%
Write-ins Write-ins 84 0.10%
Total votes 82,006 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 11

Incumbent Republican Amanda Chase has represented the 11th district since 2016.

Democratic primary

11th District Democratic primary election[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Amanda Pohl 6,241 78.1%
Democratic Ernest Powell 1,747 20.9%
Democratic Write-ins 5 0.1%
Total votes 7,993 100%

General election

Results by county/independent city
  Chase
  •   50–60%
  •   70–80%
Virginia's 11th Senate district general election, 2019[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Amanda Chase (incumbent) 44,245 54.51%
Democratic Amanda Pohl 36,734 45.26%
Write-ins Write-ins 189 0.23%
Total votes 81,113 100%
Republican hold

District 12

Incumbent Republican Siobhan Dunnavant has represented the 12th district since 2016.

Democratic primary

12th District Democratic primary election[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debra Rodman 7,051 60.0%
Democratic Veena Lothe 4,705 40.0%
Democratic Write-ins 2 0.0%
Total votes 11,758 100%

General election

County results
  Dunnavant
  •   60–70%
  Rodman
  •   50–60%
Virginia's 12th Senate district general election, 2019[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Siobhan Dunnavant (incumbent) 39,703 50.76%
Democratic Debra Rodman 38,365 49.05%
Write-ins Write-ins 143 0.18%
Total votes 78,211 100%
Republican hold

District 13

Incumbent Republican Dick Black has represented the 13th district since 2012. He is not running for reelection.[6]

Republican primary

13th District Republican primary election[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Geary Higgins 6,609 65.3%
Republican Ronald Meyer Jr. 3,486 34.5%
Republican Write-ins 21 0.2%
Total votes 10,116 100%

General election

Virginia's 13th Senate district general election, 2019[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Bell 44,729 54.25%
Republican Geary Higgins 37,629 45.64%
Write-ins Write-ins 95 0.12%
Total votes 82,453 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 14

Incumbent Republican John Cosgrove has represented the 14th district since a 2013 special election.

General election

Virginia's 14th Senate district general election, 2019[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Cosgrove (incumbent) 36,369 60.16%
Democratic Rebecca Raveson 23,948 39.61%
Write-ins Write-ins 141 0.23%
Total votes 60,458 100%
Republican hold

District 15

Incumbent Republican Frank Ruff has represented the 15th district since a 2000 special election.

Republican primary

15th District Republican primary election[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Ruff (incumbent) 8,235 79.4%
Republican Dale Sturdifen 2,132 20.6%
Republican Write-ins 1 0.0%
Total votes 10,368 100%

General election

Virginia's 15th Senate district general election, 2019[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Ruff (incumbent) 38,470 68.30%
Democratic Virginia Smith 17,793 31.59%
Write-ins Write-ins 63 0.11%
Total votes 56,326 100%
Republican hold

District 16

Incumbent Democrat Rosalyn Dance has represented the 16th district since a 2014 special election. She was defeated in the June 11 primary election.

Democratic primary

Results by county/independent city
  Morrissey
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Dance
  •   50–60%
16th District Democratic primary election[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Morrissey 8,741 56.0%
Democratic Rosalyn Dance (incumbent) 6,873 44.0%
Democratic Write-ins 6 0.0%
Total votes 15,620 100%

General election

Results by county/independent city
  Morrissey
  •   50–60%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Virginia's 16th Senate district general election, 2019[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Morrissey 29,401 63.96%
Independent Waylin Ross 15,722 34.20%
Write-ins Write-ins 848 1.84%
Total votes 45,971 100%
Democratic hold

District 17

Incumbent Republican Bryce Reeves has represented the 17th district since 2012.

Republican primary

17th District Republican primary election[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bryce Reeves (incumbent) 6,325 82.3%
Republican Richard Breeden 1,359 17.7%
Republican Write-ins 1 0.0%
Total votes 7,685 100%

Democratic primary

17th District Democratic primary election[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Amy Laufer 6,042 78.2%
Democratic Ben Hixon 1,672 21.7%
Democratic Write-ins 1 0.0%
Total votes 7,722 100%

General election

Results by county/independent city
  Reeves
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Laufer
  •   60–70%
Virginia's 17th Senate district general election, 2019[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bryce Reeves (incumbent) 34,483 51.58%
Democratic Amy Laufer 32,162 48.11%
Write-ins Write-ins 208 0.31%
Total votes 66,853 100%
Republican hold

District 18

Incumbent Democrat Louise Lucas has represented the 18th district since 1992.

General election

Virginia's 18th Senate district general election, 2019[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Louise Lucas (incumbent) 43,015 92.49%
Write-ins Write-ins 3,492 7.51%
Total votes 46,507 100%
Democratic hold

District 19

Incumbent Republican David Suetterlein has represented the 19th district since 2016.

General election

Virginia's 19th Senate district general election, 2019[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Suetterlein (incumbent) 41,279 71.42%
Democratic Flourette Ketner 16,469 28.50%
Write-ins Write-ins 47 0.08%
Total votes 57,795 100%
Republican hold

District 20

Incumbent Republican Bill Stanley has represented the 20th district since 2012.

General election

Virginia's 20th Senate district general election, 2019[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Stanley (incumbent) 32,527 70.52%
Independent Sherman Witcher Sr. 13,394 29.04%
Write-ins Write-ins 204 0.44%
Total votes 46,125 100%
Republican hold

District 21

Incumbent Democrat John Edwards has represented the 21st district since 1996.

Results by county/independent city
  Edwards
  •   50–60%
  •   70–80%
  Nelson
  •   50–60%

General election

Virginia's 21st Senate district general election, 2019[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Edwards (incumbent) 26,872 65.47%
Independent Steven Nelson 13,881 33.82%
Write-ins Write-ins 289 0.70%
Total votes 41,042 100%
Democratic hold

District 22

Incumbent Republican Mark Peake has represented the 22nd district since a 2017 special election.

General election

Virginia's 22nd Senate district general election, 2019[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Peake (incumbent) 37,620 62.76%
Democratic Dakota Claytor 22,250 37.12%
Write-ins Write-ins 75 0.13%
Total votes 59,945 100%
Republican hold

District 23

Incumbent Republican Stephen Newman has represented the 23rd district since 1996.

General election

Virginia's 23rd Senate district general election, 2019[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stephen Newman (incumbent) 47,372 93.86%
Write-ins Write-ins 3,100 6.14%
Total votes 50,472 100%
Republican hold

District 24

Incumbent Republican Emmett Hanger has represented the 24th district since 1996.

Republican primary

Results by county/independent city
  Hanger
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Freitas
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
24th District Republican primary election[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Emmett Hanger (incumbent) 11,146 57.6%
Republican Tina Freitas 8,216 42.4%
Republican Write-ins 1 0.0%
Total votes 19,363 100%

General election

Results by county/independent city
  Hanger
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Virginia's 24th Senate district general election, 2019[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Emmett Hanger (incumbent) 46,875 71.03%
Democratic Annette Hyde 18,725 28.37%
Write-ins Write-ins 397 0.60%
Total votes 65,997 100%
Republican hold

District 25

Incumbent Democrat Creigh Deeds has represented the 25th district since a 2001 special election.

General election

Results by county/independent city
  Deeds
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Harding
  •   50–60%
Virginia's 25th Senate district general election, 2019[44]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Creigh Deeds (incumbent) 44,741 67.48%
Independent Elliott Harding 21,316 32.15%
Write-ins Write-ins 246 0.37%
Total votes 66,303 100%
Democratic hold

District 26

Incumbent Republican Mark Obenshain has represented the 26th district since a 2004 special election.

General election

Virginia's 26th Senate district general election, 2019[45]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Obenshain (incumbent) 36,991 64.89%
Democratic April Moore 19,944 34.98%
Write-ins Write-ins 75 0.13%
Total votes 57,010 100%
Republican hold

District 27

Incumbent Republican Jill Vogel has represented the 27th district since 2008.

General election

Results by county/independent city
  Vogel
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Ross
  •   50–60%
Virginia's 27th Senate district general election, 2019[46]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jill Vogel (incumbent) 43,406 64.21%
Democratic Ronnie Ross III 24,128 35.69%
Write-ins Write-ins 65 0.10%
Total votes 67,599 100%
Republican hold

District 28

Incumbent Republican Richard Stuart has represented the 28th district since 2008.

Democratic primary

28th District Democratic primary election[47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Qasim Rashid 3,302 59.1%
Democratic Laura Ann Sellers 2,256 40.4%
Democratic Write-ins 25 0.4%
Total votes 5,583 100%

General election

Virginia's 28th Senate district general election, 2019[48]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Stuart (incumbent) 40,182 57.45%
Democratic Qasim Rashid 29,681 42.44%
Write-ins Write-ins 80 0.11%
Total votes 69,943 100%
Republican hold

District 29

Incumbent Democrat Jeremy McPike has represented the 29th district since 2016.

General election

Virginia's 29th Senate district general election, 2019[49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeremy McPike (incumbent) 35,125 91.10%
Write-ins Write-ins 3,433 8.90%
Total votes 38,558 100%
Democratic hold

District 30

Incumbent Democrat Adam Ebbin has represented the 30th district since 2012.

General election

Virginia's 30th Senate district general election, 2019[50]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adam Ebbin (incumbent) 42,809 91.66%
Write-ins Write-ins 3,894 8.34%
Total votes 46,703 100%
Democratic hold

District 31

Incumbent Democrat Barbara Favola has represented the 31st district since 2012.

Democratic primary

31st District Democratic primary election[51]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Favola (incumbent) 12,036 61.9%
Democratic Nicole Merlene 7,416 38.1%
Total votes 19,452 100%

General election

Virginia's 31st Senate district general election, 2019[52]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Favola (incumbent) 46,644 91.63%
Write-ins Write-ins 4,260 8.37%
Total votes 50,904 100%
Democratic hold

District 32

Incumbent Democrat Janet Howell has represented the 32nd district since 1992.

General election

Virginia's 32nd Senate district general election, 2019[53]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janet Howell (incumbent) 48,546 73.58%
Republican Arthur Purves 17,303 26.23%
Write-ins Write-ins 127 0.19%
Total votes 65,976 100%
Democratic hold

District 33

Incumbent Democrat Jennifer Boysko has represented the 33rd district since a 2019 special election.

Democratic primary

33rd District Democratic primary election[54]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennifer Boysko (incumbent) 8,268 84.3%
Democratic Mohammad Hussein 1,540 15.7%
Democratic Write-ins 3 0.0%
Total votes 9,811 100%

General election

Virginia's 33rd Senate district general election, 2019[55]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennifer Boysko (incumbent) 34,492 64.89%
Republican Suzanne Fox 18,602 35.00%
Write-ins Write-ins 57 0.11%
Total votes 53,151 100%
Democratic hold

District 34

Incumbent Democrat Chap Petersen has represented the 34th district since 2008.

General election

Virginia's 34th Senate district general election, 2019[56]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chap Petersen (incumbent) 43,993 91.20%
Write-ins Write-ins 4,246 8.80%
Total votes 48,239 100%
Democratic hold

District 35

Incumbent Democrat and current Minority Leader Dick Saslaw has represented the 35th district since 1980.

Democratic primary

35th District Democratic primary election[57]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dick Saslaw (incumbent) 7,381 48.6%
Democratic Yasmine Taeb 6,945 45.8%
Democratic Karen Torrent 853 5.6%
Total votes 15,179 100%

General election

Virginia's 35th Senate district general election, 2019[58]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dick Saslaw (incumbent) 35,101 92.49%
Write-ins Write-ins 2,849 7.51%
Total votes 37,950 100%
Democratic hold

District 36

Incumbent Democrat Scott Surovell has represented the 36th district since 2016.

General election

Virginia's 36th Senate district general election, 2019[59]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott Surovell (incumbent) 37,492 91.73%
Write-ins Write-ins 3,382 8.27%
Total votes 40,874 100%
Democratic hold

District 37

Incumbent Democrat Dave Marsden has represented the 37th district since a 2010 special election.

General election

Virginia's 37th Senate district general election, 2019[60]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dave Marsden (incumbent) 41,203 90.27%
Write-ins Write-ins 4,439 9.73%
Total votes 45,642 100%
Democratic hold

District 38

Incumbent Republican Ben Chafin has represented the 38th district since a 2014 special election.

General election

Virginia's 38th Senate district general election, 2019[61]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ben Chafin (incumbent) 30,288 63.52%
Independent George McCall III 16,871 35.37%
Write-ins Write-ins 521 1.09%
Total votes 47,680 100%
Republican hold

District 39

Incumbent Democrat George Barker has represented the 39th district since 2008.

General election

Virginia's 39th Senate district general election, 2019[62]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Barker (incumbent) 40,230 65.79%
Republican Dutch Hillenburg 20,843 34.08%
Write-ins Write-ins 79 0.13%
Total votes 61,152 100%
Democratic hold

District 40

Incumbent Republican Charles William Carrico Sr. has represented the 40th district since 2012. He did not run for reelection.[7]

General election

Virginia's 40th Senate district general election, 2019[63]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Todd Pillion 40,122 76.34%
Independent Ken Heath 12,271 23.35%
Write-ins Write-ins 164 0.31%
Total votes 52,557 100%
Republican hold

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Republican Democrat Other Undecided
Wason Center[64] October 28, 2019 849 ± 3.8% 29% 42% 12% 7%
Roanoke College[65] August 1–5, 2019 519 ± 4.3% 31% 36% 33%

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A majority of 20 is also possible as the Lt. Gov. of Virginia holds a tie-breaker vote.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Uncontested by any named candidate.
  3. ^ Incumbent Republican Frank Wagner resigned in May 2019 to take the position of Deputy Director of the Virginia Lottery. The seat remained vacant until January 2020.
  4. ^ The first Muslim woman elected to state senate.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Virginia Elections Database » Search Elections". Virginia Elections Database. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Election 2019 Mega-Preview: Political Conformity Seeks Further Confirmation". October 31, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  3. ^ Ghazala Hashmi becomes first Muslim woman elected to Virginia's state senate The Hill retrieved Nov 5, 2019
  4. ^ a b "Virginia Beach state senator Frank Wagner will retire, and Democrats have eyes on the seat". /www.dailypress.com. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Web Staff (May 3, 2019). "Gov. Northam appoints retiring Sen. Frank Wagner as Deputy Director of Virginia Lottery". WTKR.
  6. ^ a b Martin, Jeanine (December 9, 2017). "BREAKING–Senator Dick Black retiring (UPDATED)". The Bull Elephant. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Sen. Bill Carrico to retire from state Senate; 2 seek GOP nomination to replace him". www.roanoke.com. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  8. ^ Virginia's 1st Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  9. ^ Virginia's 2nd Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  10. ^ Virginia's 3rd Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  11. ^ Virginia's 4th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  12. ^ Virginia's 5th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  13. ^ 2019 Senate of Virginia Democratic Primary - District 6 Virginia Department of Elections.
  14. ^ Virginia's 5th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  15. ^ 2019 Senate of Virginia Republican Primary - District 7 Virginia Department of Elections.
  16. ^ 2019 Senate of Virginia Democratic Primary - District 7 Virginia Department of Elections.
  17. ^ Virginia's 7th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  18. ^ Virginia's 8th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  19. ^ Virginia's 9th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  20. ^ 2019 Senate of Virginia Democratic Primary - District 10 Virginia Department of Elections.
  21. ^ Virginia's 10th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  22. ^ 2019 Senate of Virginia Democratic Primary - District 11 Virginia Department of Elections.
  23. ^ Virginia's 11th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  24. ^ 2019 Senate of Virginia Democratic Primary - District 12 Virginia Department of Elections.
  25. ^ Virginia's 12th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  26. ^ 2019 Senate of Virginia Republican Primary - District 13 Virginia Department of Elections.
  27. ^ Virginia's 13th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  28. ^ Virginia's 14th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  29. ^ 2019 Senate of Virginia Republican Primary - District 15 Virginia Department of Elections.
  30. ^ Virginia's 15th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  31. ^ 2019 Senate of Virginia Democratic Primary - District 16 Virginia Department of Elections.
  32. ^ Virginia's 16th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  33. ^ 2019 Senate of Virginia Republican Primary - District 17 Virginia Department of Elections.
  34. ^ 2019 Senate of Virginia Democratic Primary - District 17 Virginia Department of Elections.
  35. ^ Virginia's 17th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  36. ^ Virginia's 18th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  37. ^ Virginia's 19th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  38. ^ Virginia's 20th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  39. ^ Virginia's 21st Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  40. ^ Virginia's 22nd Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  41. ^ Virginia's 23rd Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  42. ^ 2019 Senate of Virginia Republican Primary - District 24 Virginia Department of Elections.
  43. ^ Virginia's 24th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  44. ^ Virginia's 25th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  45. ^ Virginia's 26th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  46. ^ Virginia's 27th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  47. ^ 2019 Senate of Virginia Democratic Primary - District 28 Virginia Department of Elections.
  48. ^ Virginia's 28th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  49. ^ Virginia's 29th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  50. ^ Virginia's 30th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  51. ^ 2019 Senate of Virginia Democratic Primary - District 31 Virginia Department of Elections.
  52. ^ Virginia's 31st Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  53. ^ Virginia's 32nd Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  54. ^ 2019 Senate of Virginia Democratic Primary - District 33 Virginia Department of Elections.
  55. ^ Virginia's 33rd Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  56. ^ Virginia's 34th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  57. ^ 2019 Senate of Virginia Democratic Primary - District 35 Virginia Department of Elections.
  58. ^ Virginia's 35th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  59. ^ Virginia's 36th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  60. ^ Virginia's 37th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  61. ^ Virginia's 38th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  62. ^ Virginia's 39th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  63. ^ Virginia's 40th Senate District - 2019 November General Virginia Department of Elections.
  64. ^ Wason Center
  65. ^ Roanoke College
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