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Virginia's 2nd Senate district

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Virginia's 2nd
State Senate district

Senator
  Mark Obenshain
RHarrisonburg
Demographics38% White
49% Black
6% Hispanic
3% Asian
3% Other
Population (2019)198,956[1]
Registered voters134,912[2]

Virginia's 2nd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat Mamie Locke since 2004.[3]

Geography

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District 2 is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area in southeastern Virginia, including parts of York County, Hampton, Newport News, and Portsmouth.[3]

The district overlaps with Virginia's 2nd and 3rd congressional districts, and with the 79th, 80th, 91st, 92nd, 93rd, 95th, and 96th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.[4]

Recent election results

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2019

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2019 Virginia Senate election, District 2[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mamie Locke (incumbent) 36,551 92.8
Total votes 39,390 100
Democratic hold

2015

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2015 Virginia Senate election, District 2[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mamie Locke (incumbent) 17,459 100
Total votes 17,459 100
Democratic hold

2011

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2011 Virginia Senate election, District 2[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mamie Locke (incumbent) 17,526 65.6
Republican Thomas Harmon, IV 9,208 34.4
Total votes 26,734 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

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Year Office Results[6][7]
2020 President Biden 72.1–26.1%
2021 Governor Youngkin 72.0–27.0% 2017 Governor Northam 72.0–27.0%
2016 President Clinton 67.9–27.8%
2014 Senate Warner 68.6–29.6%
2013 Governor McAuliffe 67.5–27.8%
2012 President Obama 71.7–27.2%
Senate Kaine 71.9–28.1%

Historical results

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All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.

2007

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2007 Virginia Senate election, District 2[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mamie Locke (incumbent) 12,242 94.1
Total votes 13,014 100
Democratic hold

2003

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2003 Virginia Senate election, District 2[8]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mamie Locke 6,278 48.1
Democratic Verbena M. Askew 6,093 46.7
Democratic J. E. Graves 679 5.2
Total votes 13,050 100
General election
Democratic Mamie Locke 12,784 64.7
Republican Phil Bomersheim 4,805 24.3
Independent J.B. Hobson 2,116 10.7
Total votes 19,744 100
Democratic hold

1999

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1999 Virginia Senate election, District 2[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic W. Henry Maxwell (incumbent) 14,545 80.3
Independent M. A. Rogers, Sr. 3,475 19.2
Total votes 18,123 100
Democratic hold

1995

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1995 Virginia Senate election, District 2[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic W. Henry Maxwell (incumbent) 18,836 99.9
Total votes 18,851 100
Democratic hold

District officeholders since 1940

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Years Senator, District 2 Counties/Cities in District
1940–1944 Vivian L. Page (D)
Ralph Hunter Daughton (D)
City of Norfolk[9]
1944 Ralph Hunter Daughton (D)
James Hoge Tyler, III (D)
1945–1948 James Hoge Tyler, III (D)
Edward L. Breeden (D)
1948–1952 Edward L. Breeden (D)
Robert F. Baldwin (D)
1952–1956
1956–1960
1960–1964
1964–1966
1966–1968 Edward L. Breeden (D)
Robert F. Baldwin (D)
Henry Howell (D)
1968–1972 Edward L. Breeden (D)
Henry Howell (D) [10]
Peter K. Babalas (D)
1972–1976 Herbert H. Bateman (D) City of Newport News (part)
1976–1980 Herbert H. Bateman (R)
1980–1983
1983–1984 Bobby Scott (D) City of Newport News (part), City of Hampton (part)
1984–1988
1988–1992
1992–1996 W. Henry Maxwell (D)
1996–2000
2000–2004
2004–2008 Mamie Locke (D) City of Hampton (part), City of Newport News (part), City of Portsmouth (part), City of Suffolk (part)
2008–2012
2012–2016 York County (part), City of Hampton (part), City of Newport News (part), City of Portsmouth (part)
2016–present

References

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  1. ^ "State Senate District 2, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Mamie E. Locke". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Virginia State Senate District 2". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  6. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  7. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. April 16, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  9. ^ Until 1972, District 2 was a multi-member district.
  10. ^ Elected to fill unexpired Lieutenant Governor term in 1971