Virginia's 15th Senate district

Virginia's 15th State Senate district
District map before the 2023 election District map from the 2023 election
Senator	Ghazala Hashmi D – Richmond
Demographics	67%  White 27%  Black 3%  Hispanic 1%  Asian 2% Other
Population (2019)	191,250 [1]
Registered voters	133,523 [2]

Virginia's 15th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Frank Ruff since 2000. ^[3]

Geography

District 15 is a sprawling district based in Virginia's Southside, including all of Charlotte, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, and Nottoway Counties, as well as parts of Brunswick, Campbell, Dinwiddie, Halifax, Pittsylvania, and Prince George Counties and part of the city of Danville. At over 4,200 square miles, District 15 is the largest Senate district in Virginia. It borders the state of North Carolina. ^{[1] [3]}

The district overlaps with Virginia's 4th and 5th congressional districts, and with the 14th, 16th, 59th, 60th, 61st, 63rd, 64th, and 75th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates. ^[4]

Recent election results

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 15 ^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Ruff (incumbent)	8,235	79.4
	Republican	Dale Sturdifen	2,132	20.6
Total votes			10,368	100
General election
	Republican	Frank Ruff (incumbent)	38,471	68.3
	Democratic	Virginia Smith	17,793	31.6
Total votes			56,327	100
	Republican hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 15 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Ruff (incumbent)	32,745	98.3
Total votes			33,317	100
	Republican hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 15 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Ruff (incumbent)	36,193	99.2
Total votes			36,474	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [7] [8]
2020	President	Trump 64.6–33.6%
2017	Governor	Gillespie 65.3–34.0%
2016	President	Trump 63.1–34.4%
2014	Senate	Gillespie 59.6–38.7%
2013	Governor	Cuccinelli 59.3–34.4%
2012	President	Romney 58.9–39.8%
	Senate	Allen 60.1–39.9%

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 15 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Ruff (incumbent)	25,429	59.0
	Democratic	Bob Wilkerson	17,658	40.9
Total votes			43,124	100
	Republican hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 15 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Ruff (incumbent)	27,288	99.8
Total votes			27,338	100
	Republican hold

2000 special

2000 Virginia Senate special election, District 15 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Ruff	30,395	51.1
	Democratic	Jerry Flowers	28,235	47.5
	Independent	Amos Neill	826	1.4
Total votes			59,477	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 15 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard J. Holland (incumbent)	21,783	53.7
	Republican	Thomas C. Wright	18,769	46.3
Total votes			40,560	100
	Democratic hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 15 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard J. Holland (incumbent)	21,609	53.3
	Republican	Jerry Flowers	18,921	46.7
Total votes			40,533	100
	Democratic hold

References

1. "State Senate District 15, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
3. "Frank M. Ruff, Jr". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
5. "Virginia State Senate District 15". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
8. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 5, 2021.