Virginia's 15th Senate district

Virginia's 15th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Senator Frank Ruff since 2000.

Virginia's 15th
State Senate District
Senator
  Frank Ruff
R–Clarksville
Demographics68% White
27% Black
3% Hispanic
1% Asian
2% Other
Population (2017)190,684[1]
Registered voters129,312[2]

Geography

District 15 is a sprawling district based in Virginia's Southside, including all of Charlotte, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, and Nottoway Counties, as well as parts of Brunswick, Campbell, Dinwiddie, Halifax, Pittsylvania, and Prince George Counties and part of the city of Danville. At over 4,200 square miles, District 15 is the largest Senate district in Virginia. It borders the state of North Carolina.[1][3]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 4, 5, and 7.[4]

Recent election results

2019
2019 Virginia Senate election, District 15[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Ruff (incumbent) 8,233 79.4
Republican Dale Sturdifen 2,131 20.6
Total votes 10,364 100
General election
Republican Frank Ruff (incumbent) 38,466 68.2
Democratic Virginia Smith 17,839 31.6
Total votes 56,391 100
Republican hold

2015
2015 Virginia Senate election, District 15[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Ruff (incumbent) 32,745 98.3
Total votes 33,317 100
Republican hold

2011
2011 Virginia Senate election, District 15[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Ruff (incumbent) 36,193 99.2
Total votes 36,474 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 15
Year Office Results[7]
2017 Governor Gillespie 65.3–34.0%
2016 President Trump 63.1–34.4%
2014 Senate Gillespie 59.6–38.7%
2013 Governor Cuccinelli 59.3–34.4%
2012 President Romney 58.9–39.8%
Senate Allen 60.1–39.9%

Historical results

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

2007
2007 Virginia Senate election, District 15[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Ruff (incumbent) 25,429 59.0
Democratic Bob Wilkerson 17,658 40.9
Total votes 43,124 100
Republican hold

2003
2003 Virginia Senate election, District 15[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Ruff (incumbent) 27,288 99.8
Total votes 27,338 100
Republican hold

2000 special
2000 Virginia Senate special election, District 15[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Ruff 30,395 51.1
Democratic Jerry Flowers 28,235 47.5
Independent Amos Neill 826 1.4
Total votes 59,477 100
Republican gain from Democratic

1999
1999 Virginia Senate election, District 15[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard J. Holland (incumbent) 21,783 53.7
Republican Thomas C. Wright 18,769 46.3
Total votes 40,560 100
Democratic hold

1995
1995 Virginia Senate election, District 15[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard J. Holland (incumbent) 21,609 53.3
Republican Jerry Flowers 18,921 46.7
Total votes 40,533 100
Democratic hold

References
  1. "State Senate District 15, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. June 2019.
  3. "District 15 Description". Frank M. Ruff, Jr. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  5. "Virginia State Senate District 15". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
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