Virginia's 26th Senate district

Virginia's 26th
State Senate district
Senator
  Ryan McDougle
R–Mechanicsville
Demographics83% White
3% Black
9% Hispanic
2% Asian
2% Other
Population (2019)210,548[1]
Registered voters132,584[2]

Virginia's 26th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It is currently represented by Ryan T. McDougle, who had represented the 4th District since 2006.[3] Before the district moved, it was represented by Republican Mark Obenshain from 2004 to 2024, succeeding fellow Republican Kevin Miller.[4]

Geography

The Virginia Supreme Court approved the current district map in December of 2021, following the 2020 Census, and the changes took effect for the 2023 elections.[5] The new map reassigned the numerical indices of the Senate districts in such a way that District 26 was effectively relocated. The district now covers all of New Kent County, Gloucester County, Mathews County, the majority of James City County, and parts of Hanover County and King and Queen County. It includes the town of Mechanicsville (northeast of Richmond) and parts of Hampton Roads.[6]

Prior to redistricting, District 26 was located in the upper Shenandoah Valley, covering Page County, Rappahannock County, Shenandoah County, Warren County, the City of Harrisonburg, and part of Rockingham County.[4] These localities are now split between the 1st and 2nd District.

The district overlapped with Virginia's 5th and 6th congressional districts, and with the 15th, 18th, 25th, 26th, and 29th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.[7] It bordered the state of West Virginia.[1]

Recent election results

2019

County and independent city results
  Obenshain
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Moore
  •   60–70%
2019 Virginia Senate election, District 26[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Obenshain (incumbent) 36,998 64.9
Democratic April Moore 19,948 35.0
Total votes 57,020 100
Republican hold

2015

County and independent city results
  Obenshain
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Moore
  •   50–60%
2015 Virginia Senate election, District 26[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Obenshain (incumbent) 25,042 68.7
Democratic April Moore 11,308 31.0
Total votes 36,439 100
Republican hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 26[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Obenshain (incumbent) 27,999 97.1
Write-in 838 2.9
Total votes 28,837 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year Office Results[10][11][12]
2021 Governor Youngkin 71.3–28.0
2020 President Trump 63.6–34.6%
2017 Governor Gillespie 62.3–36.4%
2016 President Trump 62.0–32.7%
2014 Senate Gillespie 64.0–33.4%
2013 Governor Cuccinelli 59.7–34.8%
2012 President Romney 59.8–38.5%
Senate Allen 60.7–39.3%

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 26[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Obenshain (incumbent) 25,955 70.4
Democratic Maxine Hope Roles 10,862 29.5
Total votes 36,864 100
Republican hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 26[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Obenshain 26,771 67.9
Independent Rodney Eagle 12,457 31.6
Total votes 39,422 100
Republican hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 26[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Miller (incumbent) 27,366 99.0
Total votes 27,656 100
Republican hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 26[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Miller (incumbent) 28,356 99.9
Total votes 28,381 100
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 26, 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. ^ "Senate of Virginia". apps.senate.virginia.gov. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Mark D. Obenshain". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  5. ^ "Redistricting in Virginia after the 2020 census". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "vpap.org". The Virginia Public Access Project. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  7. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  8. ^ "Virginia State Senate District 26". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  10. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  11. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. April 16, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  12. ^ "State Senate District 26".