Virginia's 16th Senate district

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Virginia's 16th Senate district - Wikipedia

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Virginia's 16th
State Senate district

Demographics

33% White
52% Black
10% Hispanic
2% Asian
3% Other

Population (2017)

215,489^[1]

Registered voters

134,733^[2]

Virginia's 16th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat Schuyler VanValkenburg since 2024.^[3]

Geography

District 16 is a majority-Black district in the Greater Richmond Region, including all of the cities of Hopewell and Petersburg and parts of Chesterfield County, Dinwiddie County, Prince George County, and the City of Richmond.^[4]

The district overlaps with Virginia's 4th and 7th congressional districts, and with the 62nd, 63rd, 64th, 66th, 69th, 70th, and 71st districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.^[5]

2014 Virginia Senate special election, District 16^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rosalyn Dance	29,237	73.0
	Independent	Preston Brown	10,154	25.4
Total votes			40,036	100
	Democratic hold

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 16^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry L. Marsh (incumbent)	16,711	69.0
	Independent	Preston Brown	7,391	30.5
Total votes			24,224	100
	Democratic hold

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

2007 Virginia Senate election, District 16^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry L. Marsh (incumbent)	11,186	66.6
	Independent	Robert Owens	5,557	33.1
Total votes			16,788	100
	Democratic hold

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 16^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry L. Marsh (incumbent)	13,901	99.0
Total votes			14,042	100
	Democratic hold

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 16^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry L. Marsh (incumbent)	12,806	98.3
Total votes			13,034	100
	Democratic hold

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 16^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry L. Marsh (incumbent)	19,723	99.5
Total votes			19,816	100
	Democratic hold

^ "State Senate District 16, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
^ "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Virginia State Senate District 16". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
^ "Joseph D. Morrissey". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

v t e Districts of the Virginia General Assembly
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v t e Members of the Senate of Virginia
163rd General Assembly (2024−2026) President of the Senate Winsome Sears (R) President pro tempore Louise Lucas (D) Majority Leader Scott Surovell (D) Minority Leader Ryan McDougle (R)
▌Timmy French (R) ▌Mark Obenshain (R) ▌Chris Head (R) ▌David Suetterlein (R) ▌Travis Hackworth (R) ▌Todd Pillion (R) ▌Bill Stanley (R) ▌Mark Peake (R) ▌Tammy Brankley Mulchi (R) ▌John McGuire (R) ▌Creigh Deeds (D) ▌Glen Sturtevant (R) ▌Lashrecse Aird (D) ▌Lamont Bagby (D) ▌Ghazala Hashmi (D) ▌Schuyler VanValkenburg (D) ▌Emily Jordan (R) ▌Louise Lucas (D) ▌Christie Craig (R) ▌Bill DeSteph (R) ▌Angelia Williams Graves (D) ▌Aaron Rouse (D) ▌Mamie Locke (D) ▌Danny Diggs (R) ▌Richard Stuart (R) ▌Ryan McDougle (R) ▌Tara Durant (R) ▌Bryce Reeves (R) ▌Jeremy McPike (D) ▌Danica Roem (D) ▌Russet Perry (D) ▌Vacant ▌Jennifer Carroll Foy (D) ▌Scott Surovell (D) ▌Dave Marsden (D) ▌Stella Pekarsky (D) ▌Saddam Azlan Salim (D) ▌Jennifer Boysko (D) ▌Adam Ebbin (D) ▌Barbara Favola (D)
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