American legislative district
Virginia's 2nd State Senate district |
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District map before the 2023 election
District map from the 2023 election |
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Demographics | 38% White 49% Black 6% Hispanic 3% Asian 3% Other |
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Population (2019) | 198,956[1] |
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Registered voters | 134,912[2] |
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Virginia's 2nd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat Mamie Locke since 2004.[3]
Geography
District 2 is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area in southeastern Virginia, including parts of York County, Hampton, Newport News, and Portsmouth.[3]
The district overlaps with Virginia's 2nd and 3rd congressional districts, and with the 79th, 80th, 91st, 92nd, 93rd, 95th, and 96th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.[4]
Recent election results
2019
2015
2011
Federal and statewide results
Historical results
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
2007
2003
1999
1995
District officeholders since 1940
Years
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Senator, District 2
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Counties/Cities in District
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1940–1944
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Vivian L. Page (D) Ralph Hunter Daughton (D)
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City of Norfolk[9]
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1944
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Ralph Hunter Daughton (D) James Hoge Tyler, III (D)
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1945–1948
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James Hoge Tyler, III (D) Edward L. Breeden (D)
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1948–1952
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Edward L. Breeden (D) Robert F. Baldwin (D)
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1952–1956
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1956–1960
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1960–1964
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1964–1966
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1966–1968
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Edward L. Breeden (D) Robert F. Baldwin (D) Henry Howell (D)
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1968–1972
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Edward L. Breeden (D) Henry Howell (D) [10] Peter K. Babalas (D)
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1972–1976
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Herbert H. Bateman (D)
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City of Newport News (part)
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1976–1980
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Herbert H. Bateman (R)
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1980–1983
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1983–1984
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Bobby Scott (D)
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City of Newport News (part), City of Hampton (part)
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1984–1988
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1988–1992
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1992–1996
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W. Henry Maxwell (D)
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1996–2000
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2000–2004
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2004–2008
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Mamie Locke (D)
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City of Hampton (part), City of Newport News (part), City of Portsmouth (part), City of Suffolk (part)
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2008–2012
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2012–2016
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York County (part), City of Hampton (part), City of Newport News (part), City of Portsmouth (part)
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2016–present
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References
- ^ "State Senate District 2, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "Mamie E. Locke". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Virginia State Senate District 2". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. April 16, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- ^ Until 1972, District 2 was a multi-member district.
- ^ Elected to fill unexpired Lieutenant Governor term in 1971