Virginia's 24th Senate district

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Virginia's 24th
State Senate district
Virginia Senate District 24 (2011).png
Senator
  Emmett Hanger
R–Mount Solon
Demographics85% White
7% Black
4% Hispanic
1% Asian
2% Other
Population (2019)213,424[1]
Registered voters149,651[2]

Virginia's 24th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Emmett Hanger since 1996.[3]

Geography[]

District 24 is based in the Shenandoah Valley, including all of Augusta County, Greene County, Madison County, the City of Staunton, and the City of Waynesboro, and parts of Culpeper County and Rockingham County.[3]

The district overlaps with Virginia's 5th, 6th and 7th congressional districts, and with the 18th, 20th, 24th, 25th, 26th, 30th, and 58th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.[4] Its western edge borders the state of West Virginia.[1]

Recent election results[]

2019[]

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 24[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Emmett Hanger (incumbent) 11,146 57.6
Republican Tina Freitas 8,216 42.4
Total votes 19,363 100
General election
Republican Emmett Hanger (incumbent) 46,890 71.0
Democratic Annette Hyde 18,733 28.4
Total votes 66,020 100
Republican hold

2015[]

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 24[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Emmett Hanger (incumbent) 7,648 60.3
Republican Daniel Moxley 3,491 27.5
Republican Marshall Pattie 1,551 12.2
Total votes 12,690 100
General election
Republican Emmett Hanger (incumbent) 34,980 97.9
Total votes 35,745 100
Republican hold

2011[]

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 24[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Emmett Hanger (incumbent) 29,617 98.5
Total votes 30,065 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 24[]

Year Office Results[7][8]
2020 President Trump 66.6–31.6%
2017 Governor Gillespie 65.3–33.4%
2016 President Trump 65.0–29.8%
2014 Senate Gillespie 65.5–31.6%
2013 Governor Cuccinelli 61.6–31.0%
2012 President Romney 63.4–35.0%
Senate Allen 64.3–35.7%

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 24[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Emmett Hanger (incumbent) 7,619 46.2
Republican Scott Sayre 6,753 40.9
Republican Jill Vogel 1,361 8.3
Republican Mark Tate 762 4.6
Total votes 16,495 100
General election
Republican Emmett Hanger (incumbent) 23,896 65.4
Democratic R. David Cox 9,757 26.7
Libertarian Arin Sime 2,857 7.8
Total votes 36,556 100
Republican hold

2003[]

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 24[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Emmett Hanger (incumbent) 25,548 71.7
Democratic Steven Sisson 10,028 28.2
Total votes 35,612 100
Republican hold

1999[]

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 24[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Emmett Hanger (incumbent) 20,373 99.6
Total votes 20,456 100
Republican hold

1995[]

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 24[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Emmett Hanger 22,976 50.9
Democratic Frank W. Nolen (incumbent) 20,909 46.3
Independent Elise Sheffield 1,247 2.8
Total votes 45,134 100
Republican gain from Democratic

References[]

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 24, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Emmett W. Hanger, Jr". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  5. ^ "Virginia State Senate District 24". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  7. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  8. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
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