Virginia's 4th Senate district

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Virginia's 4th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Ryan McDougle
R Mechanicsville
Demographics73%  White
18%  Black
4%  Hispanic
1%  Asian
3% Other
Population (2019)211,840 [1]
Registered voters160,749 [2]

Virginia's 4th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Ryan McDougle since his victory in a 2006 special election. [3]

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Geography

District 4 stretches from just outside Fredericksburg to the Chesapeake Bay, including all of the Northern Neck and parts of the Middle Peninsula. It covers all of Caroline, Essex, Middlesex, Lancaster, Northumberland, and Richmond Counties, as well as parts of Hanover, King George, Spotsylvania, and Westmoreland Counties. [3]

The district overlaps with Virginia's 1st and 7th congressional districts, and with the 54th, 55th, 97th, 98th, and 99th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates. [4]

Recent election results

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 4 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ryan McDougle (incumbent) 45,714 63.0
Democratic Stan Scott26,65436.7
Total votes72,541 100
Republican hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 4 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ryan McDougle (incumbent) 37,882 96.0
Total votes39,455 100
Republican hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 4 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ryan McDougle (incumbent) 37,879 97.4
Total votes38,873 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults [7] [8]
2020 President Trump 59.1–39.1%
2017 Governor Gillespie 60.2–38.7%
2016 President Trump 59.0–36.4%
2014 Senate Gillespie 59.8–37.5%
2013 Governor Cuccinelli 56.4–35.2%
2012 President Romney 59.1–39.7%
Senate Allen 58.2–41.8%

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 4 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ryan McDougle (incumbent) 33,148 98.3
Total votes33,719 100
Republican hold

2006 special

2006 Virginia Senate special election, District 4 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ryan McDougle 6,822 81.3
Democratic Roger Cavendish1,55818.6
Total votes8,392 100
Republican hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 4 [6]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Bolling (incumbent) 27,646 99.4
Total votes27,801 100
Republican hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 4 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Bolling (incumbent) 38,136 99.7
Total votes38,253 100
Republican hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 4 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Bolling 26,957 50.5
Democratic Elmo G. Cross, Jr. (incumbent)26,38349.5
Total votes53,342 100
Republican gain from Democratic

District officeholders since 1940

YearsSenator, District 4Counties/Cities in District
1940–1944I. Paul Wailes (D) Amherst County, Virginia and Nelson County
1944–1948 Amherst County, Virginia, Bedford County and Nelson County
1948–1952
1952–1956Walter H. Carter (D)
1956–1960 James D. Hagood (D) Charlotte County, Halifax County, and Prince Edward County
1960–1964 Charlotte County, Halifax County, Prince Edward County and the City of South Boston
1964–1966
1966–1972 Charlotte County, Halifax County, Prince Edward County, Lunenburg County, Nottoway County, and the City of South Boston
1972–1976 Leslie D. Campbell Jr. (D) Charles City County, Gloucester County, Goochland County, Hanover County, King and Queen County, King William County, Louisa County, Mathews County, Middlesex County, and New Kent County
1976–1980 Elmo Cross (D)
1980–1984
1984–1988
1988–1992
1992–1996 Caroline County, Essex County, Hanover County, King and Queen County, King William County, Middlesex County, and Spotsylvania County (part)
1996–2000 Bill Bolling (R)
2000–2004
2004–2008 Caroline County, Essex County, Hanover County, King and Queen County Middlesex County, and Spotsylvania County (part)
Ryan McDougle (R)
2008–2012
2012–2016 Caroline County, Essex County, Lancaster County, Middlesex County, Northumberland County, Richmond County, Hanover County (part), King George County (part), Spotsylvania County (part) and Westmoreland County (part)
2016–present

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References

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  2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Ryan T. McDougle". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
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