Virginia's 39th Senate district

Virginia's 39th State Senate district
District map before the 2023 election District map from the 2023 election
Senator	Adam Ebbin D – Alexandria
Demographics	52%  White 18%  Black 14%  Hispanic 12%  Asian 4% Other
Population (2019)	215,742 [1]
Registered voters	149,554 [2]

Virginia's 39th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat George Barker since his 2007 defeat of Republican incumbent Jay O'Brien. ^[3]

Geography

District 39 covers parts of Alexandria, Fairfax County, and Prince William County in the suburbs of Washington D.C., including some or all of Rose Hill, Franconia, Newington, Lorton, Lake Ridge, and Buckhall. ^[3]

The district overlaps with Virginia's 1st, 8th, 10th, and 11th congressional districts, and with the 13th, 39th, 40th, 42nd, 43rd, 46th, and 51st districts of the Virginia House of Delegates. ^[4]

Recent election results

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 39 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Barker (incumbent)	40,259	65.9
	Republican	Dutch Hillenburg	20,757	34.0
Total votes			61,088	100
	Democratic hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 39 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Barker (incumbent)	20,083	53.9
	Republican	Joe Murray	17,101	45.9
Total votes			37,269	100
	Democratic hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 39 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	M. Miller Baker	4,201	73.3
	Republican	Scott Martin	1,528	26.7
Total votes			5,729	100
General election
	Democratic	George Barker (incumbent)	21,201	53.1
	Republican	M. Miller Baker	18,687	46.8
Total votes			39,941	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [7] [8]
2020	President	Biden 67.6–30.6%
2017	Governor	Northam 66.3–32.9%
2016	President	Clinton 64.1–30.7%
2014	Senate	Warner 56.1–42.0%
2013	Governor	McAuliffe 57.6–37.8%
2012	President	Obama 59.9–39.0%
	Senate	Kaine 61.0–39.0%

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 39 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Barker	2,585	61.2
	Democratic	Greg Galligan	1,641	38.8
Total votes			4,226	100
General election
	Democratic	George Barker	19,892	50.9
	Republican	Jay O'Brien (incumbent)	19,131	49.0
Total votes			39,064	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 39 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jay O'Brien (incumbent)	18,780	57.8
	Democratic	Greg Galligan	13,717	42.2
Total votes			32,516	100
	Republican hold

2002 special

As a result of redistricting prior to the 2003 elections, District 39 moved from Southwest Virginia to Northern Virginia, causing then-incumbent Madison Marye to resign and forcing a special election.

2002 Virginia Senate special election, District 39 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jay O'Brien	27,935	56.6
	Democratic	R. M. Lynch	21,364	43.3
Total votes			49,324	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 39 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Madison Marye (incumbent)	21,951	59.3
	Republican	Jim Jones	15,032	40.6
Total votes			36,989	100
	Democratic hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 39 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Madison Marye (incumbent)	23,206	53.0
	Republican	Patrick Cupp	20,616	47.0
Total votes			43,822	100
	Democratic hold

References

1. "State Senate District 39, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
3. "George L. Barker". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
5. "Virginia State Senate District 39". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
8. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.