Virginia's_18th_Senate_district
Virginia's 18th Senate district
American legislative district
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]
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| Demographics | 38% White 53% Black 4% Hispanic 1% Asian 3% Other | ||
| Population (2019) | 202,154[1] | ||
| Registered voters | 138,716[2] | ||
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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]
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Louise Lucas (incumbent) | 43,021 | 92.5 | |
| Total votes | 46,515 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Louise Lucas (incumbent) | 20,321 | 95.6 | |
| Total votes | 21,263 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Louise Lucas (incumbent) | 23,676 | 95.9 | |
| Total votes | 24,681 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Louise Lucas (incumbent) | 20,260 | 98.5 | |
| Total votes | 20,571 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2003
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Louise Lucas (incumbent) | 18,592 | 99.0 | |
| Total votes | 18,774 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1995
| 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 | ||||
- "State Senate District 18, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- "L. Louise Lucas". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- "Virginia State Senate District 18". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. April 16, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.