Virginia's 40th Senate district

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Virginia's 40th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Barbara Favola
D Arlington
Demographics94%  White
3%  Black
2%  Hispanic
0%  Asian
1% Other
Population (2019)190,166 [1]
Registered voters128,567 [2]

Virginia's 40th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat Barbara Favola since 2024. Before the 2023 Virginia Senate election, it was represented by Todd Pillion, who succeeded retiring fellow Republican Charles William Carrico Sr. [3] .

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Geography

District 40 covers most of Arlington County, Virginia. [3] It was previously located in the southwestern corner of Virginia before 2024.

The district is located entirely within Virginia's 8th congressional district. [4] It borders the Potomac River. [1]

Recent election results

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 40 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Todd Pillion 40,122 76.3
Independent Ken Heath12,27123.4
Total votes52,552 100
Republican hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 40 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles William Carrico Sr. (incumbent) 36,838 98.4
Total votes37,433 100
Republican hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 40 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles William Carrico Sr. 31,333 66.9
Democratic John Lamie15,48033.0
Total votes46,864 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults [7] [8]
2020 President Trump 79.1–19.1%
2017 Governor Gillespie 76.5–22.6%
2016 President Trump 77.0–20.0%
2014 Senate Gillespie 66.3–31.9%
2013 Governor Cuccinelli 69.1–26.7%
2012 President Romney 70.4–28.0%
Senate Allen 68.4–31.6%

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 40 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William C. Wampler Jr. (incumbent) 33,524 99.4
Total votes33,738 100
Republican hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 40 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William C. Wampler Jr. (incumbent) 27,826 99.9
Total votes27,850 100
Republican hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 40 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William C. Wampler Jr. (incumbent) 28,326 99.9
Total votes28,365 100
Republican hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 40 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William C. Wampler Jr. (incumbent) 28,733 99.9
Total votes28,764 100
Republican hold

List of members

SenatorPartyTenureElectoral history
John Chalkley Buchanan DemocraticJanuary 1972 – April 15, 1991First elected in 1971
Died on April 15, 1991
J. Jack Kennedy Jr. DemocraticJune 1991 – January 8, 1992First elected in 1991 special election
Lost reelection in November election following redistricting
William C. Wampler Jr. RepublicanJanuary 8, 1992 – January 11, 2012First elected in 1991, re-elected in 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007
Retired
Charles W. Carrico, Sr. RepublicanJanuary 11, 2012 – January 8, 2020First elected in 2011, re-elected unopposed in 2015
Todd Pillion RepublicanJanuary 8, 2020 – presentFirst elected in 2019

References

  1. 1 2 "State Senate District 40, 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. 1 2 "Barbara A. Favola". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  4. David Jarman. "Virginia Dept. of Elections: Interactive Map". Virginia Dept. of Elections. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  5. "Virginia State Senate District 40". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  8. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 7, 2021.