Virginia's 3rd Senate district Last updated December 20, 2025 American legislative district
Virginia's 3rd District map before the 2023 election District map from the 2023 election Senator Demographics 80% White Black Hispanic Asian Other Population (2019) 218,574 [ 1] Registered voters 174,798 [ 2]
Virginia's 3rd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia . It has been represented by Republican Tommy Norment , currently the Senate Minority Leader, since 1992. [ 3]
Geography District 3 is located largely on the Virginia Peninsula and Middle Peninsula along the Chesapeake Bay coastline, including all of Poquoson , Gloucester County , King and Queen County , King William County and New Kent County , as well as parts of Hampton , Suffolk , Isle of Wight County , James City County , Surry County and York County . [ 3]
The district overlaps with Virginia's 1st , 2nd , and 3rd congressional districts , and with the 64th , 76th , 91st , 93rd , 96th , 97th , and 98th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates . [ 4]
Recent election results Federal and statewide results Historical results All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
District officeholders since 1904 Years Senator, District 3 Counties/Cities in District 1904–1906 John N. Harman (R) Buchanan County , Dickenson County , Russell County , and Tazewell County 1906–1908 R. Walter Dickenson (R) 1908–1912 Roland E. Chase (R) 1912–1916 J. Powell Royall (R) 1916–1920 1920–1922 Robert O. Crockett (R) 1922–1924 Campbell C. Hyatt (R) 1924–1928 Alfred C. Smith (D) Norfolk County , City of Portsmouth and the City of South Norfolk 1928–1932 Lloyd E. Warren (D) 1932–1936 Major M. Hillard (D) 1936–1940 1940–1944 1944–1948 1948–1952 1952–1956 1956–1960 Gordon F. Marsh (D) Norfolk County and the City of South Norfolk [ 9] 1960–1964 1964–1966 1966 William B. Spong (D) City of Portsmouth , City of Chesapeake and the City of Virginia Beach 1966–1972 William H. Hodges (D) 1972–1976 William E. Fears (D) Accomac County , James City County , Northampton County , York County and the cities of Williamsburg and Newport News (part) 1976–1980 Accomac County , James City County , Northampton County , York County and the cities of Williamsburg , Poquoson and Newport News (part) 1980–1984 1984–1988 1988–1992 1992–1996 Tommy Norment (R) Gloucester County , James City County , New Kent County , City of Newport News (part), City of Williamsburg and York County (part) 1996–2000 2000–2004 2004–2008 2008–2012 2012–2016 Gloucester County , King & Queen County , King William County , New Kent County , City of Poquoson , Isle of Wight County (part), James City County (part), Surry County (part), York County (part), City of Hampton (part), City of Suffolk (part) 2016–present
References ↑ "State Senate District 3, VA" . Census Reporter. Retrieved March 6, 2021 . ↑ "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF) . Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021 . 1 2 "Thomas K. Norment, Jr" . Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 5, 2019 . ↑ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?" . Daily Kos. Retrieved June 7, 2021 . 1 2 "Virginia State Senate District 3" . Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2019 . 1 2 3 4 5 "Elections Database" . Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 5, 2019 . ↑ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD" . Daily Kos. Retrieved August 5, 2019 . ↑ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result" . CNalysis. April 16, 2021. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021 . ↑ After 1963, these were merged into City of Chesapeake
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