Virginia's 3rd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Tommy Norment, currently the Senate Minority Leader, since 1992.[3]
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| Demographics | 80% White 11% Black 4% Hispanic 2% Asian 3% Other | ||
| Population (2019) | 218,574[1] | ||
| Registered voters | 174,798[2] | ||
Geography
editDistrict 3 is located largely on the Virginia Peninsula and Middle Peninsula along the Chesapeake Bay coastline, including all of Poquoson, Gloucester County, King and Queen County, King William County and New Kent County, as well as parts of Hampton, Suffolk, Isle of Wight County, James City County, Surry County and York County.[3]
The district overlaps with Virginia's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd congressional districts, and with the 64th, 76th, 91st, 93rd, 96th, 97th, and 98th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.[4]
Recent election results
edit2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tommy Norment (incumbent) | 50,448 | 61.7 | |
| Democratic | Herbert Jones Jr. | 31,056 | 38.0 | |
| Total votes | 81,776 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2015
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tommy Norment (incumbent) | 35,520 | 69.7 | |
| Democratic | Hugo Reyes | 15,432 | 30.3 | |
| Total votes | 50,952 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2011
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Tommy Norment (incumbent) | 11,400 | 73.0 | |
| Republican | Mark Frechette | 4,089 | 26.2 | |
| Total votes | 15,617 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Tommy Norment (incumbent) | 38,665 | 96.5 | |
| Total votes | 40,136 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results
edit| Year | Office | Results[7][8] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Trump 61.6–36.6% |
| 2017 | Governor | Gillespie 60.0–39.0% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 61.1–33.8% |
| 2014 | Senate | Gillespie 61.0–36.8% |
| 2013 | Governor | Cuccinelli 57.7–34.7% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 62.6–36.1% |
| Senate | Allen 61.3–38.7% |
Historical results
editAll election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
2007
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tommy Norment (incumbent) | 29,699 | 95.1 | ||
| Total votes | 31,200 | 100 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
2003
edit| Primary election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
| Republican | Tommy Norment (incumbent) | 10,470 | 62.3 | ||
| Republican | Paul Jost | 6,340 | 37.7 | ||
| Total votes | 16,810 | 100 | |||
| General election | |||||
| Republican | Tommy Norment (incumbent) | 21,309 | 65.5 | ||
| Democratic | Mary Minor | 11,080 | 34.1 | ||
| Total votes | 32,520 | 100 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
1999
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tommy Norment (incumbent) | 24,916 | 62.9 | ||
| Democratic | Lynwood Lewis | 14,611 | 36.9 | ||
| Total votes | 39,595 | 100 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
1995
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tommy Norment (incumbent) | 32,667 | 99.3 | ||
| Total votes | 32,904 | 100 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
District officeholders since 1904
editReferences
edit- ^ "State Senate District 3, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ a b "Thomas K. Norment, Jr". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ a b "Virginia State Senate District 3". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. April 16, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ After 1963, these were merged into City of Chesapeake