| Virginia's 2nd State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 82% White 4% Black 9% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Other | ||
| Population (2019) | 216,089 [1] | ||
| Registered voters | 134,912 [2] | ||
Virginia's 2nd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Mark Obenshain since 2024. [3]
District 2 is located in the rural western area of Virginia, including all of Rockingham County, Page County, Bath County and all of Highland County. It also includes the City of Harrisonburg and part of Augusta County. [4]
The district is located entirely within Virginia's 6th Congressional District. [5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mamie Locke (incumbent) | 36,551 | 92.8 | |
| Total votes | 39,390 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mamie Locke (incumbent) | 17,459 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 17,459 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mamie Locke (incumbent) | 17,526 | 65.6 | |
| Republican | Thomas Harmon, IV | 9,208 | 34.4 | |
| Total votes | 26,734 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Year | Office | Results [7] [8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 72.1–26.1% | |||
| 2021 | Governor | Youngkin 72.0–27.0% | 2017 | Governor | Northam 72.0–27.0% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 67.9–27.8% | |||
| 2014 | Senate | Warner 68.6–29.6% | |||
| 2013 | Governor | McAuliffe 67.5–27.8% | |||
| 2012 | President | Obama 71.7–27.2% | |||
| Senate | Kaine 71.9–28.1% |
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 | Mamie Locke (incumbent) | 12,242 | 94.1 | ||
| Total votes | 13,014 | 100 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
| Primary election | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
| Democratic | Mamie Locke | 6,278 | 48.1 | ||
| Democratic | Verbena M. Askew | 6,093 | 46.7 | ||
| Democratic | J. E. Graves | 679 | 5.2 | ||
| Total votes | 13,050 | 100 | |||
| General election | |||||
| Democratic | Mamie Locke | 12,784 | 64.7 | ||
| Republican | Phil Bomersheim | 4,805 | 24.3 | ||
| Independent | J.B. Hobson | 2,116 | 10.7 | ||
| Total votes | 19,744 | 100 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | W. Henry Maxwell (incumbent) | 14,545 | 80.3 | ||
| Independent | M. A. Rogers, Sr. | 3,475 | 19.2 | ||
| Total votes | 18,123 | 100 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | W. Henry Maxwell (incumbent) | 18,836 | 99.9 | ||
| Total votes | 18,851 | 100 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
| Years | Senator, District 2 | Counties/Cities in District |
|---|---|---|
| 1940–1944 | Vivian L. Page (D) Ralph Hunter Daughton (D) | City of Norfolk [10] |
| 1944 | Ralph Hunter Daughton (D) James Hoge Tyler, III (D) | |
| 1945–1948 | James Hoge Tyler, III (D) Edward L. Breeden (D) | |
| 1948–1952 | Edward L. Breeden (D) Robert F. Baldwin (D) | |
| 1952–1956 | ||
| 1956–1960 | ||
| 1960–1964 | ||
| 1964–1966 | ||
| 1966–1968 | Edward L. Breeden (D) Robert F. Baldwin (D) Henry Howell (D) | |
| 1968–1972 | Edward L. Breeden (D) Henry Howell (D) [11] Peter K. Babalas (D) | |
| 1972–1976 | Herbert H. Bateman (D) | City of Newport News (part) |
| 1976–1980 | Herbert H. Bateman (R) | |
| 1980–1983 | ||
| 1983–1984 | Bobby Scott (D) | City of Newport News (part), City of Hampton (part) |
| 1984–1988 | ||
| 1988–1992 | ||
| 1992–1996 | W. Henry Maxwell (D) | |
| 1996–2000 | ||
| 2000–2004 | ||
| 2004–2008 | Mamie Locke (D) | City of Hampton (part), City of Newport News (part), City of Portsmouth (part), City of Suffolk (part) |
| 2008–2012 | ||
| 2012–2016 | York County (part), City of Hampton (part), City of Newport News (part), City of Portsmouth (part) | |
| 2016–present | ||
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