Virginia's 18th Senate district

Virginia's 18th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democratic Senator Louise Lucas since 1992.

Virginia's 18th State Senate District
Senator	Louise Lucas D–Portsmouth
Demographics	39% White 53% Black 4% Hispanic 1% Asian 3% Other
Population (2017)	201,416[1]
Registered voters	133,299[2]

Geography

District 18 is located in southeastern Virginia, including all of Greensville County, Sussex County, and the City of Emporia, as well as parts of Brunswick County, Isle of Wight County, Southampton County, Surry County, and the cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Portsmouth, and Suffolk.[3]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 3, 4, and 5.[4] It borders the state of North Carolina.[1]

Recent election results

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 18[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
General election
	Democratic	Louise Lucas (incumbent)	42,988	93.1
Total votes			46,164	100
	Democratic hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 18[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Louise Lucas (incumbent)	20,321	95.6
Total votes			21,263	100
	Democratic hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 18[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Louise Lucas (incumbent)	23,676	95.9
Total votes			24,681	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 18

Year	Office	Results[7]
2017	Governor	Northam 65.7–33.3%
2016	President	Clinton 63.5–33.2%
2014	Senate	Warner 66.4–31.8%
2013	Governor	McAuliffe 64.9–30.5%
2012	President	Obama 68.0–31.1%
	Senate	Kaine 68.0–32.0%

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 18[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Louise Lucas (incumbent)	20,260	98.5
Total votes			20,571	100
	Democratic hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 18[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Louise Lucas (incumbent)	19,409	69.8
	Republican	Walter D. Brown, III	8,383	30.1
Total votes			27,819	100
	Democratic hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 18[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Louise Lucas (incumbent)	18,592	99.0
Total votes			18,774	100
	Democratic hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 18[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Louise Lucas (incumbent)	23,247	58.4
	Independent	Frank M. Slayton	16,534	41.6
Total votes			39,787	100
	Democratic hold

References

1. "State Senate District 18, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. June 2019.
3. "District 18 Description". L. Louise Lucas. Retrieved 16 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 18". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 16 August 2019.