Virginia's 16th Senate district

Virginia's 16th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat Schuyler VanValkenburg since 2024.^[3]

Virginia's 16th State Senate district
District map before the 2023 election District map from the 2023 election
Senator	Schuyler VanValkenburg D–Henrico
Demographics	33% White 52% Black 10% Hispanic 2% Asian 3% Other
Population (2017)	215,489[1]
Registered voters	134,733[2]

Geography

District 16 is a majority-Black district in the Greater Richmond Region, including all of the cities of Hopewell and Petersburg and parts of Chesterfield County, Dinwiddie County, Prince George County, and the City of Richmond.^[4]

The district overlaps with Virginia's 4th and 7th congressional districts, and with the 62nd, 63rd, 64th, 66th, 69th, 70th, and 71st districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.^[5]

Recent election results

2023

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 16^[3]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Morrissey	8,741	56.0
	Democratic	Rosalyn Dance (incumbent)	6,873	44.0
Total votes			15,620	100
General election
	Democratic	Joe Morrissey	29,304	63.8
	Independent	Waylin Ross	15,725	34.3
Total votes			45,911	100
	Democratic hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 16^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rosalyn Dance (incumbent)	4,967	62.0
	Democratic	Joseph E. Preston	3,039	37.9
Total votes			8,008	100
General election
	Democratic	Rosalyn Dance (incumbent)	17,331	72.7
	Independent	Joe Morrissey	6,090	25.5
Total votes			23,849	100
	Democratic hold

2014 special

2014 Virginia Senate special election, District 16^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rosalyn Dance	29,237	73.0
	Independent	Preston Brown	10,154	25.4
Total votes			40,036	100
	Democratic hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 16^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry L. Marsh (incumbent)	16,711	69.0
	Independent	Preston Brown	7,391	30.5
Total votes			24,224	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[7][8]
2020	President	Biden 70.1–28.1%
2017	Governor	Northam 70.2–28.7%
2016	President	Clinton 68.7–27.9%
2014	Senate	Warner 68.7–28.9%
2013	Governor	McAuliffe 67.1–27.0%
2012	President	Obama 72.6–26.6%
	Senate	Kaine 72.6–27.4%

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 16^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry L. Marsh (incumbent)	11,186	66.6
	Independent	Robert Owens	5,557	33.1
Total votes			16,788	100
	Democratic hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 16^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry L. Marsh (incumbent)	13,901	99.0
Total votes			14,042	100
	Democratic hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 16^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry L. Marsh (incumbent)	12,806	98.3
Total votes			13,034	100
	Democratic hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 16^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry L. Marsh (incumbent)	19,723	99.5
Total votes			19,816	100
	Democratic hold