Virginia's 18th Senate district

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Virginia's 18th
State Senate district

Senator
  Louise Lucas
DPortsmouth
Demographics38% White
53% Black
4% Hispanic
1% Asian
3% Other
Population (2019)202,154[1]
Registered voters138,716[2]

Virginia's 18th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat Louise Lucas since 1992.[3]

Geography[edit]

District 18 is located in southeastern Virginia, including all of Greensville County, Sussex County, and the City of Emporia, as well as parts of Brunswick County, Isle of Wight County, Southampton County, Surry County, and the cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Portsmouth, and Suffolk.[3]

The district overlaps with Virginia's 3rd, 4th, and 5th congressional districts, and with the 64th, 75th, 76th, 79th, and 80th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.[4] It borders the state of North Carolina.[1]

Recent election results[edit]

2019[edit]

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 18[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Louise Lucas (incumbent) 43,021 92.5
Total votes 46,515 100
Democratic hold

2015[edit]

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 18[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Louise Lucas (incumbent) 20,321 95.6
Total votes 21,263 100
Democratic hold

2011[edit]

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 18[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Louise Lucas (incumbent) 23,676 95.9
Total votes 24,681 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results[edit]

Year Office Results[7][8]
2020 President Biden 64.6–33.6%
2017 Governor Northam 65.7–33.3%
2016 President Clinton 63.5–33.2%
2014 Senate Warner 66.4–31.8%
2013 Governor McAuliffe 64.9–30.5%
2012 President Obama 68.0–31.1%
Senate Kaine 68.0–32.0%

Historical results[edit]

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

2007[edit]

2007 Virginia Senate election, District 18[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Louise Lucas (incumbent) 20,260 98.5
Total votes 20,571 100
Democratic hold

2003[edit]

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 18[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Louise Lucas (incumbent) 19,409 69.8
Republican Walter D. Brown, III 8,383 30.1
Total votes 27,819 100
Democratic hold

1999[edit]

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 18[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Louise Lucas (incumbent) 18,592 99.0
Total votes 18,774 100
Democratic hold

1995[edit]

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 18[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Louise Lucas (incumbent) 23,247 58.4
Independent Frank M. Slayton 16,534 41.6
Total votes 39,787 100
Democratic hold

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 18, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "L. Louise Lucas". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "Virginia State Senate District 18". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  7. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  8. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. April 16, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.