Virginia's 27th Senate district

Virginia's 27th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Senator Jill Vogel since 2008.

Virginia's 27th State Senate District
Current senator	Jill Vogel (R–Upperville)
Demographics	81% White 6% Black 8% Hispanic 1% Asian 3% Other
Population (2017)	215,381[1]
Registered voters	153,043[2]

Geography

District 27 is located in the northern Shenandoah Valley and far western D.C. metropolitan area, covering all of Clarke County, Frederick County, Fauquier County, and the City of Winchester, as well as parts of Culpeper County, Loudoun County, and Stafford County.[3]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 1, 5, 7, and 10, and Virginia House of Delegates districts 2, 10, 18, 29, 31, 33, and 88.[4] It borders the state of West Virginia.[1]

Recent election results

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 27[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jill Vogel (incumbent)	43,419	64.2
	Democratic	Ronnie Ross	24,122	35.7
Total votes			67,606	100
	Republican hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 27[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jill Vogel (incumbent)	34,203	97.3
Total votes			35,167	100
	Republican hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 27[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jill Vogel (incumbent)	24,555	74.6
	Democratic	Shaun Broy	7,636	23.2
	Independent	Donald Marro	681	2.1
Total votes			32,917	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 27

Year	Office	Results[7]
2017	Governor	Gillespie 59.7–39.1%
2016	President	Trump 60.0–34.6%
2014	Senate	Gillespie 63.3–34.3%
2013	Governor	Cuccinelli 59.6–35.2%
2012	President	Romney 59.3–38.9%
	Senate	Allen 59.0–41.0%

Historical results

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

Prior to 2011 redistricting, the district had consisted of Clark County, Fauquier County, Frederick County, Loudon County, and Winchester.

2007

2007 Virginia Senate election, District 27[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jill Vogel	3,778	54.0
	Republican	Mark Tate	2,022	28.9
	Republican	Terrence Nyhous	654	9.3
	Republican	Richard Robinson	548	7.8
Total votes			7,002	100
General election
	Republican	Jill Vogel	24,960	48.4
	Democratic	Karen Schultz	24,301	47.2
	Independent	Donald Marro	2,170	4.2
Total votes			51,521	100
	Republican hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 27[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Russ Potts (incumbent)	7,495	50.4
	Republican	Mark Tate	7,389	49.6
Total votes			14,884	100
General election
	Republican	Russ Potts (incumbent)	26,152	58.2
	Democratic	Mark Herring	18,460	41.1
Total votes			44,947	100
	Republican hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 27[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Russ Potts (incumbent)	7,942	62.1
	Republican	Mike McHugh	4,856	37.9
Total votes			12,798	100
General election
	Republican	Russ Potts (incumbent)	26,276	99.2
Total votes			26,479	100
	Republican hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 27[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Russ Potts (incumbent)	27,424	65.2
	Democratic	Thomas Lewis	14,622	34.8
Total votes			42,052	100
	Republican hold

References

1. "State Senate District 27, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. June 2019.
3. "District 27 Description". Jill Holtzman Vogel. Retrieved 21 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 27". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 21 August 2019.