Virginia's 10th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. The district has been represented by Republican John McGuire since 2023, following its creation after re-districting.
Virginia's 10th State Senate district | |||
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Senator |
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Demographics | 65% White 21% Black 7% Hispanic 4% Asian 3% Other | ||
Population (2019) | 212,874[1] | ||
Registered voters | 157,579[2] |
Geography
District 10 is located in the Greater Richmond Region, covering much of the City of Richmond as well as all of Powhatan County and parts of Chesterfield County.[3]
The district overlaps with Virginia's 1st, 4th, and 5th congressional districts, and with the 27th, 65th, 66th, 68th, 69th, and 71st districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.[4]
Recent election results
2019
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Ghazala Hashmi | 5,246 | 49.4 | |
Democratic | Eileen McNeil Bedell | 4,347 | 40.9 | |
Democratic | Zachary Brown | 1,032 | 9.7 | |
Total votes | 10,627 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Ghazala Hashmi | 44,548 | 54.1 | |
Republican | Glen Sturtevant (incumbent) | 37,737 | 45.8 | |
Total votes | 82,377 | 100 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
2015
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Daniel Gecker | 4,730 | 46.5 | |
Democratic | Emily Francis | 3,487 | 45.5 | |
Democratic | Alex McMurtrie Jr. | 1,957 | 19.2 | |
Total votes | 10,178 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Glen Sturtevant | 27,651 | 49.8 | |
Democratic | Daniel Gecker | 26,173 | 47.1 | |
Independent | Marleen Durfee | 1,136 | 2.0 | |
Libertarian | Carl Loser | 527 | 0.9 | |
Total votes | 55,547 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Watkins (incumbent) | 18,496 | 56.4 | |
Democratic | David Bernard | 14,189 | 43.3 | |
Total votes | 32,771 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Federal and statewide results
Historical results
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
2007
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Watkins (incumbent) | 27,515 | 97.6 | |
Total votes | 28,204 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
2003
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Watkins (incumbent) | 27,637 | 99.2 | |
Total votes | 27,863 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Watkins (incumbent) | 21,366 | 69.9 | |
Independent | Alex McMurtrie Jr. | 9,164 | 30.0 | |
Total votes | 30,581 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
1998 special
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Watkins | 5,005 | 97.9 | |
Total votes | 5,112 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
1995
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joseph B. Benedetti (incumbent) | 32,554 | 99.4 | |
Total votes | 32,738 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
References
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