American legislative district
Virginia's 16th State Senate district Senator Demographics 33% White 52% Black 10% Hispanic 2% Asian 3% Other Population (2017) 215,489[1] Registered voters 134,733[2]
Virginia 's 16th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia . It has been represented by Democrat Joe Morrissey since 2020, following his defeat of incumbent Rosalyn Dance in the 2019 Democratic primary.[3]
Geography [ ]
District 16 is a majority-Black district in the Greater Richmond Region , including all of the cities of Hopewell and Petersburg and parts of Chesterfield County , Dinwiddie County , Prince George County , and the City of Richmond .[3]
The district overlaps with Virginia's 4th and 7th congressional districts , and with the 62nd , 63rd , 64th , 66th , 69th , 70th , and 71st districts of the Virginia House of Delegates .[4]
Recent election results [ ]
2019 [ ]
2015 [ ]
2014 special [ ]
2011 [ ]
Federal and statewide results in District 16 [ ]
Historical results [ ]
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
2007 [ ]
2003 [ ]
1999 [ ]
1995 [ ]
References [ ]
^ "State Senate District 16, VA" . Census Reporter. Retrieved August 15, 2019 .
^ "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF) . Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021 .
^ a b "Joseph D. Morrissey" . 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 16" . Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
^ a b c d e f g "Elections Database" . Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 15, 2019 .
^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD" . Daily Kos. Retrieved August 15, 2019 .
^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result" . CNalysis. Retrieved June 5, 2021 .
Members of the Senate of Virginia