Virginia's 32nd Senate district

Virginia's 32nd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democratic Senator Janet Howell since 1992.

Virginia's 32nd State Senate District
Senator	Janet Howell D–Reston
Demographics	66% White 5% Black 9% Hispanic 16% Asian 4% Other
Population (2017)	208,803[1]
Registered voters	153,471[2]

Geography

District 32 is based in Fairfax County in the suburbs of Washington D.C., including some or all of Reston, Oak Hill, Franklin Farm, Wolf Trap, Tysons, McLean, and Pimmit Hills; the district also takes in a small portion of Arlington County.[3]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 8, 10, and 11, and Virginia House of Delegates districts 34, 35, 36, 47, 48, 53, 67, and 86.[4]

Recent election results

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 32[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janet Howell (incumbent)	48,677	73.6
	Republican	Arthur Purves	17,362	26.2
Total votes			66,166	100
	Democratic hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 32[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janet Howell (incumbent)	31,156	94.0
Total votes			33,130	100
	Democratic hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 32[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janet Howell (incumbent)	26,026	60.3
	Republican	Patrick Forrest	17,122	39.6
Total votes			43,196	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 32

Year	Office	Results[7]
2017	Governor	Northam 71.4–27.7%
2016	President	Clinton 67.4–26.8%
2014	Senate	Warner 62.3–35.7%
2013	Governor	McAuliffe 62.9–31.6%
2012	President	Obama 60.9–38.0%
	Senate	Kaine 63.2–36.8%

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 32[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janet Howell (incumbent)	28,089	97.2
Total votes			28,907	100
	Democratic hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 32[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Hunt	4,031	64.6
	Republican	Howie Lind	2,205	35.4
Total votes			6,236	100
General election
	Democratic	Janet Howell (incumbent)	21,252	56.7
	Republican	David Hunt	16,214	43.3
Total votes			37,479	100
	Democratic hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 32[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janet Howell (incumbent)	25,966	58.2
	Republican	Whitney Adams	18,615	41.7
Total votes			44,609	100
	Democratic hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 32[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert M. McDowell	3,537	58.1
	Republican	Pamela Danner	2,554	41.9
Total votes			6,091	100
General election
	Democratic	Janet Howell (incumbent)	26,470	57.3
	Republican	Robert M. McDowell	19,738	42.7
Total votes			46,220	100
	Democratic hold

References

1. "State Senate District 32, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. June 2019.
3. "District 32 Description". Janet D. Howell. Retrieved 25 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 32". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 25 August 2019.