Virginia's 3rd Senate district
Virginia's 3rd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Senator Thomas Norment, currently the Senate Majority Leader, since 1992.
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| Demographics | 80% White 11% Black 4% Hispanic 2% Asian 3% Other | ||
| Population (2017) | 212,287[1] | ||
| Registered voters | 166,291[2] | ||
Geography
District 3 is located largely on the Virginia Peninsula and Middle Peninsula along the Chesapeake Bay coastline, including all of Poquoson, Gloucester County, King and Queen County, King William County and New Kent County, as well as parts of Hampton, Suffolk, Isle of Wight County, James City County, Surry County and York County.[3]
The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 1, 2, and 3.[4]
Recent election results
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thomas Norment (incumbent) | 50,432 | 61.7 | |
| Democratic | Herbert Jones Jr. | 31,042 | 38.0 | |
| Total votes | 81,745 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thomas Norment (incumbent) | 35,520 | 69.7 | |
| Democratic | Hugo Reyes | 15,432 | 30.3 | |
| Total votes | 50,952 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2011
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Thomas Norment (incumbent) | 11,400 | 73.0 | |
| Republican | Mark Frechette | 4,089 | 26.2 | |
| Total votes | 15,617 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Thomas Norment (incumbent) | 38,665 | 96.5 | |
| Total votes | 40,136 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Historical results
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thomas Norment (incumbent) | 29,699 | 95.1 | ||
| Total votes | 31,200 | 100 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
2003
| Primary election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
| Republican | Thomas Norment (incumbent) | 10,470 | 62.3 | ||
| Republican | Paul Jost | 6,340 | 37.7 | ||
| Total votes | 16,810 | 100 | |||
| General election | |||||
| Republican | Thomas Norment (incumbent) | 21,309 | 65.5 | ||
| Democratic | Mary Minor | 11,080 | 34.1 | ||
| Total votes | 32,520 | 100 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thomas Norment (incumbent) | 24,916 | 62.9 | ||
| Democratic | Lynwood Lewis | 14,611 | 36.9 | ||
| Total votes | 39,595 | 100 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
1995
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thomas Norment (incumbent) | 32,667 | 99.3 | ||
| Total votes | 32,904 | 100 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
District officeholders since 1904
References
- "State Senate District 3, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. June 2019.
- "District 3 Description". Thomas K. Norment, Jr. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- "Virginia State Senate District 3". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- After 1963, these were merged into City of Chesapeake
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