Virginia's 30th Senate district

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Virginia's 30th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Danica Roem
D Manassas
Demographics59%  White
12%  Black
17%  Hispanic
8%  Asian
4% Other
Population (2019)221,863 [1]
Registered voters153,062 [2]

Virginia's 30th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat Adam Ebbin since 2012, succeeding retiring fellow Democrat Patsy Ticer. [3]

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Geography

District 30 is located directly on the Potomac River, including most of Alexandria as well as smaller parts of Arlington County and Fairfax County such as Rose Hill, Huntington, Fort Hunt and Mount Vernon. [3]

The district is located entirely within Virginia's 8th congressional district, and overlaps with the 42nd, 43rd, 44th, 45th, 46th, 48th, and 49th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates. [4] The district lies directly across the river from Maryland and the District of Columbia. [1]

Recent election results

2023

2023 Virginia Senate election, District 30 [5]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William Carroll Woolf 4,998 70.2
Republican Robert Ruffolo2,12029.8
Total votes7,118 100
General election
Democratic Danica Roem (incumbent) 29,713 51.5
Republican William Carroll Woolf27,79448.2
Other/Write-in votes1780.3
Total votes57,685 100
Democratic hold

Prior to 2021 redistricting

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 30 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Adam Ebbin (incumbent) 42,850 91.8
Total votes46,702 100
Democratic hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 30 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Adam Ebbin (incumbent) 27,274 76.7
Independent Greens J. Ron Fisher7,43120.9
Total votes35,547 100
Democratic hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 30 [6]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Adam Ebbin 4,570 38.8
Democratic Rob Krupicka 4,23535.9
Democratic Libby Garvey 2,98025.3
Total votes11,791 100
General election
Democratic Adam Ebbin 20,968 64.7
Republican Timothy Thomas Christensen McGhee11,34935.0
Total votes32,419 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults [7] [8] [9]
2021 Governor McAuliffe 75.1–24.1%
2020 President Biden 75.6–22.6%
2017 Governor Northam 74.8–24.4%
2016 President Clinton 72.9–21.1%
2014 Senate Warner 65.6–32.2%
2013 Governor McAuliffe 67.1–27.4%
2012 President Obama 66.3–32.6%
Senate Kaine 68.2–31.8%

Prior to 2011 redistricting

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

2007

2007 Virginia Senate election, District 30 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Patsy Ticer (incumbent) 20,853 95.2
Total votes21,904 100
Democratic hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 30 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Patsy Ticer (incumbent) 18,633 95.4
Total votes19,536 100
Democratic hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 30 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Patsy Ticer (incumbent) 17,846 80.8
Independent C. W. Levy3,93817.8
Total votes22,079 100
Democratic hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 30 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Patsy Ticer 18,897 57.6
Republican Bob Calhoun (incumbent)13,86842.3
Total votes32,788 100
Democratic gain from Republican

District officeholders

YearsSenator, District 30Counties/cities in district
1940–1944 Robert O. Norris, Jr. (D) King George County, Lancaster County, Northumberland County, Richmond County, Westmoreland County.
1944–1948
1948–1952
1952–1956
1956–1960Thomas H. Blanton (D) Caroline County, Hanover County, King William County, Essex County, King and Queen County, Middlesex County.
1960–1964
1964–1968 Fred W. Bateman (D) York County and the City of Newport News.
1968–1970 Edward E. Willey (D) and J. Sargeant Reynolds (D) (multimember district) City of Richmond.
1970–1972 Edward E. Willey (D) and Douglas Wilder (D) [10] (multimember district)
1972–1976 Leroy S. Bendheim (D) City of Alexandria.
1976–1980 Wiley F. Mitchell (R)
1980–1984
1984–1988
1988–1992 Wiley F. Mitchell (R)
Bob Calhoun (R) [11]
1992–1996 Bob Calhoun (R) City of Alexandria (part), Fairfax County (part).
1996–2000 Patsy Ticer (D)
2000–2004
2004–2008
2008–2012
2012–2016 Adam Ebbin (D) Arlington County (part), Fairfax County (part), City of Alexandria (part).
2016–2020
2020–2024
2024–present Danica Roem (D) Prince William County (part), City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park.

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  10. elected in special election December 1969
  11. elected in special election December 1989