Virginia's 18th Senate district

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

Virginia's 18th
State Senate District
Senator
  Louise Lucas
D–Portsmouth
Demographics39% White
53% Black
4% Hispanic
1% Asian
3% Other
Population (2017)201,416[1]
Registered voters133,299[2]

Geography

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 U.S. congressional districts 3, 4, and 5.[4] It borders the state of North Carolina.[1]

Recent election results

2019
2019 Virginia Senate election, District 18[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
General election
Democratic Louise Lucas (incumbent) 42,988 93.1
Total votes 46,164 100
Democratic hold

2015
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
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 in District 18
Year Office Results[7]
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

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

2007
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
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
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
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
  1. "State Senate District 18, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. June 2019.
  3. "District 18 Description". L. Louise Lucas. Retrieved 16 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 18". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
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