Virginia's 21st Senate district

Virginia's 21st
State Senate district
Senator
 Angelia Williams Graves
D–Norfolk
Demographics71% White
16% Black
5% Hispanic
5% Asian
3% Other
Population (2019)204,563[1]
Registered voters127,983[2]

Virginia's 21st Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat John S. Edwards since 1996.[3] Although it voted for Joe Biden, it is currently the most Republican-leaning district to be represented by a Democrat.

Geography

District 21 comprises the most Democratic-leaning parts of Southwest Virginia, including all of the City of Roanoke and Giles County, as well as part of Montgomery County (where Blacksburg is located) and a small sliver of Roanoke County.[3]

The district overlaps with Virginia's 6th and 9th congressional districts, and with the 7th, 8th, 11th, 12th, and 17th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.[4] It borders the state of West Virginia.[1]

Recent election results

2019

County and independent city results
  Edwards
  •   50–60%
  •   70–80%
  Nelson
  •   50–60%
2019 Virginia Senate election, District 21[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJohn S. Edwards (incumbent) 26,877 65.5
IndependentSteven Nelson13,88233.8
Total votes41,046 100
Democratic hold

2015

County and independent city results
  Edwards
  •   50–60%
  Dye
  •   50–60%
2015 Virginia Senate election, District 21[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJohn S. Edwards (incumbent) 20,881 50.9
RepublicanNancy Dye17,43842.5
IndependentDonald Caldwell2,6266.4
Total votes40,987 100
Democratic hold

2011

County and independent city results
  Edwards
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Nutter
  •   50–60%
2011 Virginia Senate election, District 21[6]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDavid Nutter 1,854 66.3
RepublicanEverett Carl Tripp Godsey, III94433.7
Total votes2,798 100
General election
DemocraticJohn S. Edwards (incumbent) 21,259 55.9
RepublicanDavid Nutter16,72844.0
Total votes38,037 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults[7][8]
2020PresidentBiden 54.6–43.6%
2017GovernorNortham 56.1–42.3%
2016PresidentClinton 50.7–42.9%
2014SenateWarner 54.2–42.1%
2013GovernorMcAuliffe 49.1–40.9%
2012PresidentObama 54.0–43.6%
SenateKaine 56.9–43.1%

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 21[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJohn S. Edwards (incumbent) 22,282 98.2
Total votes22,698 100
Democratic hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 21[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJohn S. Edwards (incumbent) 21,349 99.9
Total votes21,367 100
Democratic hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 21[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJohn S. Edwards (incumbent) 23,091 58.9
RepublicanWilliam Fralin16,13341.1
Total votes39,228 100
Democratic hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 21[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJohn S. Edwards 23,956 54.6
RepublicanBrandon Bell (incumbent)19,94645.4
Total votes43,909 100
Democratic gain from Republican

References

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 21, 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 "John S. Edwards". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 17, 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 21". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  7. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  8. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
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