Virginia's 17th Senate district
Virginia's 17th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Senator Bryce Reeves since his 2011 victory over incumbent Democrat Edd Houck.
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| Demographics | 69% White 17% Black 8% Hispanic 2% Asian 3% Other | ||
| Population (2017) | 218,854[1] | ||
| Registered voters | 148,595[2] | ||
Geography
District 17 stretches from Fredericksburg in the east to the suburbs of Charlottesville in Albemarle County in the west, covering all of Orange County and parts of Culpeper County, Louisa County, and Spotsylvania County in between.[3]
The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 1, 5, and 7, and Virginia House of Delegates districts 25, 28, 30, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, and 88.[4]
Recent election results
2019
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Amy Laufer | 5,975 | 78.6 | |
| Democratic | S. Ben Hixon | 1,631 | 21.4 | |
| Total votes | 7,606 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Bryce Reeves (incumbent) | 34,478 | 51.6 | |
| Democratic | Amy Laufer | 32,151 | 48.1 | |
| Total votes | 66,833 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bryce Reeves (incumbent) | 24,519 | 62.1 | |
| Democratic | Ned Gallaway | 14,915 | 37.8 | |
| Total votes | 39,487 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bryce Reeves | 22,615 | 50.2 | |
| Democratic | Edd Houck (incumbent) | 22,389 | 49.7 | |
| Total votes | 45,084 | 100 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Historical results
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edd Houck (incumbent) | 25,178 | 56.0 | |
| Republican | Chris Yakabouski | 19,754 | 43.9 | |
| Total votes | 44,968 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edd Houck (incumbent) | 21,324 | 59.2 | |
| Republican | Robert Stuber | 14,640 | 40.7 | |
| Total votes | 35,991 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edd Houck (incumbent) | 27,605 | 60.1 | |
| Republican | Andrew Sheridan | 18,334 | 39.9 | |
| Total votes | 45,953 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1995
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edd Houck (incumbent) | 25,162 | 53.4 | |
| Republican | J. Russ Moulton, Jr. | 21,930 | 46.6 | |
| Total votes | 47,099 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- "State Senate District 17, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. June 2019.
- "District 17 Description". Bryce E. Reeves. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- "Virginia State Senate District 17". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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