Virginia's 40th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Todd Pillion since 2020, succeeding retiring fellow Republican Charles William Carrico Sr.[3] It is currently the most Republican-leaning district in the Virginia Senate.

Geography

District 40 covers the farthest corner of Southwest Virginia, including all of Grayson County, Lee County, Scott County, Washington County, and the City of Bristol, as well as parts of Smyth County, Wise County, and Wythe County.[3]

The district is located entirely within Virginia's 9th congressional district, and overlaps with the 1st, 4th, 5th, and 6th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.[4] It borders the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina.[1]

Recent election results

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 40[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Todd Pillion 40,122 76.3
Independent Ken Heath 12,271 23.4
Total votes 52,552 100
Republican hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 40[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles William Carrico Sr. (incumbent) 36,838 98.4
Total votes 37,433 100
Republican hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 40[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles William Carrico Sr. 31,333 66.9
Democratic John Lamie 15,480 33.0
Total votes 46,864 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year Office Results[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]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William C. Wampler Jr. (incumbent) 33,524 99.4
Total votes 33,738 100
Republican hold

2003

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

1999

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

1995

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

List of members

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

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Todd E. Pillion". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  5. ^ "Virginia State Senate District 40". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia%27s_40th_Senate_district
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