Virginia's 27th Senate district

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Virginia's 27th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Tara Durant
R Fredericksburg
Demographics80%  White
6%  Black
9%  Hispanic
2%  Asian
3% Other
Population (2019)219,263 [1]
Registered voters160,822 [2]

Virginia's 27th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Tara Durant since 2024. [3]

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Geography

District 27 is located in the northern Shenandoah Valley and far western D.C. metropolitan area, covering all of Clarke County, Frederick County, Fauquier County, and the City of Winchester, as well as parts of Culpeper County, Loudoun County, and Stafford County. [3]

The district overlaps with Virginia's 1st, 5th, 7th, and 10th congressional districts, and the 2nd, 10th, 18th, 29th, 31st, 33rd, and 88th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates. [4] It borders the state of West Virginia. [1]

Recent election results

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 27 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jill Vogel (incumbent) 43,353 64.2
Democratic Ronnie Ross24,11435.7
Total votes67,532 100
Republican hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 27 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jill Vogel (incumbent) 34,203 97.3
Total votes35,167 100
Republican hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 27 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jill Vogel (incumbent) 24,555 74.6
Democratic Shaun Broy7,63623.2
Independent Donald Marro6812.1
Total votes32,917 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults [7] [8]
2020 President Trump 59.1–39.1%
2017 Governor Gillespie 59.7–39.1%
2016 President Trump 60.0–34.6%
2014 Senate Gillespie 63.3–34.3%
2013 Governor Cuccinelli 59.6–35.2%
2012 President Romney 59.3–38.9%
Senate Allen 59.0–41.0%

Historical results

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

Prior to 2011 redistricting, the district had consisted of Clark County, Fauquier County, Frederick County, Loudoun County, and Winchester.

2007

2007 Virginia Senate election, District 27 [6]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jill Vogel 3,778 54.0
Republican Mark Tate2,02228.9
Republican Terrence Nyhous6549.3
Republican Richard Robinson5487.8
Total votes7,002 100
General election
Republican Jill Vogel 24,960 48.4
Democratic Karen Schultz24,30147.2
Independent Donald Marro2,1704.2
Total votes51,521 100
Republican hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 27 [6]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Russ Potts (incumbent) 7,495 50.4
Republican Mark Tate7,38949.6
Total votes14,884 100
General election
Republican Russ Potts (incumbent) 26,152 58.2
Democratic Mark Herring 18,46041.1
Total votes44,947 100
Republican hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 27 [6]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Russ Potts (incumbent) 7,942 62.1
Republican Mike McHugh4,85637.9
Total votes12,798 100
General election
Republican Russ Potts (incumbent) 26,276 99.2
Total votes26,479 100
Republican hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 27 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Russ Potts (incumbent) 27,424 65.2
Democratic Thomas Lewis14,62234.8
Total votes42,052 100
Republican hold

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