Virginia's 26th Senate district

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Virginia's 26th
State Senate district
Virginia Senate District 26 (2011).png
Senator
  Mark Obenshain
R–Harrisonburg
Demographics83% White
3% Black
9% Hispanic
2% Asian
2% Other
Population (2019)210,548[1]
Registered voters132,584[2]

Virginia's 26th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Mark Obenshain since 2004, succeeding fellow Republican Kevin Miller.[3]

Geography[]

District 26 is located in the upper Shenandoah Valley, covering Page County, Rappahannock County, Shenandoah County, Warren County, the City of Harrisonburg, and part of Rockingham County.[3]

The district overlaps with Virginia's 5th and 6th congressional districts, and with the 15th, 18th, 25th, 26th, and 29th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.[4] It borders the state of West Virginia.[1]

Recent election results[]

2019[]

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 26[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Obenshain (incumbent) 36,998 64.9
Democratic April Moore 19,948 35.0
Total votes 57,020 100
Republican hold

2015[]

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 26[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Obenshain (incumbent) 25,042 68.7
Democratic April Moore 11,308 31.0
Total votes 36,439 100
Republican hold

2011[]

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 26[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Obenshain (incumbent) 27,999 97.1
Total votes 28,837 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 26[]

Year Office Results[7][8]
2020 President Trump 63.6–34.6%
2017 Governor Gillespie 62.3–36.4%
2016 President Trump 62.0–32.7%
2014 Senate Gillespie 64.0–33.4%
2013 Governor Cuccinelli 59.7–34.8%
2012 President Romney 59.8–38.5%
Senate Allen 60.7–39.3%

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 26[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Obenshain (incumbent) 25,955 70.4
Democratic Maxine Hope Roles 10,862 29.5
Total votes 36,864 100
Republican hold

2003[]

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 26[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Obenshain 26,771 67.9
Independent Rodney Eagle 12,457 31.6
Total votes 39,422 100
Republican hold

1999[]

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 26[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Miller (incumbent) 27,366 99.0
Total votes 27,656 100
Republican hold

1995[]

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 26[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Miller (incumbent) 28,356 99.9
Total votes 28,381 100
Republican hold

References[]

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 26, 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 "Mark D. Obenshain". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 21, 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 26". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  7. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  8. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
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