Virginia's 34th Senate district

Virginia's 34th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democratic Senator Chap Petersen since his 2007 defeat of Republican incumbent Jeannemarie Devolites Davis.

Virginia's 34th State Senate District
Senator	Chap Petersen D–Fairfax
Demographics	58% White 6% Black 11% Hispanic 20% Asian 4% Other
Population (2017)	207,630[1]
Registered voters	140,734[2]

Geography

District 34 includes all of the City of Fairfax and parts of Fairfax County in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., including some or all of Vienna, Dunn Loring, Merrifield, Oakton, Fair Oaks, Chantilly, and Centreville.[3]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 10 and 11, and Virginia House of Delegates districts 35, 37, 39, 40, 41, 53, and 67.[4]

Recent election results

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 34[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chap Petersen (incumbent)	43,745	91.2
Total votes			47,990	100
	Democratic hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 34[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chap Petersen (incumbent)	27,690	93.6
Total votes			29,571	100
	Democratic hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 34[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chap Petersen (incumbent)	23,662	59.7
	Republican	Gerarda Culipher	15,933	40.2
Total votes			39,620	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 34

Year	Office	Results[7]
2017	Governor	Northam 66.6–32.4%
2016	President	Clinton 63.6–30.1%
2014	Senate	Warner 55.9–41.9%
2013	Governor	McAuliffe 56.5–38.1%
2012	President	Obama 57.4–41.3%
	Senate	Kaine 59.3–40.7%

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 34[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chap Petersen	25,513	55.3
	Republican	Jeannemarie Devolites Davis (incumbent)	20,490	44.4
Total votes			46,105	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 34[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeannemarie Devolites Davis	5,240	74.9
	Republican	L. J. Zone, Jr.	1,757	25.1
Total votes			6,997	100
General election
	Republican	Jeannemarie Devolites Davis	22,690	52.7
	Democratic	Ronald Christian	20,267	47.1
Total votes			43,015	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 34[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leslie Byrne	13,719	45.5
	Republican	Jane Woods (incumbent)	13,682	45.4
	Independent	Virginia Dobey	2,726	9.0
Total votes			30,140	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 34[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jane Woods (incumbent)	23,389	98.8
Total votes			23,669	100
	Republican hold

References

1. "State Senate District 34, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. June 2019.
3. "District 34 Description". J. Chapman Petersen. Retrieved 26 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 34". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 26 August 2019.