American legislative district
Virginia's 15th State Senate district Senator Demographics 67% White 27% Black 3% Hispanic 1% Asian 2% Other Population (2019) 191,250[1] Registered voters 133,523[2]
Virginia 's 15th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia . It has been represented by Republican Frank Ruff since 2000.[3]
Geography [ ]
District 15 is a sprawling district based in Virginia's Southside , including all of Charlotte , Lunenburg , Mecklenburg , and Nottoway Counties , as well as parts of Brunswick , Campbell , Dinwiddie , Halifax , Pittsylvania , and Prince George Counties and part of the city of Danville . At over 4,200 square miles, District 15 is the largest Senate district in Virginia. It borders the state of North Carolina .[1] [3]
The district overlaps with Virginia's 4th , 5th , and 7th congressional districts , and with the 14th , 16th , 59th , 60th , 61st , 63rd , 64th , and 75th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates .[4]
Recent election results [ ]
2019 [ ]
2019 Virginia Senate election , District 15[5]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Frank Ruff (incumbent)
8,235
79.4
Republican
Dale Sturdifen
2,132
20.6
Total votes
10,368
100
General election
Republican
Frank Ruff (incumbent)
38,471
68.3
Democratic
Virginia Smith
17,793
31.6
Total votes
56,327
100
Republican hold
2015 [ ]
2011 [ ]
Federal and statewide results in District 15 [ ]
Historical results [ ]
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
2007 [ ]
2003 [ ]
2000 special [ ]
1999 [ ]
1995 [ ]
References [ ]
^ a b "State Senate District 15, VA" . Census Reporter. Retrieved August 14, 2019 .
^ "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF) . Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021 .
^ a b "Frank M. Ruff, Jr" . Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 15, 2019 .
^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?" . Daily Kos. Retrieved June 7, 2021 .
^ "Virginia State Senate District 15" . Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
^ a b c d e f g "Elections Database" . Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 14, 2019 .
^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD" . Daily Kos. Retrieved August 14, 2019 .
^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result" . CNalysis. Retrieved June 5, 2021 .
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