Virginia's 26th Senate district

Virginia's 26th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Senator Mark Obenshain since 2004, succeeding fellow Republican Kevin Miller.

Virginia's 26th
State Senate District
Senator
  Mark Obenshain
R–Harrisonburg
Demographics84% White
3% Black
9% Hispanic
2% Asian
2% Other
Population (2017)209,219[1]
Registered voters127,108[2]

Geography

District 26 is located in the upper Shenandoah Valley, covering Page County, Rappahannock County, Shenandoah County, Warren County, the City of Harrisonburg, and part of Rockingham County.[3]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 5 and 6, and Virginia House of Delegates districts 15, 18, 25, 26, and 29.[4] It borders the state of West Virginia.[1]

Recent election results

2019
2019 Virginia Senate election, District 26[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Obenshain (incumbent) 36,986 64.9
Democratic April Moore 19,937 35.0
Total votes 56,997 100
Republican hold

2015
2015 Virginia Senate election, District 26[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Obenshain (incumbent) 25,042 68.7
Democratic April Moore 11,308 31.0
Total votes 36,439 100
Republican hold

2011
2011 Virginia Senate election, District 26[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Obenshain (incumbent) 27,999 97.1
Total votes 28,837 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 26
Year Office Results[7]
2017 Governor Gillespie 62.3–36.4%
2016 President Trump 62.0–32.7%
2014 Senate Gillespie 64.0–33.4%
2013 Governor Cuccinelli 59.7–34.8%
2012 President Romney 59.8–38.5%
Senate Allen 60.7–39.3%

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 26[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Obenshain (incumbent) 25,955 70.4
Democratic Maxine Hope Roles 10,862 29.5
Total votes 36,864 100
Republican hold

2003
2003 Virginia Senate election, District 26[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Obenshain 26,771 67.9
Independent Rodney Eagle 12,457 31.6
Total votes 39,422 100
Republican hold

1999
1999 Virginia Senate election, District 26[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Miller (incumbent) 27,366 99.0
Total votes 27,656 100
Republican hold

1995
1995 Virginia Senate election, District 26[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Miller (incumbent) 28,356 99.9
Total votes 28,381 100
Republican hold

References
  1. "State Senate District 26, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. June 2019.
  3. "District 20 Description". Mark D. Obenshain. Retrieved 21 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 26". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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