Virginia's 10th Senate district

Virginia's 10th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. The district has been represented by Democrat Ghazala Hashmi since 2020, following her 2019 defeat of incumbent Republican Senator Glen Sturtevant.

Virginia's 10th
State Senate District
Current senatorGhazala Hashmi (D–Midlothian)
Demographics65% White
22% Black
7% Hispanic
3% Asian
3% Other
Population (2017)211,129[1]
Registered voters153,435[2]

Geography

District 10 is located in the Greater Richmond Region, covering much of the City of Richmond as well as all of Powhatan County and parts of Chesterfield County.[3]

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

Recent election results

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 10[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ghazala Hashmi 5,245 49.4
Democratic Eileen McNeil Bedell 4,344 40.9
Democratic Zachary Brown 1,028 9.7
Total votes 10,617 100
General election
Democratic Ghazala Hashmi 43,806 54.3
Republican Glen Sturtevant (incumbent) 36,811 45.6
Total votes 80,666 100
Democratic gain from Republican

2015
2015 Virginia Senate election, District 10[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Daniel Gecker 4,730 46.5
Democratic Emily Francis 3,487 45.5
Democratic Alex McMurtrie Jr. 1,957 19.2
Total votes 10,178 100
General election
Republican Glen Sturtevant 27,651 49.8
Democratic Daniel Gecker 26,173 47.1
Independent Marleen Durfee 1,136 2.0
Libertarian Carl Loser 527 0.9
Total votes 55,547 100
Republican hold

2011
2011 Virginia Senate election, District 10[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Watkins (incumbent) 18,496 56.4
Democratic David Bernard 14,189 43.3
Total votes 32,771 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 10
Year Office Results[7]
2017 Governor Northam 57.2–41.6%
2016 President Clinton 53.4–40.3%
2014 Senate Warner 49.4–47.1%
2013 Governor McAuliffe 47.1–42.3%
2012 President Obama 50.4–48.2%
Senate Kaine 53.7–46.3%

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 10[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Watkins (incumbent) 27,515 97.6
Total votes 28,204 100
Republican hold

2003
2003 Virginia Senate election, District 10[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Watkins (incumbent) 27,637 99.2
Total votes 27,863 100
Republican hold

1999
1999 Virginia Senate election, District 10[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Watkins (incumbent) 21,366 69.9
Independent Alex McMurtrie Jr. 9,164 30.0
Total votes 30,581 100
Republican hold

1998 special
1998 Virginia Senate special election, District 10[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Watkins 5,005 97.9
Total votes 5,112 100
Republican hold

1995
1995 Virginia Senate election, District 10[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph B. Benedetti (incumbent) 32,554 99.4
Total votes 32,738 100
Republican hold
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References
  1. "State Senate District 10, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. June 2019.
  3. "District 10 Description". Ghazala F. Hashmi. Retrieved 11 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 10". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
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