| Virginia's 16th State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 33% White 52% Black 10% Hispanic 2% Asian 3% Other | ||
| Population (2017) | 215,489 [1] | ||
| Registered voters | 134,733 [2] | ||
Virginia's 16th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat Schuyler VanValkenburg since 2024. [3]
District 16 is a majority-Black district in the Greater Richmond Region, including all of the cities of Hopewell and Petersburg and parts of Chesterfield County, Dinwiddie County, Prince George County, and the City of Richmond. [4]
The district overlaps with Virginia's 4th and 7th congressional districts, and with the 62nd, 63rd, 64th, 66th, 69th, 70th, and 71st districts of the Virginia House of Delegates. [5]
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Joe Morrissey | 8,741 | 56.0 | |
| Democratic | Rosalyn Dance (incumbent) | 6,873 | 44.0 | |
| Total votes | 15,620 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Joe Morrissey | 29,304 | 63.8 | |
| Independent | Waylin Ross | 15,725 | 34.3 | |
| Total votes | 45,911 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rosalyn Dance (incumbent) | 4,967 | 62.0 | |
| Democratic | Joseph E. Preston | 3,039 | 37.9 | |
| Total votes | 8,008 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Rosalyn Dance (incumbent) | 17,331 | 72.7 | |
| Independent | Joe Morrissey | 6,090 | 25.5 | |
| Total votes | 23,849 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Rosalyn Dance | 29,237 | 73.0 | |
| Independent | Preston Brown | 10,154 | 25.4 | |
| Total votes | 40,036 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Henry L. Marsh (incumbent) | 16,711 | 69.0 | |
| Independent | Preston Brown | 7,391 | 30.5 | |
| Total votes | 24,224 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Year | Office | Results [7] [8] |
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| 2020 | President | Biden 70.1–28.1% |
| 2017 | Governor | Northam 70.2–28.7% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 68.7–27.9% |
| 2014 | Senate | Warner 68.7–28.9% |
| 2013 | Governor | McAuliffe 67.1–27.0% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 72.6–26.6% |
| Senate | Kaine 72.6–27.4% |
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Henry L. Marsh (incumbent) | 11,186 | 66.6 | |
| Independent | Robert Owens | 5,557 | 33.1 | |
| Total votes | 16,788 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Henry L. Marsh (incumbent) | 13,901 | 99.0 | |
| Total votes | 14,042 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Henry L. Marsh (incumbent) | 12,806 | 98.3 | |
| Total votes | 13,034 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Henry L. Marsh (incumbent) | 19,723 | 99.5 | |
| Total votes | 19,816 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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