Virginia's 6th Senate district explained
| State: | Virginia |
| District: | 6 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Todd Pillion |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Abingdon |
| Percent White: | 58 |
| Percent Black: | 26 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 9 |
| Percent Asian: | 3 |
| Percent Other Race: | 3 |
| Population: | 194,890[1] |
| Population Year: | 2019 |
| Registered: | 108,287[2] |
Virginia's 6th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. The new 2021 redistricting has moved the designation of 6th Senate District to far southwestern Virginia.[3] [4]
Before the recent redistricting, the old district had been represented by Democrat Lynwood Lewis since his victory in a highly contested 2014 special election to succeed fellow Democrat Ralph Northam, who was elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.[5]
Geography
Former District 6 was a disparate district which included Accomack County and Northampton County on the Eastern Shore, Mathews County on the Middle Peninsula, and parts of the Hampton Roads cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach.[5]
The former District 6 had overlapped with Virginia's former 1st, 2nd, and 3rd congressional districts, and with the former 79th, 83rd, 89th, 90th, 98th, and 100th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.[6] It had bordered the state of Maryland.[1]
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 6 | Counties/Cities in District |
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| 1940 | Robert W. Daniel (D) | Greensvile County, Prince George County, Surry County, Sussex County and the City of Hopewell |
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| 1941–1944 | Garland Gray (D) |
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| 1944–1948 |
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| 1948–1952 |
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| 1952–1956 |
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| 1956–1960 |
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| 1960–1964 |
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| 1964–1966 |
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| 1966–1968 | Greensvile County, James City County, Prince George County, Surry County, Sussex County, the City of Hopewell, and the City of Williamsburg |
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| 1968–1972 | Greensvile County, James City County, Prince George County, Surry County, Sussex County, the City of Emporia, the City of Hopewell, and the City of Williamsburg |
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| 1972–1976 | Stanley C. Walker (D)
Peter K. Babalas (D)
Thomas McNamara (D) | City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach (part)[9] |
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| 1976–1980 | Stanley C. Walker (D)
Peter K. Babalas (D)
Joseph T. Fitzpatrick (D) |
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| 1980–1984 | Stanley C. Walker (D) | City of Norfolk (part) |
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| 1984–1988 |
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| 1988–1992 |
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| 1992–1996 | City of Norfolk (part), City of Virginia Beach (part) |
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| 1996–2000 |
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| 2000–2004 | Nick Rerras (R) |
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| 2004–2008 | Accomack County, Mathews County, Northampton County, City of Norfolk (part), City of Virginia Beach (part) |
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| 2008–2012 | Ralph Northam (D) |
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| 2012–2013 |
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| 2014–2016 | Lynwood Lewis (D) |
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| 2016–present |
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Notes and References
- Web site: State Senate District 6, VA. Census Reporter. June 4, 2021.
- Web site: Registrant Counts by District Type. Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. June 4, 2021.
- Web site: District Profile: Senate State District 6 . VPAP . The Virginia Public Access Project.
- Web site: Virginia Redistricting 2021 . VPAP . The Virginia Public Access Project . 29 July 2023.
- Web site: Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr.. Senate of Virginia. August 8, 2019.
- Web site: How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?. David Jarman. Daily Kos. June 7, 2021.
- Web site: Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD. Daily Kos. August 8, 2019.
- Web site: 2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result. 16 April 2021 . CNalysis. June 7, 2021.
- Consolidated with Districts 5 and 7 to form a multi-member district
