Virginia's 5th Senate district

Virginia's 5th
State Senate district
Senator
  Travis Hackworth
R–Tazewell
Demographics33% White
53% Black
7% Hispanic
3% Asian
4% Other
Population (2019)205,588[1]
Registered voters126,971[2]

Virginia's 5th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat Lionell Spruill since his victory in a 2016 special election to succeed fellow Democrat Kenny Alexander, who was elected mayor of Norfolk.[3]

Geography

District 5 is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area in southeastern Virginia, including parts of Norfolk and Chesapeake.[3]

The district overlaps with Virginia's 3rd and 4th congressional districts, and with the 77th, 78th, 79th, 81st, 89th, and 90th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.[4]

Recent election results

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 5[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lionell Spruill (incumbent) 31,576 79.2
Independent Jeff Staples 7,812 19.6
Total votes 39,845 100

2016 special

2016 Virginia Senate special election, District 5[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lionell Spruill 66,989 96.2
Total votes 69,616 100
Democratic hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 5[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kenny Alexander (incumbent) 13,955 95.4
Total votes 14,623 100
Democratic hold

2012 special

2012 Virginia Senate special election, District 5[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kenny Alexander 3,643 98.4
Total votes 3,701 100
Democratic hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 5[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Yvonne Miller (incumbent) 11,090 95.6
Total votes 11,606 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year Office Results[7][8]
2020 President Biden 73.1–25.1%
2017 Governor Northam 75.7–23.2%
2016 President Clinton 70.6–25.5%
2014 Senate Warner 72.1–26.0%
2013 Governor McAuliffe 72.6–23.4%
2012 President Obama 74.8–24.3%
Senate Kaine 74.9–25.1%

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 5[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Yvonne Miller (incumbent) 10,977 96.9
Total votes 11,327 100
Democratic hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 5[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Yvonne Miller (incumbent) 12,622 97.9
Total votes 12,899 100
Democratic hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 5[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Yvonne Miller (incumbent) 17,464 97.6
Total votes 17,901 100
Democratic hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 5[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Yvonne Miller (incumbent) 18,658 76.7
Republican Bruce Wilcox 5,673 23.3
Total votes 24,336 100
Democratic hold

District officeholders since 1940

Years Senator, District 5 Counties/Cities in District
1940–1941 Edward Everett Holland (D) Isle of Wight County, Nansemond County, Southampton County, and the City of Suffolk
1941–1944 A. E. S. Stephens (D)
1944–1948
1948–1952
1952–1956 Mills Godwin (D)
1956–1960
1960–1961
1961–1964 William V. Rawlings (D) Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Nansemond County, Southampton County, the City of Franklin and the City of Suffolk
1964–1968
1968–1972
1972–1976 Stanley C. Walker (D)
Peter K. Babalas (D)
Thomas R. McNamara (D) 		City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach (part)[9]
1976–1980 Stanley C. Walker (D)
Peter K. Babalas (D)
Joseph T. Fitzpatrick (D)
1980–1982
1982–1984 Stanley C. Walker (D)
Peter K. Babalas (D)
Evelyn Momsen Hailey (D)
1984–1988 Peter K. Babalas (D) City of Norfolk (part)
1988–1992 Yvonne Miller (D)
1992–1996 City of Chesapeake (part), City of Norfolk (part)
1996–2000
2000–2004
2004–2008
2008–2012
2012–2016 Kenny Alexander (D)
2016–present Lionell Spruill (D)

References

  1. ^ "State Senate District 5, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Lionell Spruill, Sr". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Virginia State Senate District 5". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  7. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  8. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. April 16, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  9. ^ Consolidated with Districts 6 and 7 to form a multi-member district