Virginia's 29th Senate district

Virginia's 29th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democratic Senator Jeremy McPike in 2016, succeeding retiring fellow Democrat Charles J. Colgan, the longest serving Senator in Virginia history.

Virginia's 29th
State Senate District
Current senatorJeremy McPike (D–Dale City)
Demographics35% White
21% Black
31% Hispanic
9% Asian
3% Other
Population (2017)231,170[1]
Registered voters127,915[2]

Geography

District 29 covers the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park, as well as much of surrounding Prince William County, including some or all of Dale City, Buckhall, Neabsco, and Potomac Mills.[3]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 1, 10, and 11, and Virginia House of Delegates districts 2, 13, 31, 50, 51, and 52.[4]

Recent election results

2019
2019 Virginia Senate election, District 29[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeremy McPike (incumbent) 33,002 96.3
Total votes 34,264 100
Democratic hold

2015
2015 Virginia Senate election, District 29[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeremy McPike 1,377 43.2
Democratic Atif Qarni 1,152 36.1
Democratic Michael Futrell 660 20.7
Total votes 3,191 100
General election
Democratic Jeremy McPike 16,489 53.7
Republican Harry Parrish II 14,131 46.1
Total votes 30,680 100
Democratic hold

2011
2011 Virginia Senate election, District 29[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles J. Colgan (incumbent) 13,365 55.0
Republican Thomas Gordy 10,875 44.8
Total votes 24,284 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 29
Year Office Results[7]
2017 Governor Northam 66.5–32.4%
2016 President Clinton 63.8–31.3%
2014 Senate Warner 56.2–41.4%
2013 Governor McAuliffe 57.0–39.0%
2012 President Obama 63.5–35.2%
Senate Kaine 63.6–36.4%

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 29[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles J. Colgan (incumbent) 21,010 54.1
Republican Robert Fitzsimmonds 17,766 45.8
Total votes 38,829 100
Democratic hold

2003
2003 Virginia Senate election, District 29[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles J. Colgan (incumbent) 16,185 54.7
Republican David Mabie 13,415 45.3
Total votes 29,601 100
Democratic hold

1999
1999 Virginia Senate election, District 29[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Fitzsimmonds 2,782 51.6
Republican G. E. Waters 2,610 48.4
Total votes 5,392 100
General election
Democratic Charles J. Colgan (incumbent) 16,865 58.2
Republican Robert Fitzsimmonds 12,087 41.7
Total votes 28,954 100
Democratic hold

1995
1995 Virginia Senate election, District 29[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles J. Colgan (incumbent) 17,216 58.1
Republican James Long 12,386 41.8
Total votes 29,608 100
Democratic hold
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References
  1. "State Senate District 29, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. June 2019.
  3. "District 29 Description". Jeremy S. McPike. Retrieved 22 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 29". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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