Virginia's 37th Senate district

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Virginia's 37th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Saddam Azlan Salim
D Falls Church
Demographics47%  White
8%  Black
17%  Hispanic
23%  Asian
4% Other
Population (2019)210,716 [1]
Registered voters136,839 [2]

Virginia's 37th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat Saddam Azlan Salim since the 2023 election following redistricting.

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Geography

District 37 is a serpentine district located entirely within Fairfax County in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., including some or all of Annandale, Kings Park, West Springfield, Burke, Fair Oaks, and Centreville, among other communities. [3]

The district overlaps with Virginia's 8th, 10th, and 11th congressional districts, and with the 35th, 37th, 38th, 39th, 40th, 41st, 42nd, 53rd, and 67th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates. [4]

Recent election results

2023

2023 Virginia Senate election, District 37 [5]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Saddam Azlan Salim 10,477 54.1
Democratic Chap Petersen 8,88045.9
Total votes19,357 100
General election
Democratic Saddam Azlan Salim 40,947 68.7
Republican Ken Reid18,42730.9
Total votes59,374 100
Democratic hold

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 37 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dave Marsden (incumbent) 41,278 90.3
Total votes45,717 100
Democratic hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 37 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dave Marsden (incumbent) 18,966 55.4
Republican David Bergman15,21644.5
Total votes34,220 100
Democratic hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 37 [5]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jason Flanary 3,131 54.9
Republican Stephen Hunt2,56845.1
Total votes5,699 100
General election
Democratic Dave Marsden (incumbent) 19,841 53.7
Republican Jason Flanary17,03646.1
Total votes36,925 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults [7] [8]
2020 President Biden 67.1–31.1%
2017 Governor Northam 66.3–32.8%
2016 President Clinton 63.6–30.6%
2014 Senate Warner 54.7–43.1%
2013 Governor McAuliffe 55.9–39.1%
2012 President Obama 58.6–40.2%
Senate Kaine 60.2–39.8%

Historical results

All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.

2010 special

2010 Virginia Senate special election, District 37 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dave Marsden 11,954 50.6
Republican Stephen Hunt11,62749.3
Total votes23,602 100
Democratic gain from Republican

2007

2007 Virginia Senate election, District 37 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ken Cuccinelli (incumbent) 18,602 50.0
Democratic Janet Oleszek18,51049.8
Total votes37,185 100
Republican hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 37 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ken Cuccinelli (incumbent) 16,762 53.3
Democratic James Mitchell III14,65846.6
Total votes31,443 100
Republican hold

2002 special

2002 Virginia Senate special election, District 37 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ken Cuccinelli 10,041 55.0
Democratic Catherine Belter8,19344.9
Total votes18,252 100
Republican hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 37 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Warren E. Barry (incumbent) 29,524 99.4
Total votes29,703 100
Republican hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 37 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Warren E. Barry (incumbent) 28,135 98.9
Total votes28,456 100
Republican hold

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