Virginia's 34th Senate district

Virginia's 34th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democratic Senator Chap Petersen since his 2007 defeat of Republican incumbent Jeannemarie Devolites Davis.

Virginia's 34th
State Senate District
Current senatorChap Petersen (D–Fairfax)
Demographics58% White
6% Black
11% Hispanic
20% Asian
4% Other
Population (2017)207,630[1]
Registered voters140,734[2]

Geography

District 34 includes all of the City of Fairfax and parts of Fairfax County in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., including some or all of Vienna, Dunn Loring, Merrifield, Oakton, Fair Oaks, Chantilly, and Centreville.[3]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 10 and 11, and Virginia House of Delegates districts 35, 37, 39, 40, 41, 53, and 67.[4]

Recent election results

2019
2019 Virginia Senate election, District 34[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chap Petersen (incumbent) 43,745 91.2
Total votes 47,990 100
Democratic hold

2015
2015 Virginia Senate election, District 34[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chap Petersen (incumbent) 27,690 93.6
Total votes 29,571 100
Democratic hold

2011
2011 Virginia Senate election, District 34[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chap Petersen (incumbent) 23,662 59.7
Republican Gerarda Culipher 15,933 40.2
Total votes 39,620 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 34
Year Office Results[7]
2017 Governor Northam 66.6–32.4%
2016 President Clinton 63.6–30.1%
2014 Senate Warner 55.9–41.9%
2013 Governor McAuliffe 56.5–38.1%
2012 President Obama 57.4–41.3%
Senate Kaine 59.3–40.7%

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 34[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chap Petersen 25,513 55.3
Republican Jeannemarie Devolites Davis (incumbent) 20,490 44.4
Total votes 46,105 100
Democratic gain from Republican

2003
2003 Virginia Senate election, District 34[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeannemarie Devolites Davis 5,240 74.9
Republican L. J. Zone, Jr. 1,757 25.1
Total votes 6,997 100
General election
Republican Jeannemarie Devolites Davis 22,690 52.7
Democratic Ronald Christian 20,267 47.1
Total votes 43,015 100
Republican gain from Democratic

1999
1999 Virginia Senate election, District 34[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leslie Byrne 13,719 45.5
Republican Jane Woods (incumbent) 13,682 45.4
Independent Virginia Dobey 2,726 9.0
Total votes 30,140 100
Democratic gain from Republican

1995
1995 Virginia Senate election, District 34[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jane Woods (incumbent) 23,389 98.8
Total votes 23,669 100
Republican hold
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References
  1. "State Senate District 34, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. June 2019.
  3. "District 34 Description". J. Chapman Petersen. Retrieved 26 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 34". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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