Virginia's 35th Senate district
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| Demographics | 41% White 13% Black 25% Hispanic 16% Asian 3% Other | ||
| Population (2017) | 206,999[1] | ||
| Registered voters | 119,615[2] | ||
Virginia's 35th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democratic Senator Dick Saslaw, the current Senate Majority Leader, since 1980.
Geography
District 35 covers all of Falls Church and parts of Fairfax County and Alexandria in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., including some or all of Merrifield, Idylwood, West Falls Church, Seven Corners, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, Annandale, and Springfield.[3] At just over 32 square miles, it is the smallest Senate district in Virginia.
The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 8 and 11, and with Virginia House of Delegates districts 38, 39, 42, 46, 49, and 53.[4]
Recent election results
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dick Saslaw (incumbent) | 7,380 | 48.9 | |
| Democratic | Yasmine Taeb | 6,871 | 45.5 | |
| Democratic | Karen Elena Torrent | 852 | 5.6 | |
| Total votes | 15,103 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Dick Saslaw (incumbent) | 35,770 | 92.7 | |
| Total votes | 38,603 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dick Saslaw (incumbent) | 18,754 | 74.4 | |
| Independent Greens | Terry Modglin | 6,055 | 24.0 | |
| Total votes | 25,192 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dick Saslaw (incumbent) | 15,905 | 61.7 | |
| Republican | Robert Sarvis | 9,272 | 35.9 | |
| Independent Greens | Katherine Pettigrew | 591 | 2.3 | |
| Total votes | 25,796 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results in District 35
| Year | Office | Results[7] |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Governor | Northam 75.4–23.7% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 72.8–21.9% |
| 2014 | Senate | Warner 66.0–31.6% |
| 2013 | Governor | McAuliffe 66.9–28.2% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 68.5–30.2% |
| Senate | Kaine 69.6–30.4% |
Historical results
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting – a process Saslaw oversaw as then-Senate Majority Leader[8] – and thus were under different district lines.
2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dick Saslaw (incumbent) | 16,856 | 77.9 | |
| Independent | Mario Palmiotto | 4,532 | 21.0 | |
| Total votes | 21,626 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dick Saslaw (incumbent) | 17,735 | 82.5 | |
| Independent | C. W. Levy | 3,537 | 16.4 | |
| Total votes | 21,503 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dick Saslaw (incumbent) | 19,257 | 57.6 | |
| Republican | Robert Neitz | 13,554 | 40.5 | |
| Independent | D. D. Goode | 611 | 1.8 | |
| Total votes | 33,437 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1995
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Paul Brubaker | 936 | 52.1 | |
| Republican | William Houston | 860 | 47.9 | |
| Total votes | 1,796 | 100 | ||
| Democratic | Dick Saslaw (incumbent) | 21,012 | 57.0 | |
| Republican | Paul Brubaker | 15,833 | 42.9 | |
| Total votes | 36,864 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- ^ "State Senate District 35, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. June 2019.
- ^ "District 35 Description". Richard L. Saslaw. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Virginia State Senate District 35". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ Ornstein, Norman J.; Mann, Thomas E. (March 18, 2011). "The rigged redistricting process". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 15, 2019.