Virginia's 28th Senate district

Virginia's 28th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Senator Richard Stuart since 2008.

Virginia's 28th State Senate District
Senator	Richard Stuart R–Westmoreland County
Demographics	68% White 14% Black 10% Hispanic 4% Asian 4% Other
Population (2017)	218,069[1]
Registered voters	153,907[2]

Geography

District 28 stretches from the far reaches of the D.C. metropolitan area to the Northern Neck, incorporating parts of Prince William, Stafford, Spotsylvania, King George, and Westmoreland Counties.[3]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 1, 7, and 10, and Virginia House of Delegates districts 2, 13, 28, 31, 40, 50, 51, 54, 87, 88, and 99.[4]

Recent election results

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 28[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Qasim Rashid	3,302	60.1
	Democratic	Laura Sellers	2,196	39.9
Total votes			5,498	100
General election
	Republican	Richard Stuart (incumbent)	39,469	57.7
	Democratic	Qasim Rashid	28,932	42.3
Total votes			68,461	100
	Republican hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 28[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Stuart (incumbent)	30,187	95.4
Total votes			31,633	100
	Republican hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 28[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Stuart (incumbent)	26,662	95.3
Total votes			27,965	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 28

Year	Office	Results[7]
2017	Governor	Gillespie 54.2–44.7%
2016	President	Trump 54.2–40.5%
2014	Senate	Gillespie 59.7–38.1%
2013	Governor	Cuccinelli 56.3–38.8%
2012	President	Romney 55.9–42.8%
	Senate	Allen 55.7–44.3%

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 28[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Stuart	21,496	50.6
	Democratic	Albert C. Pollard	20,896	49.2
Total votes			42,466	100
	Republican hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 28[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Chichester (incumbent)	11,165	70.5
	Republican	Mike Rothfeld	4,668	29.5
Total votes			15,833	100
General election
	Republican	John Chichester (incumbent)	23,251	98.0
Total votes			23,729	100
	Republican hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 28[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Chichester (incumbent)	29,548	99.0
Total votes			29,858	100
	Republican hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 28[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Chichester (incumbent)	28,612	99.9
Total votes			28,632	100
	Republican hold

1991

1991 Virginia Senate election, District 28[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Chichester (incumbent)	20,739	69.5
	Democratic	Edwin King	9,109	30.5
Total votes			29,849	100
	Republican hold

1987

1987 Virginia Senate election, District 28[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Chichester (incumbent)	24,747	68.3
	Democratic	Ann Riley Smith	11,468	31.7
Total votes			36,218	100
	Republican hold

References

1. "State Senate District 28, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. June 2019.
3. "District 28 Description". Richard H. Stuart. Retrieved 22 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 28". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 22 August 2019.