| Virginia's 35th State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 41% White 13% Black 25% Hispanic 16% Asian 4% Other | ||
| Population (2019) | 208,503 [1] | ||
| Registered voters | 121,410 [2] | ||
Virginia's 35th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It is represented by David W. Marsden. [3] It was previously represented by Democrat Dick Saslaw. [4]
District 35 covers all of Falls Church and parts of Fairfax County and Alexandria in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., including some or all of Merrifield, Idylwood, West Falls Church, Seven Corners, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, Annandale, Springfield, and West Springfield. [4] At just over 32 square miles, it is the smallest Senate district in Virginia.
The district overlaps with Virginia's 8th and 11th congressional districts, and with the 38th, 39th, 42nd, 46th, 49th, and 53rd districts of the Virginia House of Delegates. [5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Dick Saslaw (incumbent) | 7,381 | 48.6 | |
| Democratic | Yasmine Taeb | 6,945 | 45.8 | |
| Democratic | Karen Elena Torrent | 853 | 5.6 | |
| Total votes | 15,179 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Dick Saslaw (incumbent) | 35,131 | 92.5 | |
| Total votes | 37,964 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Dick Saslaw (incumbent) | 18,754 | 74.4 | |
| Independent Greens | Terry Modglin | 6,055 | 24.0 | |
| Total votes | 25,192 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Dick Saslaw (incumbent) | 15,905 | 61.7 | |
| Republican | Robert Sarvis | 9,272 | 35.9 | |
| Independent Greens | Katherine Pettigrew | 591 | 2.3 | |
| Total votes | 25,796 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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 | Dick Saslaw (incumbent) | 16,856 | 77.9 | |
| Independent | Mario Palmiotto | 4,532 | 21.0 | |
| Total votes | 21,626 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Dick Saslaw (incumbent) | 17,735 | 82.5 | |
| Independent | C. W. Levy | 3,537 | 16.4 | |
| Total votes | 21,503 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Dick Saslaw (incumbent) | 19,257 | 57.6 | |
| Republican | Robert Neitz | 13,554 | 40.5 | |
| Independent | D. D. Goode | 611 | 1.8 | |
| Total votes | 33,437 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Paul Brubaker | 936 | 52.1 | |
| Republican | William Houston | 860 | 47.9 | |
| Total votes | 1,796 | 100 | ||
| Democratic | Dick Saslaw (incumbent) | 21,012 | 57.0 | |
| Republican | Paul Brubaker | 15,833 | 42.9 | |
| Total votes | 36,864 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Year | Office | Results [8] [9] |
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| 2020 | President | Biden 75.1–23.1% |
| 2017 | Governor | Northam 75.4–23.7% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 72.8–21.9% |
| 2014 | Senate | Warner 66.0–31.6% |
| 2013 | Governor | McAuliffe 66.9–28.2% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 68.5–30.2% |
| Senate | Kaine 69.6–30.4% |
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