American legislative district
Virginia's 1st State Senate district Senator Demographics 51% White 31% Black 10% Hispanic 4% Asian 4% Other Population (2019) 202,074[1] Registered voters 132,915[2]
Virginia 's 1st Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia . It has been represented by Democrat Monty Mason since his victory in a 2016 special election following the death of fellow Democrat John Miller .[3]
Geography [ ]
District 1 is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area in southeastern Virginia, including all of Williamsburg and parts of Hampton , Newport News , Suffolk , James City County , and York County .[3]
The district overlaps with Virginia's 1st , 2nd , and 3rd congressional districts , and with the 76th , 92nd , 93rd , 94th , 95th , and 96th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates .[4]
Recent election results [ ]
2019 [ ]
2016 special [ ]
2015 [ ]
2011 [ ]
Federal and statewide results in District 1 [ ]
Historical results [ ]
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
2007 [ ]
2007 Virginia Senate election , District 1[8]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Patricia Stall
4,757
54.3
Republican
Marty Williams (incumbent)
3,999
45.7
Total votes
8,756
100
General election
Democratic
John Miller
15,502
51.1
Republican
Patricia Stall
14,771
48.6
Total votes
30,366
100
Democratic gain from Republican
2003 [ ]
1999 [ ]
1995 [ ]
District officeholders since 1904 [ ]
Years
Senator, District 1
Counties/Cities in District
1904–1906
J. Cloyd Byars (D)
Washington County , Smyth County , City of Bristol
1906–1908
Alanson T. Lincoln (R)
1908–1912
1912–1913
David C. Cummings, Jr. (D)
1913–1916
Benjamin F. Buchanan (D)
1916–1920
John P. Buchanan (D)
1920–1924
John H. Hassinger (R)
1924–1928
Warner Ames (D)
Accomac County , Northampton County , Princess Anne County
1928–1932
George L. Doughty (D)
1932–1936
Jefferson F. Walter (D)
1936–1940
1940–1942
1942–1944
Ben T. Gunter, Jr. (D)
1944–1948
1948–1952
1952–1956
Alfred V. Etheridge (D)
1956–1960
E. Almer Ames Jr. (D)
Accomac County , Northampton County , Princess Anne County , City of Virginia Beach
1960–1964
1964–1966
1966–1968
Accomac County , Gloucester County , Northampton County , Mathews County , and York County
1968–1972
William E. Fears (D)
1972–1976
Hunter Andrews (D)
City of Hampton
1976–1980
1980–1984
1984–1988
1988–1992
1992–1996
City of Poquoson , City of Hampton (part), City of Newport News (part) and York County (part)
1996–2000
Marty Williams (R)
2000–2004
2004–2008
2008–2012
John C. Miller (D)
2012–2016
City of Williamsburg , James City County (part), York County (part), City of Hampton (part), City of Newport News (part) and City of Suffolk (part)
2016–present
T. Monty Mason (D)
References [ ]
^ "State Senate District 1, VA" . Census Reporter. Retrieved February 26, 2021 .
^ "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF) . Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021 .
^ a b "T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason" . Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 1, 2019 .
^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?" . Daily Kos. Retrieved June 7, 2021 .
^ a b c d "Virginia State Senate District 1" . Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2019 .
^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD" . Daily Kos. Retrieved August 1, 2019 .
^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result" . CNalysis. Retrieved June 7, 2021 .
^ a b c d "Elections Database" . Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 1, 2019 .
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