Virginia's 24th Senate district

Virginia's 24th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Senator Emmett Hanger since 1996.

Virginia's 24th State Senate District
Current senator	Emmett Hanger (R–Mount Solon)
Demographics	86% White 6% Black 4% Hispanic 1% Asian 2% Other
Population (2017)	208,591[1]
Registered voters	140,636[2]

Geography

District 24 is based in the Shenandoah Valley, including all of Augusta County, Greene County, Madison County, the City of Staunton, and the City of Waynesboro, and parts of Culpeper County and Rockingham County.[3]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 5, 6 and 7, and Virginia House of Delegates districts 18, 20, 24, 25, 26, 30, and 58.[4] Its western edge borders the state of West Virginia.[1]

Recent election results

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 24[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Emmett Hanger (incumbent)	11,122	57.4
	Republican	Tina Freitas	8,268	42.6
Total votes			19,390	100
General election
	Republican	Emmett Hanger (incumbent)	46,871	71.1
	Democratic	Annette Hyde	18,670	28.3
Total votes			65,958	100
	Republican hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 24[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Emmett Hanger (incumbent)	7,648	60.3
	Republican	Daniel Moxley	3,491	27.5
	Republican	Marshall Pattie	1,551	12.2
Total votes			12,690	100
General election
	Republican	Emmett Hanger (incumbent)	34,980	97.9
Total votes			35,745	100
	Republican hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 24[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Emmett Hanger (incumbent)	29,617	98.5
Total votes			30,065	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 24

Year	Office	Results[7]
2017	Governor	Gillespie 65.3–33.4%
2016	President	Trump 65.0–29.8%
2014	Senate	Gillespie 65.5–31.6%
2013	Governor	Cuccinelli 61.6–31.0%
2012	President	Romney 63.4–35.0%
	Senate	Allen 64.3–35.7%

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 24[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Emmett Hanger (incumbent)	7,619	46.2
	Republican	Scott Sayre	6,753	40.9
	Republican	Jill Vogel	1,361	8.3
	Republican	Mark Tate	762	4.6
Total votes			16,495	100
General election
	Republican	Emmett Hanger (incumbent)	23,896	65.4
	Democratic	R. David Cox	9,757	26.7
	Libertarian	Arin Sime	2,857	7.8
Total votes			36,556	100
	Republican hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 24[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Emmett Hanger (incumbent)	25,548	71.7
	Democratic	Steven Sisson	10,028	28.2
Total votes			35,612	100
	Republican hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 24[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Emmett Hanger (incumbent)	20,373	99.6
Total votes			20,456	100
	Republican hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 24[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Emmett Hanger	22,976	50.9
	Democratic	Frank W. Nolen (incumbent)	20,909	46.3
	Independent	Elise Sheffield	1,247	2.8
Total votes			45,134	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

1. "State Senate District 24, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. June 2019.
3. "District 24 Description". Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. Retrieved 20 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 24". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 20 August 2019.