Virginia's 4th Senate district explained
| State: | Virginia |
| District: | 4 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | David Suetterlein |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Roanoke |
| Percent White: | 73 |
| Percent Black: | 18 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 4 |
| Percent Asian: | 1 |
| Percent Other Race: | 3 |
| Population: | 211,840[1] |
| Population Year: | 2019 |
| Registered: | 160,749[2] |
Virginia's 4th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Ryan McDougle since his victory in a 2006 special election.
Geography
District 4 stretches from just outside Fredericksburg to the Chesapeake Bay, including all of the Northern Neck and parts of the Middle Peninsula. It covers all of Caroline, Essex, Middlesex, Lancaster, Northumberland, and Richmond Counties, as well as parts of Hanover, King George, Spotsylvania, and Westmoreland Counties.[3]
The district overlaps with Virginia's 1st and 7th congressional districts, and with the 54th, 55th, 97th, 98th, and 99th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.[4]
Recent election results
Federal and statewide results
Historical results
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
1995
District officeholders since 1940
| Years | Senator, District 4 | width=70% | Counties/Cities in District |
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| 1940–1944 | I. Paul Wailes (D) | Amherst County, Virginia and Nelson County |
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| 1944–1948 | Amherst County, Virginia, Bedford County and Nelson County |
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| 1948–1952 |
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| 1952–1956 | Walter H. Carter (D) |
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| 1956–1960 | James D. Hagood (D) | Charlotte County, Halifax County, and Prince Edward County |
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| 1960–1964 | Charlotte County, Halifax County, Prince Edward County and the City of South Boston |
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| 1964–1966 |
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| 1966–1972 | Charlotte County, Halifax County, Prince Edward County, Lunenburg County, Nottoway County, and the City of South Boston |
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| 1972–1976 | Leslie D. Campbell Jr. (D) | Charles City County, Gloucester County, Goochland County, Hanover County, King and Queen County, King William County, Louisa County, Mathews County, Middlesex County, and New Kent County |
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| 1976–1980 | Elmo Cross (D) |
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| 1980–1984 |
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| 1984–1988 |
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| 1988–1992 |
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| 1992–1996 | Caroline County, Essex County, Hanover County, King and Queen County, King William County, Middlesex County, and Spotsylvania County (part) |
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| 1996–2000 | Bill Bolling (R) |
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| 2000–2004 |
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| 2004–2008 | Caroline County, Essex County, Hanover County, King and Queen County Middlesex County, and Spotsylvania County (part) |
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| Ryan McDougle (R) |
| 2008–2012 |
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| 2012–2016 | Caroline County, Essex County, Lancaster County, Middlesex County, Northumberland County, Richmond County, Hanover County (part), King George County (part), Spotsylvania County (part) and Westmoreland County (part) |
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| 2016–present |
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Notes and References
- Web site: State Senate District 4, VA. Census Reporter. March 6, 2021.
- Web site: Registrant Counts by District Type. Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. March 6, 2021.
- Web site: Ryan T. McDougle. Senate of Virginia. August 6, 2019.
- Web site: How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?. David Jarman. Daily Kos. August 31, 2019.
- Web site: Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD. Daily Kos. August 6, 2019.
- Web site: 2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result. CNalysis. June 7, 2021.
