Virginia's 15th State Senate district | |||
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Demographics | 67% White 27% Black 3% Hispanic 1% Asian 2% Other | ||
Population (2019) | 191,250 [1] | ||
Registered voters | 133,523 [2] |
Virginia's 15th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Frank Ruff since 2000. [3]
District 15 is a sprawling district based in Virginia's Southside, including all of Charlotte, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, and Nottoway Counties, as well as parts of Brunswick, Campbell, Dinwiddie, Halifax, Pittsylvania, and Prince George Counties and part of the city of Danville. At over 4,200 square miles, District 15 is the largest Senate district in Virginia. It borders the state of North Carolina. [1] [3]
The district overlaps with Virginia's 4th and 5th congressional districts, and with the 14th, 16th, 59th, 60th, 61st, 63rd, 64th, and 75th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates. [4]
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Frank Ruff (incumbent) | 8,235 | 79.4 | |
Republican | Dale Sturdifen | 2,132 | 20.6 | |
Total votes | 10,368 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Frank Ruff (incumbent) | 38,471 | 68.3 | |
Democratic | Virginia Smith | 17,793 | 31.6 | |
Total votes | 56,327 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank Ruff (incumbent) | 32,745 | 98.3 | |
Total votes | 33,317 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank Ruff (incumbent) | 36,193 | 99.2 | |
Total votes | 36,474 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Year | Office | Results [7] [8] |
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2020 | President | Trump 64.6–33.6% |
2017 | Governor | Gillespie 65.3–34.0% |
2016 | President | Trump 63.1–34.4% |
2014 | Senate | Gillespie 59.6–38.7% |
2013 | Governor | Cuccinelli 59.3–34.4% |
2012 | President | Romney 58.9–39.8% |
Senate | Allen 60.1–39.9% |
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank Ruff (incumbent) | 25,429 | 59.0 | |
Democratic | Bob Wilkerson | 17,658 | 40.9 | |
Total votes | 43,124 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank Ruff (incumbent) | 27,288 | 99.8 | |
Total votes | 27,338 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank Ruff | 30,395 | 51.1 | |
Democratic | Jerry Flowers | 28,235 | 47.5 | |
Independent | Amos Neill | 826 | 1.4 | |
Total votes | 59,477 | 100 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Richard J. Holland (incumbent) | 21,783 | 53.7 | |
Republican | Thomas C. Wright | 18,769 | 46.3 | |
Total votes | 40,560 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Richard J. Holland (incumbent) | 21,609 | 53.3 | |
Republican | Jerry Flowers | 18,921 | 46.7 | |
Total votes | 40,533 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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