Virginia's 35th Senate district

Virginia's 35th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It is represented by David W. Marsden.^[3] It was previously represented by Democrat Dick Saslaw.^[4]

Virginia's 35th State Senate district
District map before the 2023 election District map from the 2023 election
Senator	David W. Marsden D–Burke
Demographics	41% White 13% Black 25% Hispanic 16% Asian 4% Other
Population (2019)	208,503[1]
Registered voters	121,410[2]

Geography

District 35 covers all of Falls Church and parts of Fairfax County and Alexandria in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., including some or all of Merrifield, Idylwood, West Falls Church, Seven Corners, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, Annandale, Springfield, and West Springfield.^[4] At just over 32 square miles, it is the smallest Senate district in Virginia.

The district overlaps with Virginia's 8th and 11th congressional districts, and with the 38th, 39th, 42nd, 46th, 49th, and 53rd districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.^[5]

Recent election results

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 35^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dick Saslaw (incumbent)	7,381	48.6
	Democratic	Yasmine Taeb	6,945	45.8
	Democratic	Karen Elena Torrent	853	5.6
Total votes			15,179	100
General election
	Democratic	Dick Saslaw (incumbent)	35,131	92.5
Total votes			37,964	100
	Democratic hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 35^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dick Saslaw (incumbent)	18,754	74.4
	Independent Greens	Terry Modglin	6,055	24.0
Total votes			25,192	100
	Democratic hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 35^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dick Saslaw (incumbent)	15,905	61.7
	Republican	Robert Sarvis	9,272	35.9
	Independent Greens	Katherine Pettigrew	591	2.3
Total votes			25,796	100
	Democratic hold

Historical election results

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

2007

2007 Virginia Senate election, District 35^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dick Saslaw (incumbent)	16,856	77.9
	Independent	Mario Palmiotto	4,532	21.0
Total votes			21,626	100
	Democratic hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 35^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dick Saslaw (incumbent)	17,735	82.5
	Independent	C. W. Levy	3,537	16.4
Total votes			21,503	100
	Democratic hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 35^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dick Saslaw (incumbent)	19,257	57.6
	Republican	Robert Neitz	13,554	40.5
	Independent	D. D. Goode	611	1.8
Total votes			33,437	100
	Democratic hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 35^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Brubaker	936	52.1
	Republican	William Houston	860	47.9
Total votes			1,796	100
	Democratic	Dick Saslaw (incumbent)	21,012	57.0
	Republican	Paul Brubaker	15,833	42.9
Total votes			36,864	100
	Democratic hold

Recent results in statewide elections

Year	Office	Results[8][9]
2020	President	Biden 75.1–23.1%
2017	Governor	Northam 75.4–23.7%
2016	President	Clinton 72.8–21.9%
2014	Senate	Warner 66.0–31.6%
2013	Governor	McAuliffe 66.9–28.2%
2012	President	Obama 68.5–30.2%
	Senate	Kaine 69.6–30.4%

References

1. "State Senate District 35, 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. "Senate of Virginia". apps.senate.virginia.gov. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
4. "Richard L. Saslaw". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
6. "Virginia State Senate District 35". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
7. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
8. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
9. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 7, 2021.