Virginia's 13th Senate district

Virginia's 13th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat John Bell since 2020, succeeding retiring Republican Dick Black.

Virginia's 13th
State Senate District
Senator
  John Bell
D–South Riding
Demographics62% White
8% Black
10% Hispanic
16% Asian
4% Other
Population (2017)247,086[1]
Registered voters179,348[2]

Geography

District 13 covers parts of Loudoun and Prince William Counties in Northern Virginia, including some or all of Purcellville, Ashburn, Broadlands, South Riding, Gainesville, and Linton Hall.[3]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 1 and 10, and with Virginia House of Delegates districts 10, 13, 32, 33, 40, 50, 67, and 87.[4] It borders the states of Maryland and West Virginia.[1]

Recent election results

2019
2019 Virginia Senate election, District 13[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Geary Higgins 6,574 65.4
Republican Ron Meyer Jr. 3,474 34.6
Total votes 10,048 100
General election
Democratic John Bell 43,733 54.6
Republican Geary Higgins 36,359 45.4
Total votes 80,163 100
Democratic gain from Republican

2015
2015 Virginia Senate election, District 13[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dick Black (incumbent) 25,898 52.3
Democratic Jill McCabe 23,544 47.5
Total votes 49,526 100
Republican hold

2011
2011 Virginia Senate election, District 13[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dick Black 3,144 38.8
Republican John Stirrup 3,036 37.4
Republican Robert Fitzsimmons 1,925 23.7
Total votes 8,109 100
General election
Republican Dick Black 20,786 57.0
Democratic Jeffrey Mitchell 15,613 42.8
Total votes 36,497 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 13
Year Office Results[7]
2017 Governor Northam 55.1–43.9%
2016 President Clinton 51.3–43.1%
2014 Senate Gillespie 53.6–44.4%
2013 Governor Cuccinelli 49.8–45.4%
2012 President Romney 51.3–47.6%
Senate Allen 51.1–48.9%

Historical results

All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines. Before the 2010 census, District 13 was located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. Before the 1960 census, the district was in Virginia's southwestern corner.

2007
2007 Virginia Senate election, District 13[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Fred Quayle (incumbent) 2,012 84.1
Republican Richard Ramsey 379 15.9
Total votes 2,391 100
Democratic Steve Heretick 3,060 70.2
Democratic David Bouchard 1,302 29.8
Total votes 4,362 100
General election
Republican Fred Quayle (incumbent) 21,114 58.6
Democratic Steve Heretick 14,821 41.1
Total votes 36,018 100
Republican hold

2003
2003 Virginia Senate election, District 13[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Fred Quayle (incumbent) 22,174 76.4
Independent Richard Ramsey 6,735 23.2
Total votes 29,008 100
Republican hold

1999
1999 Virginia Senate election, District 13[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Fred Quayle (incumbent) 17,789 56.7
Democratic Elizabeth Psimas 13,532 43.1
Total votes 31,371 100
Republican hold

1995
1995 Virginia Senate election, District 13[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Fred Quayle (incumbent) 18,576 51.3
Democratic Johnny Joannou 17,637 48.7
Total votes 36,227 100
Republican hold

References
  1. "State Senate District 13, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. June 2019.
  3. "District 13 Description". John J. Bell. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  5. "Virginia State Senate District 13". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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