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Virginia's 21st Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat John S. Edwards since 1996. [ 3 ] Although it voted for Joe Biden , it is currently the most Republican-leaning district to be represented by a Democrat.
Edwards was named Roanoker magazine's Roanoker of the Year in 1995. In November 1995, Edwards unseated a Republican incumbent to win a seat in the Senate of Virginia, representing the 21st District. Edwards was re-elected in 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, and 2015 to the Virginia Senate.
1999 Virginia Senate election, District 34 [6] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Leslie Byrne: 13,719 : 45.5 : Republican: Jane Woods (incumbent) 13,682 45.4 Independent: Virginia Dobey 2,726 9.0 Total votes 30,140 : 100 : Democratic gain from Republican
Virginia's congressional districts did not meet the "competitive" mark of a 5% margin of victory, but they averaged a margin of 35%, comparable to the national district statistical average of all 435 districts. Districts 10 and 11 in northern Virginia and the 2nd in the Hampton Roads ranged between 16 and 18%. Virginia, like the nation as a ...
It bordered the state of North Carolina. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] Now, after the 2023 redistricting, it is a much smaller district covering an area south of Richmond . The district overlaps with Virginia's 4th and 5th congressional districts , and with the 14th , 16th , 59th , 60th , 61st , 63rd , 64th , and 75th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates .
Virginia's 17th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Bryce Reeves since his 2011 victory over incumbent Democrat Edd Houck . [ 3 ]
District 23 is based in the Virginia Peninsula portion of Hampton Roads and includes all of Hampton and parts of Newport News. The district is within Virginia's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 85th, 86th, and 87th districts within the Virginia House of Delegates. [3]
Virginia's 29th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat Jeremy McPike since 2016, succeeding retiring fellow Democrat Charles J. Colgan , the longest serving Senator in Virginia history.