Virginia's 39th Senate district

Virginia's 39th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democratic Senator George Barker since his 2007 defeat of Republican incumbent Jay O'Brien.

Virginia's 39th
State Senate District
Current senatorGeorge Barker (D–Alexandria)
Demographics52% White
19% Black
13% Hispanic
12% Asian
4% Other
Population (2017)213,427[1]
Registered voters147,126[2]

Geography

District 39 covers parts of Alexandria, Fairfax County, and Prince William County in the suburbs of Washington D.C., including some or all of Rose Hill, Franconia, Newington, Lorton, Lake Ridge, and Buckhall.[3]

The district overlaps with U.S. Congressional districts 1, 8, 10, and 11, and with Virginia House of Delegates districts 13, 39, 40, 42, 43, 46, and 51.[4]

Recent election results

2019
2019 Virginia Senate election, District 39[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Barker (incumbent) 40,294 65.8
Republican Dutch Hillenburg 20,843 34.1
Total votes 61,209 100
Democratic hold

2015
2015 Virginia Senate election, District 39[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Barker (incumbent) 20,083 53.9
Republican Joe Murray 17,101 45.9
Total votes 37,269 100
Democratic hold

2011
2011 Virginia Senate election, District 39[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican M. Miller Baker 4,201 73.3
Republican Scott Martin 1,528 26.7
Total votes 5,729 100
General election
Democratic George Barker (incumbent) 21,201 53.1
Republican M. Miller Baker 18,687 46.8
Total votes 39,941 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 39
Year Office Results[7]
2017 Governor Northam 66.3–32.9%
2016 President Clinton 64.1–30.7%
2014 Senate Warner 56.1–42.0%
2013 Governor McAuliffe 57.6–37.8%
2012 President Obama 59.9–39.0%
Senate Kaine 61.0–39.0%

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 39[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Barker 2,585 61.2
Democratic Greg Galligan 1,641 38.8
Total votes 4,226 100
General election
Democratic George Barker 19,892 50.9
Republican Jay O'Brien (incumbent) 19,131 49.0
Total votes 39,064 100
Democratic gain from Republican

2003
2003 Virginia Senate election, District 39[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jay O'Brien (incumbent) 18,780 57.8
Democratic Greg Galligan 13,717 42.2
Total votes 32,516 100
Republican hold

2002 special

Redistricting prior to the 2003 elections moved District 39 from Southwest Virginia to Northern Virginia, causing then-incumbent Madison Marye to resign and forcing a special election.

2002 Virginia Senate special election, District 39[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jay O'Brien 27,935 56.6
Democratic R. M. Lynch 21,364 43.3
Total votes 49,324 100
Republican gain from Democratic

1999
1999 Virginia Senate election, District 39[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Madison Marye (incumbent) 21,951 59.3
Republican Jim Jones 15,032 40.6
Total votes 36,989 100
Democratic hold

1995
1995 Virginia Senate election, District 39[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Madison Marye (incumbent) 23,206 53.0
Republican Patrick Cupp 20,616 47.0
Total votes 43,822 100
Democratic hold
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References
  1. "State Senate District 39, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. June 2019.
  3. "District 39 Description". George L. Barker. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  5. "Virginia State Senate District 39". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
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