Virginia's 38th Senate district
Virginia's 38th State Senate district | |||
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Demographics | 93% White 4% Black 1% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Other | ||
Population (2017) | 195,432[1] | ||
Registered voters | 122,050[2] |
Virginia's 38th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Senator A. Benton Chafin since a 2014 special election to succeed retiring Democrat Phillip Puckett.
Geography
District 38 is based in Southwest Virginia, including all of Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Pulaski, Russell, and Tazewell Counties and the cities of Norton and Radford, as well as parts of Montgomery, Smyth, and Wise Counties.[3]
The district is located entirely within U.S. congressional district 9, and overlaps with Virginia House of Delegates districts 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 12.[4] It borders the states of West Virginia and Kentucky.[1]
Recent election results
2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | A. Benton Chafin (incumbent) | 30,298 | 63.6 | |
Independent | George McCall III | 16,815 | 35.3 | |
Total votes | 47,641 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
2015
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | A. Benton Chafin (incumbent) | 31,025 | 98.3 | |
Total votes | 31,562 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
2014 special
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | A. Benton Chafin | 17,496 | 59.6 | |
Democratic | Dean Michael Hymes | 9,354 | 31.8 | |
Independent | Rickey Mullins | 2,517 | 8.6 | |
Total votes | 29,380 | 100 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Phillip Puckett (incumbent) | 26,339 | 53.0 | |
Republican | Adam Light | 23,328 | 46.9 | |
Total votes | 49,720 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Federal and statewide results in District 38
Year | Office | Results[7] |
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2017 | Governor | Gillespie 72.7–26.3% |
2016 | President | Trump 74.6–22.2% |
2014 | Senate | Gillespie 62.1–36.2% |
2013 | Governor | Cuccinelli 64.4–30.8% |
2012 | President | Romney 66.9–31.4% |
Senate | Allen 64.9–35.1% |
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 | Phillip Puckett (incumbent) | 28,869 | 99.3 | |
Total votes | 29,060 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
2003
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Phillip Puckett (incumbent) | 30,255 | 99.8 | |
Total votes | 30,312 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Phillip Puckett (incumbent) | 29,120 | 70.3 | |
Republican | Barney Kidd | 12,269 | 29.6 | |
Total votes | 41,401 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
1998 special
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Phillip Puckett | 13,670 | 55.0 | |
Republican | Roger Rife | 9,871 | 39.7 | |
Independent | Jerry Ward | 1,293 | 5.2 | |
Total votes | 24,838 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
1995
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jackson Reasor (incumbent) | 27,637 | 63.7 | |
Republican | Frank Nunez | 15,724 | 36.3 | |
Total votes | 43,368 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
References
- ^ a b "State Senate District 38, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. June 2019.
- ^ "District 38 Description". A. Benton Chafin, Jr. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Virginia State Senate District 38". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 28 August 2019.