Virginia's 15th Senate district

Virginia's 15th
State Senate district
Virginia's 15th; State Senate district
Senator
	Ghazala Hashmi ; D – Richmond
Demographics	67% White ; 27% Black ; 3% Hispanic ; 1% Asian ; 2% Other
Population (2019)	191,250
Registered voters	133,523

Last updated May 16, 2025

Virginia's 15th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat Ghazala Hashmi since 2024.^[3]

Geography

District 15 was a sprawling district based in Virginia's Southside, and included 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 was the largest Senate district in Virginia. It bordered the state of North Carolina.^[1]^[4] Now, after the 2023 redistricting, it is a much smaller district covering an area south of Richmond.

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.^[5]

Recent election results

2023

2023 Virginia Senate election, District 15^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ghazala Hashmi	33,253	62.2
	Republican	Hayden Fisher	20,042	37.5
	Write-in	Miscellaneous	202	0.4
Total votes			53,497	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

Elections prior to 2023 were held under different boundaries.

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 15 ^[6]
Primary election
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

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 15^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Ruff (incumbent)	32,745	98.3
Total votes			33,317	100
	Republican hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 15^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Ruff (incumbent)	36,193	99.2
Total votes			36,474	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results^[8]^[9]
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%
2012	Senate	Allen 60.1–39.9%

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 15^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Ruff (incumbent)	25,429	59.0
	Democratic	Bob Wilkerson	17,658	40.9
Total votes			43,124	100
	Republican hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 15^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Ruff (incumbent)	27,288	99.8
Total votes			27,338	100
	Republican hold

2000 special

2000 Virginia Senate special election, District 15^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 15^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard J. Holland (incumbent)	21,783	53.7
	Republican	Thomas C. Wright	18,769	46.3
Total votes			40,560	100
	Democratic hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 15^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard J. Holland (incumbent)	21,609	53.3
	Republican	Jerry Flowers	18,921	46.7
Total votes			40,533	100
	Democratic hold

1991

1991 Virginia Senate election, District 15 ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard J. Holland (incumbent)	23,519	100
Total votes			23,519	100
	Democratic hold

1987

1987 Virginia Senate election, District 15 ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard J. Holland (incumbent)	22,044	100
Total votes			22,044	100
	Democratic hold

1983

1983 Virginia Senate election, District 15 ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard J. Holland (incumbent)	22,267	100
Total votes			22,267	100
	Democratic hold

1979

1979 Virginia Senate election, District 15 ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard J. Holland	15,673	100
Total votes			15,673	100
	Democratic gain from Independent

1976 - Special

1976 Virginia Senate District 15 Special election^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	John Lewis Rawls Jr.	10,990	48.9
	Independent	Moses A. Riddick Jr.	7,086	31.5
	Independent	Gilbert W. Francis	4,408	19.6
Total votes			22,484	100
	Independent gain from Democratic

1975

1975 Virginia Senate election, District 15^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William V. Rawlings (incumbent)	13,609	100
Total votes			13,609	100
	Democratic hold

1971

1971 Virginia Senate election, District 15^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William V. Rawlings	20,650	100
Total votes			20,650	100
	Democratic hold

1967

1967 Virginia Senate election, District 15^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Macon M. Long (incumbent)	15,631	50.8
	Independent	Kline R. Powers	15,125	49.2
Total votes			30,756	100
	Democratic hold

1965

1965 Virginia Senate election, District 15^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Macon M. Long	7,671	100
Total votes			7,671	100
	Democratic hold

1963

1963 Virginia Senate election, District 15^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George M. Warren Jr.	5,977	100
Total votes			5,977	100
	Democratic hold

1959

1959 Virginia Senate election, District 15^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas C. Phillips Jr. (incumbent)	10,503	100
Total votes			10,503	100
	Democratic hold

1957 - Special

1957 Virginia Senate district 15 Special election^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas C. Phillips Jr.	6,929	52.3
	Republican	Ralph L. Lincoln	6,324	47.7
Total votes			13,253	100
	Democratic hold

1955

1955 Virginia Senate election, District 15^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George M. Warren (incumbent)	9,923	100
Total votes			9,923	100
	Democratic hold

1951

1951 Virginia Senate election, District 15^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George M. Warren (incumbent)	9,422	100
Total votes			9,422	100
	Democratic hold

1947

1947 Virginia Senate election, District 15^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George M. Warren	6,744	55
	Republican	Homer McFaddin	5,528	45
Total votes			12,272	100
	Democratic hold

References

1 2 "State Senate District 15, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
↑ "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
↑ "Ghazala Hashmi". apps.senate.virginia.gov. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
↑ "Frank M. Ruff, Jr". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
↑ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
1 2 "Virginia State Senate District 15". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
↑ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
↑ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

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[Census-1] 1 2 "State Senate District 15, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 14, 2019.

[2] "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

[3] "Ghazala Hashmi". apps.senate.virginia.gov. Retrieved November 16, 2024.

[Leg-4] "Frank M. Ruff, Jr". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 15, 2019.

[5] David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 7, 2021.

[Ballotpedia-6] 1 2 "Virginia State Senate District 15". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 12, 2019.

[Virginia-7] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 14, 2019.

[8] "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 14, 2019.

[9] "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

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