Virginia's 36th Senate district

Virginia's 36th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democratic Senator Scott Surovell since 2016, succeeding retiring fellow Democrat Toddy Puller.

Virginia's 36th
State Senate District
Senator
  Scott Surovell
D–Mount Vernon
Demographics39% White
23% Black
25% Hispanic
7% Asian
4% Other
Population (2017)218,654[1]
Registered voters128,794[2]

Geography

District 36 covers parts of Fairfax, Prince William, and Stafford Counties in Northern Virginia, including some or all of Hybla Valley, Fort Hunt, Mount Vernon, Woodlawn, Fort Belvoir, Groveton, Hayfield, Lorton, Newington, Mason Neck, Woodbridge, Dale City, Marumsco, Neabsco, Montclair, Dumfries, Triangle, Quantico, and Cherry Hill.[3]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 1, 8, and 11, and with Virginia House of Delegates districts 2, 28, 31, 42, 43, 44, 51, and 52.[4] It lies directly across the Potomac River from the state of Maryland.[1]

Recent election results

2019
2019 Virginia Senate election, District 36[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott Surovell (incumbent) 36,546 95.7
Total votes 38,169 100
Democratic hold

2015
2015 Virginia Senate election, District 36[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott Surovell 18,320 60.5
Republican Gerald Foreman 11,890 39.3
Total votes 30,272 100
Democratic hold

2011
2011 Virginia Senate election, District 36[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Frederick 3,670 68.6
Republican Tito Muñoz 1,676 31.3
Total votes 5,347 100
General election
Democratic Toddy Puller (incumbent) 16,649 55.2
Republican Jeff Frederick 13,445 44.6
Total votes 30,161 100
Democratic hold

Federal & Statewide results in District 36
Year Office Results[7]
2017 Governor Northam 68.7 – 30.4%
2016 President Clinton 65.9 – 29.3%
2014 Senate Warner 59.4 – 38.8%
2013 Governor McAuliffe 60.9 – 34.9%
2012 President Obama 64.7 – 34.2%
Senate Kaine 65.2 – 34.8%

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 36[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Toddy Puller (incumbent) 21,441 96.3
Total votes 22,255 100
Democratic hold

2003
2003 Virginia Senate election, District 36[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Toddy Puller (incumbent) 16,637 55.4
Republican Chris Braunlich 13,373 44.5
Total votes 30,022 100
Democratic hold

1999
1999 Virginia Senate election, District 36[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Toddy Puller 17,363 52.4
Republican Daniel Rinzel 15,757 47.6
Total votes 33,136 100
Democratic hold

1995
1995 Virginia Senate election, District 36[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph V. Gartlan Jr. 18,378 52.7
Republican Stanford Parris 16,461 47.2
Total votes 34,851 100
Democratic hold

District officeholders
Years Senator, District 36 Counties/cities in district
1940–1944 No member elected District was defunct as a result of redistricting
1944–1948
1948–1952
1952–1956
1956–1960 Armistead L. Boothe (D) City of Alexandria
1960–1963
1963–1964 Leroy S. Bendheim (D)
1964–1968 No member elected District was defunct as a result of redistricting[8]
1968–1972
1972–1976 Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr. (D) Fairfax County (part)
1976–1980
1980–1984
1984–1988
1988–1992
1992–1996
1996–2000
2000–2004 Toddy Puller (D)
2004–2008 Fairfax County (part), Prince William County (part)
2008–2012
2012–2016 Fairfax County (part), Prince William County (part) and Stafford County (part)
2016–present Scott A. Surovell (D)

References
  1. "State Senate District 36, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. June 2019.
  3. "District 36 Description". Scott A. Surovell. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  5. "Virginia State Senate District 36". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  8. See, Davis v. Mann
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