| State: | Virginia |
| District: | 2 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Mark Obenshain |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Harrisonburg |
| Percent White: | 38 |
| Percent Black: | 49 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 6 |
| Percent Asian: | 3 |
| Percent Other Race: | 3 |
| Population: | 198,956[1] |
| Population Year: | 2019 |
| Registered: | 134,912[2] |
Virginia's 2nd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat Mamie Locke since 2004.
District 2 is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area in southeastern Virginia, including parts of York County, Hampton, Newport News, and Portsmouth.[3]
The district overlaps with Virginia's 2nd and 3rd congressional districts, and with the 79th, 80th, 91st, 92nd, 93rd, 95th, and 96th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.[4]
| Year | Office | Results[5] [6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 72.1–26.1% | |||
| 2021 | Governor | Youngkin 72.0–27.0% | 2017 | Governor | Northam 72.0–27.0% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 67.9–27.8% | |||
| 2014 | Senate | Warner 68.6–29.6% | |||
| 2013 | Governor | McAuliffe 67.5–27.8% | |||
| 2012 | President | Obama 71.7–27.2% | |||
| Senate | Kaine 71.9–28.1% |
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
| Years | Senator, District 2 | width=70% | Counties/Cities in District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940–1944 | Vivian L. Page (D) Ralph Hunter Daughton (D) | City of Norfolk[7] | |
| 1944 | Ralph Hunter Daughton (D) James Hoge Tyler, III (D) | ||
| 1945–1948 | James Hoge Tyler, III (D) Edward L. Breeden (D) | ||
| 1948–1952 | Edward L. Breeden (D) Robert F. Baldwin (D) | ||
| 1952–1956 | |||
| 1956–1960 | |||
| 1960–1964 | |||
| 1964–1966 | |||
| 1966–1968 | Edward L. Breeden (D) Robert F. Baldwin (D) Henry Howell (D) | ||
| 1968–1972 | Edward L. Breeden (D) Henry Howell (D) [8] Peter K. Babalas (D) | ||
| 1972–1976 | Herbert H. Bateman (D) | City of Newport News (part) | |
| 1976–1980 | Herbert H. Bateman (R) | ||
| 1980–1983 | |||
| 1983–1984 | Bobby Scott (D) | City of Newport News (part), City of Hampton (part) | |
| 1984–1988 | |||
| 1988–1992 | |||
| 1992–1996 | W. Henry Maxwell (D) | ||
| 1996–2000 | |||
| 2000–2004 | |||
| 2004–2008 | Mamie Locke (D) | City of Hampton (part), City of Newport News (part), City of Portsmouth (part), City of Suffolk (part) | |
| 2008–2012 | |||
| 2012–2016 | York County (part), City of Hampton (part), City of Newport News (part), City of Portsmouth (part) | ||
| 2016–present | |||