American legislative district
Virginia's 3rd State Senate district Senator Demographics 80% White 11% Black 4% Hispanic 2% Asian 3% Other Population (2019) 218,574[1] Registered voters 174,798[2]
Virginia 's 3rd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia . It has been represented by Republican Tommy Norment , currently the Senate Minority Leader, since 1992.[3]
Geography [ ]
District 3 is located largely on the Virginia Peninsula and Middle Peninsula along the Chesapeake Bay coastline, including all of Poquoson , Gloucester County , King and Queen County , King William County and New Kent County , as well as parts of Hampton , Suffolk , Isle of Wight County , James City County , Surry County and York County .[3]
The district overlaps with Virginia's 1st , 2nd , and 3rd congressional districts , and with the 64th , 76th , 91st , 93rd , 96th , 97th , and 98th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates .[4]
Recent election results [ ]
2019 [ ]
2015 [ ]
2011 [ ]
2011 Virginia Senate election , District 3[6]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tommy Norment (incumbent)
11,400
73.0
Republican
Mark Frechette
4,089
26.2
Total votes
15,617
100
General election
Republican
Tommy Norment (incumbent)
38,665
96.5
Total votes
40,136
100
Republican hold
Federal and statewide results in District 3 [ ]
Historical results [ ]
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
2007 [ ]
2003 [ ]
2003 Virginia Senate election , District 3[6]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tommy Norment (incumbent)
10,470
62.3
Republican
Paul Jost
6,340
37.7
Total votes
16,810
100
General election
Republican
Tommy Norment (incumbent)
21,309
65.5
Democratic
Mary Minor
11,080
34.1
Total votes
32,520
100
Republican hold
1999 [ ]
1995 [ ]
District officeholders since 1904 [ ]
Years
Senator, District 3
Counties/Cities in District
1904–1906
John N. Harman (R)
Buchanan County , Dickenson County , Russell County , and Tazewell County
1906–1908
(R)
1908–1912
Roland E. Chase (R)
1912–1916
J. Powell Royall (R)
1916–1920
1920–1922
Robert O. Crockett (R)
1922–1924
Campbell C. Hyatt (R)
1924–1928
Alfred C. Smith (D)
Norfolk County , City of Portsmouth and the City of South Norfolk
1928–1932
Lloyd E. Warren (D)
1932–1936
Major M. Hillard (D)
1936–1940
1940–1944
1944–1948
1948–1952
1952–1956
1956–1960
Gordon F. Marsh (D)
Norfolk County and the City of South Norfolk [9]
1960–1964
1964–1966
1966
William B. Spong (D)
City of Portsmouth , City of Chesapeake and the City of Virginia Beach
1966–1972
William H. Hodges (D)
1972–1976
William E. Fears (D)
Accomac County , James City County , Northampton County , York County and the cities of Williamsburg and Newport News (part)
1976–1980
Accomac County , James City County , Northampton County , York County and the cities of Williamsburg , Poquoson and Newport News (part)
1980–1984
1984–1988
1988–1992
1992–1996
Tommy Norment (R)
Gloucester County , James City County , New Kent County , City of Newport News (part), City of Williamsburg and York County (part)
1996–2000
2000–2004
2004–2008
2008–2012
2012–2016
Gloucester County , King & Queen County , King William County , New Kent County , City of Poquoson , Isle of Wight County (part), James City County (part), Surry County (part), York County (part), City of Hampton (part), City of Suffolk (part)
2016–present
References [ ]
^ "State Senate District 3, VA" . Census Reporter. Retrieved March 6, 2021 .
^ "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF) . Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021 .
^ a b "Thomas K. Norment, Jr" . Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 5, 2019 .
^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?" . Daily Kos. Retrieved June 7, 2021 .
^ a b "Virginia State Senate District 3" . Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2019 .
^ a b c d e "Elections Database" . Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 5, 2019 .
^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD" . Daily Kos. Retrieved August 5, 2019 .
^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result" . CNalysis. Retrieved June 7, 2021 .
^ After 1963, these were merged into City of Chesapeake
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