| Virginia's 2nd State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 38% White 49% Black 6% Hispanic 3% Asian 3% Other | ||
| Population (2019) | 198,956 [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 Democrat Mamie Locke since 2004. [3]
District 2 is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area in southeastern Virginia, including parts of York County, Hampton, Newport News, and Portsmouth. [3]
The district overlaps with Virginia's 2nd and 3rd congressional districts, and with the 79th, 80th, 91st, 92nd, 93rd, 95th, and 96th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates. [4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mamie Locke (incumbent) | 36,551 | 92.8 | |
| Total votes | 39,390 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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 [6] [7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 [9] |
| 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) [10] 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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