Virginia's 18th Senate district
Appearance
Virginia's 18th State Senate district | |||
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Demographics | 39% White 53% Black 4% Hispanic 1% Asian 3% Other | ||
Population (2017) | 201,416[1] | ||
Registered voters | 133,299[2] |
Virginia's 18th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democratic Senator Louise Lucas since 1992.
Geography
District 18 is located in southeastern Virginia, including all of Greensville County, Sussex County, and the City of Emporia, as well as parts of Brunswick County, Isle of Wight County, Southampton County, Surry County, and the cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Portsmouth, and Suffolk.[3]
The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 3, 4, and 5.[4] It borders the state of North Carolina.[1]
Recent election results
2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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General election | ||||
Democratic | Louise Lucas (incumbent) | 42,988 | 93.1 | |
Total votes | 46,164 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
2015
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Louise Lucas (incumbent) | 20,321 | 95.6 | |
Total votes | 21,263 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Louise Lucas (incumbent) | 23,676 | 95.9 | |
Total votes | 24,681 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Federal and statewide results in District 18
Year | Office | Results[7] |
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2017 | Governor | Northam 65.7–33.3% |
2016 | President | Clinton 63.5–33.2% |
2014 | Senate | Warner 66.4–31.8% |
2013 | Governor | McAuliffe 64.9–30.5% |
2012 | President | Obama 68.0–31.1% |
Senate | Kaine 68.0–32.0% |
Historical results
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
2007
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Louise Lucas (incumbent) | 20,260 | 98.5 | |
Total votes | 20,571 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
2003
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Louise Lucas (incumbent) | 19,409 | 69.8 | |
Republican | Walter D. Brown, III | 8,383 | 30.1 | |
Total votes | 27,819 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Louise Lucas (incumbent) | 18,592 | 99.0 | |
Total votes | 18,774 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
1995
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Louise Lucas (incumbent) | 23,247 | 58.4 | |
Independent | Frank M. Slayton | 16,534 | 41.6 | |
Total votes | 39,787 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
References
- ^ a b "State Senate District 18, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. June 2019.
- ^ "District 18 Description". L. Louise Lucas. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Virginia State Senate District 18". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 16 August 2019.