Virginia's 24th Senate district

Virginia's 24th State Senate district
District map before the 2023 election District map from the 2023 election
Senator	Danny Diggs R – Yorktown
Demographics	54%  White 26%  Black 9%  Hispanic 4%  Asian 6% Other
Population (2022)	209,075 [1]
Registered voters	149,651 [2]

Virginia's 24th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Danny Diggs since 2024. ^[3]

Geography

District 24 is based in the Virginia Peninsula, including all of Poquoson, York County, and Williamsburg, as well as portions of James City County and Newport News.

The district overlaps with Virginia's 1st and 3rd congressional districts, and the 69th, 70th, 71st, 85th, and 86th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates. ^[4]

Recent election results

2023 Virginia Senate election, District 24 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Danny Diggs	33,952	50.4
	Democratic	Monty Mason	33,227	49.4
Total votes			67,322	100
	Republican hold

Historic results

All election results below took place prior to 2021 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines, most recently within the Shenandoah Valley.

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 24 ^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Emmett Hanger (incumbent)	11,146	57.6
	Republican	Tina Freitas	8,216	42.4
Total votes			19,363	100
General election
	Republican	Emmett Hanger (incumbent)	46,890	71.0
	Democratic	Annette Hyde	18,733	28.4
Total votes			66,020	100
	Republican hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 24 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Emmett Hanger (incumbent)	7,648	60.3
	Republican	Daniel Moxley	3,491	27.5
	Republican	Marshall Pattie	1,551	12.2
Total votes			12,690	100
General election
	Republican	Emmett Hanger (incumbent)	34,980	97.9
Total votes			35,745	100
	Republican hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 24 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Emmett Hanger (incumbent)	29,617	98.5
Total votes			30,065	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [7] [8]
2020	President	Trump 66.6–31.6%
2017	Governor	Gillespie 65.3–33.4%
2016	President	Trump 65.0–29.8%
2014	Senate	Gillespie 65.5–31.6%
2013	Governor	Cuccinelli 61.6–31.0%
2012	President	Romney 63.4–35.0%
	Senate	Allen 64.3–35.7%

2007

2007 Virginia Senate election, District 24 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Emmett Hanger (incumbent)	7,619	46.2
	Republican	Scott Sayre	6,753	40.9
	Republican	Jill Vogel	1,361	8.3
	Republican	Mark Tate	762	4.6
Total votes			16,495	100
General election
	Republican	Emmett Hanger (incumbent)	23,896	65.4
	Democratic	R. David Cox	9,757	26.7
	Libertarian	Arin Sime	2,857	7.8
Total votes			36,556	100
	Republican hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 24 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Emmett Hanger (incumbent)	25,548	71.7
	Democratic	Steven Sisson	10,028	28.2
Total votes			35,612	100
	Republican hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 24 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Emmett Hanger (incumbent)	20,373	99.6
Total votes			20,456	100
	Republican hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 24 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Emmett Hanger	22,976	50.9
	Democratic	Frank W. Nolen (incumbent)	20,909	46.3
	Independent	Elise Sheffield	1,247	2.8
Total votes			45,134	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

1. "State Senate District 24, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
3. "Senate of Virginia". apps.senate.virginia.gov. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
4. "vpap.org". The Virginia Public Access Project. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
5. "Virginia State Senate District 24". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
8. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.