Virginia's 11th Senate district

Virginia's 11th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Senator Amanda Chase since her 2015 defeat of longtime incumbent Steve Martin in the Republican primary.

Virginia's 11th
State Senate District
Current senatorAmanda Chase (R–Midlothian)
Demographics66% White
22% Black
7% Hispanic
3% Asian
3% Other
Population (2017)214,682[1]
Registered voters156,128[2]

Geography

District 11 is located in the southern Greater Richmond Region, including parts of Chesterfield County and all of Amelia County and the City of Colonial Heights.[3]

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

Recent election results

2019
2019 Virginia Senate election, District 11[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Amanda Pohl 6,142 78.1
Democratic E. Wayne Powell 1,725 21.9
Total votes 7,867 100
General election
Republican Amanda Chase (incumbent) 44,646 55.1
Democratic Amanda Pohl 36,275 44.8
Total votes 80,972 100
Republican hold

2015
2015 Virginia Senate election, District 11[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Amanda Chase 4,907 40.5
Republican Steve Martin (incumbent) 4,238 34.9
Republican Barry Moore 2,977 24.6
Total votes 12,126 100
General election
Republican Amanda Chase 27,218 63.6
Democratic E. Wayne Powell 15,485 36.2
Total votes 42,814 100
Republican hold

2011
2011 Virginia Senate election, District 11[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Martin (incumbent) 25,269 94.7
Total votes 26,689 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 11
Year Office Results[7]
2017 Governor Gillespie 53.3–45.5%
2016 President Trump 52.9–42.2%
2014 Senate Gillespie 55.6–41.2%
2013 Governor Cuccinelli 52.2–38.5%
2012 President Romney 56.2–42.6%
Senate Allen 55.3–44.7%

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 11[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Martin (incumbent) 16,478 62.4
Democratic Alex McMurtrie Jr. 4,852 18.4
Independent Roger Habeck 3,879 14.7
Independent T. Hank Cook 1,138 4.3
Total votes 26,401 100
Republican hold

2003
2003 Virginia Senate election, District 11[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Martin (incumbent) 18,702 97.3
Total votes 19,226 100
Republican hold

1999
1999 Virginia Senate election, District 11[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Martin (incumbent) 17,716 64.6
Democratic William Hastings, Jr. 9,689 35.3
Total votes 27,442 100
Republican hold

1995
1995 Virginia Senate election, District 11[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Martin (incumbent) 28,693 99.4
Total votes 28,863 100
Republican hold
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References
  1. "State Senate District 11, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. June 2019.
  3. "District 11 Description". Amanda F. Chase. Retrieved 12 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 11". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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