Virginia's 13th Senate district

Virginia's 13th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat John Bell since 2020, succeeding retiring Republican Dick Black.^[3]

Virginia's 13th State Senate district
District map before the 2023 election District map from the 2023 election
Senator	Lashrecse Aird D–Petersburg
Demographics	60% White 8% Black 10% Hispanic 17% Asian 4% Other
Population (2019)	263,426[1]
Registered voters	191,339[2]

Geography

District 13 covers parts of Loudoun and Prince William Counties in Northern Virginia, including some or all of Purcellville, Ashburn, Broadlands, South Riding, Gainesville, and Linton Hall.^[3]

The district overlaps with Virginia's 1st and 10th congressional districts, and with the 10th, 13th, 32nd, 33rd, 40th, 50th, 67th, and 87th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.^[4] It borders the states of Maryland and West Virginia.^[1]

2023 election

Following redistricting, 2023 candidates for District 13 include state senator Joe Morrissey and former delegate Lashrecse Aird. Aird is endorsed by state senators Jennifer Boysko, Ghazala Hashmi, Barbara Favola, Janet Howell, Mamie Locke, and Louise Lucas.^[5]

Recent election results

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 13^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Geary Higgins	6,609	65.3
	Republican	Ron Meyer Jr.	3,486	34.5
Total votes			10,116	100
General election
	Democratic	John Bell	44,762	54.3
	Republican	Geary Higgins	37,645	45.6
Total votes			82,502	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 13^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Black (incumbent)	25,898	52.3
	Democratic	Jill McCabe	23,544	47.5
Total votes			49,526	100
	Republican hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 13^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Black	3,144	38.8
	Republican	John Stirrup	3,036	37.4
	Republican	Robert Fitzsimmons	1,925	23.7
Total votes			8,109	100
General election
	Republican	Dick Black	20,786	57.0
	Democratic	Jeffrey Mitchell	15,613	42.8
Total votes			36,497	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[8][9]
2020	President	Biden 56.6–41.6%
2017	Governor	Northam 55.1–43.9%
2016	President	Clinton 51.3–43.1%
2014	Senate	Gillespie 53.6–44.4%
2013	Governor	Cuccinelli 49.8–45.4%
2012	President	Romney 51.3–47.6%
	Senate	Allen 51.1–48.9%

Historical results

All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines. Before the 2010 census, District 13 was located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. Before the 1960 census, the district was in Virginia's southwestern corner.

2007

2007 Virginia Senate election, District 13^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Quayle (incumbent)	2,012	84.1
	Republican	Richard Ramsey	379	15.9
Total votes			2,391	100
	Democratic	Steve Heretick	3,060	70.2
	Democratic	David Bouchard	1,302	29.8
Total votes			4,362	100
General election
	Republican	Fred Quayle (incumbent)	21,114	58.6
	Democratic	Steve Heretick	14,821	41.1
Total votes			36,018	100
	Republican hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 13^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Quayle (incumbent)	22,174	76.4
	Independent	Richard Ramsey	6,735	23.2
Total votes			29,008	100
	Republican hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 13^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Quayle (incumbent)	17,789	56.7
	Democratic	Elizabeth Psimas	13,532	43.1
Total votes			31,371	100
	Republican hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 13^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Quayle (incumbent)	18,576	51.3
	Democratic	Johnny Joannou	17,637	48.7
Total votes			36,227	100
	Republican hold

References

1. "State Senate District 13, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
3. "John J. Bell". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
5. "Sen. Joe Morrissey slammed by 6 fellow Democrats for 'destructive' behavior". Yahoo News. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
6. "Virginia State Senate District 13". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
7. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
8. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
9. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 5, 2021.