Virginia's 23rd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat Mamie Locke since 2024.
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| Demographics | 35% White 49% Black 8% Hispanic 3% Asian 6% Other | ||
| Population (2022) | 216,421[1] | ||
| Registered voters | 152,346[2] | ||
Geography
editDistrict 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]
Recent election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mamie Locke | 35,132 | 89.7 | |
| Total votes | 39,153 | 100 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Historic results
editAll results below took place before 2023 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines, most recently north of the New River Valley.
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Stephen Newman (incumbent) | 47,374 | 93.9 | |
| Total votes | 50,474 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2015
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Stephen Newman (incumbent) | 27,309 | 96.7 | |
| Total votes | 28,232 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2011
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Stephen Newman (incumbent) | 33,481 | 77.8 | |
| Democratic | Robert Short | 9,439 | 21.9 | |
| Total votes | 43,060 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results
edit| Year | Office | Results[6][7] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Trump 72.6–25.6% |
| 2017 | Governor | Gillespie 71.4–27.6% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 70.1–25.0% |
| 2014 | Senate | Gillespie 67.8–29.9% |
| 2013 | Governor | Cuccinelli 68.0–25.1% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 68.9–29.8% |
| Senate | Allen 68.5–31.5% |
2007
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Stephen Newman (incumbent) | 20,269 | 97.2 | |
| Total votes | 20,852 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2003
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Stephen Newman (incumbent) | 26,446 | 64.1 | |
| Democratic | Robert Clarke | 14,812 | 35.9 | |
| Total votes | 41,279 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1999
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Stephen Newman (incumbent) | 23,052 | 66.2 | |
| Democratic | John Campbell | 11,255 | 32.3 | |
| Independent | John Trent | 529 | 1.5 | |
| Total votes | 34,836 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1995
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Stephen Newman | 29,539 | 65.3 | |
| Democratic | Barbara Coleman | 15,690 | 34.7 | |
| Total votes | 45,253 | 100 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
References
edit- ^ "State Senate District 23, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ "vpap.org". The Virginia Public Access Project. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ a b "Virginia State Senate District 23". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 6, 2021.