Virginia's 33rd Senate district
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| Demographics | 43% White 9% Black 21% Hispanic 22% Asian 4% Other | ||
| Population (2019) | 235,207[1] | ||
| Registered voters | 141,590[2] | ||
Virginia's 33rd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat Jennifer Boysko since a 2019 special election to replace fellow Democrat Jennifer Wexton, who had been elected to Congress.[3]
Geography
[edit]District 33 is split between Loudoun and Fairfax Counties in the suburbs of Washington D.C., including some or all of Leesburg, Cascades, Ashburn, Sterling, Brambleton, McNair, and Herndon. Washington Dulles International Airport is also within the district lines.[3]
The district overlaps with Virginia's 10th and 11th congressional districts, and with the 10th, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 36th, 67th, 86th, and 87th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.[4] It borders the state of Maryland.[1]
Recent election results
[edit]2019
[edit]
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jennifer Boysko (incumbent) | 34,517 | 64.9 | |
| Republican | Suzanne Fox | 18,615 | 35.0 | |
| Total votes | 53,186 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2019 special
[edit]- 60–70%
- 70–80%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jennifer Boysko | 14,779 | 69.8 | |
| Republican | Joe T. May | 6,377 | 30.1 | |
| Total votes | 21,183 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2015
[edit]
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jennifer Wexton (incumbent) | 18,577 | 56.6 | |
| Republican | Stephen Hollingshead | 14,190 | 43.2 | |
| Write-in | 59 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 32,826 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014 special
[edit]- 50–60%
- 60–70%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jennifer Wexton | 11,431 | 52.7 | |
| Republican | John Whitbeck | 8,133 | 37.5 | |
| Independent | Joe T. May | 2,117 | 9.8 | |
| Total votes | 21,685 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2011
[edit]
- 50–60%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mark Herring (incumbent) | 14,061 | 54.1 | |
| Republican | Patricia Phillips | 11,915 | 45.8 | |
| Total votes | 26,013 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results
[edit]| Year | Office | Results[7][8] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 68.1–30.1% |
| 2018 | Senate | Kaine 69.4–28.4%[9] |
| 2017 | Governor | Northam 66.7–32.1% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 63.1–31.1% |
| 2014 | Senate | Warner 55.6–41.8% |
| 2013 | Governor | McAuliffe 56.3–38.4% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 59.3–39.4% |
| Senate | Kaine 60.2–39.8% |
Historical results
[edit]All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
2007
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mark Herring (incumbent) | 27,784 | 56.9 | |
| Republican | Patricia Phillips | 20,994 | 43.0 | |
| Total votes | 48,833 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2006 special
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mark Herring | 12,381 | 61.6 | |
| Republican | D. M. Staton, Jr. | 7,689 | 38.3 | |
| Total votes | 20,090 | 100 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2003
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Mims (incumbent) | 27,818 | 97.3 | |
| Total votes | 28,598 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1999
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Mims (incumbent) | 30,472 | 77.3 | |
| Independent | Garry Myers | 8,869 | 22.5 | |
| Total votes | 39,420 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1998 special
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Mims | 11,623 | 61.8 | |
| Democratic | Jean Brown | 7,030 | 37.3 | |
| Libertarian | Bill Redpath | 160 | 0.9 | |
| Total votes | 18,822 | 100 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
1995
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles Waddell (incumbent) | 21,782 | 54.9 | |
| Republican | David Olson | 17,844 | 45.0 | |
| Total votes | 39,646 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
List of members
[edit]| Senator | Party | Tenure | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Bendheim | Democratic | January 12, 1966 – January 12, 1972 | Previously served as Senator from the 36th district.
Later served as Senator from the 30th district, due to redistricting. |
| Charles Waddell | Democratic | January 12, 1972 – January 16, 1998 | Previously served on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors.
Resigned after being appointed deputy transportation secretary. |
| Bill Mims | Republican | January 23, 1998 – January 14, 2006 | Previously served as Delegate from the 32nd district.
Resigned after being appointed chief deputy attorney general of Virginia, later becoming Attorney General. Later served as a justice on the Supreme Court of Virginia. |
| Mark Herring | Democratic | February 1, 2006 – January 11, 2014 | Previously served on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors.
Elected in a January 31, 2006 special election. Re-elected to a full term in the November 2007 election and re-elected in November 2011. |
| Jennifer Wexton | Democratic | January 24, 2014 – January 3, 2019 | Elected in a January 21, 2014 special election. Re-elected to a full term in November 2015. Resigned after being elected U.S. Representative for Virginia's 10th District |
| Jennifer Boysko | Democratic | January 11, 2019 – Present | Previously served as Delegate from the 86th district.
Elected in a January 9, 2019 special election. |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "State Senate District 33, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ a b "Jennifer B. Boysko". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ^ "Virginia State Senate District 33". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ "2018 U.S. Senate Results by State Senate District". The Virginia Public Access Project.