Virginia's 12th Senate district

Virginia's 12th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Senator Siobhan Dunnavant since 2016, succeeding retiring fellow Republican Walter Stosch.

Virginia's 12th State Senate District
Senator	Siobhan Dunnavant R–Henrico
Demographics	67% White 12% Black 7% Hispanic 11% Asian 3% Other
Population (2017)	215,666[1]
Registered voters	147,150[2]

Geography

District 12 is located in the immediate northern suburbs of Richmond, covering parts of Henrico and Hanover Counties.[3]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 1 and 7.[4]

Recent election results

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 12[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debra Rodman	7,037	59.8
	Democratic	Veena Gupta Lothe	4,739	40.2
Total votes			11,776	100
General election
	Republican	Siobhan Dunnavant (incumbent)	39,902	50.9
	Democratic	Debra Rodman	38,384	48.9
Total votes			78,419	100

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 12[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Siobhan Dunnavant	7,008	38.2
	Republican	Bill Janis	5,573	30.4
	Republican	Vincent Haley	4,046	22.0
	Republican	Edward Whitlock	1,728	9.4
Total votes			18,358	100
General election
	Republican	Siobhan Dunnavant	25,504	57.6
	Democratic	Deborah Repp	16,797	38.0
	Independent	Robert Johnson	1,881	4.3
Total votes			44,247	100
	Republican hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 12[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Walter Stosch (incumbent)	28,438	95.5
Total votes			29,779	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 12

Year	Office	Results[7]
2017	Governor	Northam 51.6–47.2%
2016	President	Clinton 48.3–45.2%
2014	Senate	Gillespie 52.8–43.9%
2013	Governor	Cuccinelli 48.3–40.2%
2012	President	Romney 55.2–43.5%
	Senate	Allen 52.6–47.4%

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 12[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Walter Stosch (incumbent)	8,547	50.8
	Republican	Joseph E. Blackburn, Jr.	8,281	49.2
Total votes			16,828	100
General election
	Republican	Walter Stosch (incumbent)	26,265	97.3
Total votes			27,002	100
	Republican hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 12[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Walter Stosch (incumbent)	22,497	98.3
Total votes			22,875	100
	Republican hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 12[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Walter Stosch (incumbent)	24,451	98.7
Total votes			24,784	100
	Republican hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 12[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Walter Stosch (incumbent)	31,833	77.1
	Independent	Murray Steinberg	9,428	22.8
Total votes			41,282	100
	Republican hold

References

1. "State Senate District 12, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. June 2019.
3. "District 12 Description". Siobhan S. Dunnavant. Retrieved 12 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 12". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 12 August 2019.