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Virginia's 7th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. The seat is currently held by Democrat Aaron Rouse, who was elected in a 2023 special election.
Virginia's 7th State Senate district | |||
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Senator |
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Demographics | 59% White 21% Black 9% Hispanic 7% Asian 4% Other | ||
Population (2019) | 208,440[1] | ||
Registered voters | 142,498[2] |
District 7 is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area in southeastern Virginia, including much of Virginia Beach and a small part of Norfolk.[3]
The district is located entirely within Virginia's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 21st, 82nd, 83rd, 85th, and 90th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Aaron Rouse | 19,430 | 50.4 | |
Republican | Kevin Adams | 19,082 | 49.5 | |
Total votes | 38,546 | 100 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Jen Kiggans | 4,045 | 51.6 | |
Republican | Carolyn Weems | 3,789 | 48.4 | |
Total votes | 7,836 | 100 | ||
Democratic | Cheryl Turpin | 3,268 | 58.7 | |
Democratic | Susan Bates Hippen | 1,531 | 27.5 | |
Democratic | Kim Howard | 761 | 13.7 | |
Total votes | 5,566 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Jen Kiggans | 29,609 | 50.4 | |
Democratic | Cheryl Turpin | 29,098 | 49.5 | |
Total votes | 58,798 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank Wagner (incumbent) | 18,266 | 53.9 | |
Democratic | Gary McCollum | 15,434 | 45.5 | |
Total votes | 33,908 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank Wagner (incumbent) | 17,303 | 96.8 | |
Total votes | 17,869 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Frank Wagner (incumbent) | 15,426 | 96.8 | ||
Total votes | 15,943 | 100 | |||
Republican hold |
Primary election | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Republican | Frank Wagner (incumbent) | 12,694 | 59.0 | ||
Democratic | Clancy A. Holland | 8,737 | 40.6 | ||
Total votes | 21,507 | 100 | |||
Republican hold |
Primary election | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Republican | Frank Wagner | 11,041 | 68.8 | ||
Democratic | Louisa Strayhorn | 4,998 | 31.1 | ||
Total votes | 16,058 | 100 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Ed Schrock (incumbent) | 24,127 | 97.7 | ||
Total votes | 24,694 | 100 | |||
Republican hold |
Primary election | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Republican | Ed Schrock | 1,963 | 58.6 | ||
Republican | Walter Erb | 1,386 | 41.4 | ||
Total votes | 3,349 | 100 | |||
General election | |||||
Republican | Ed Schrock | 16,147 | 55.8 | ||
Democratic | Clancy A. Holland (incumbent) | 12,773 | 44.2 | ||
Total votes | 28,928 | 100 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Years | Senator, District 6 | Counties/Cities in District |
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1940–1942 | H. B. Moseley (D) | Brunswick County and Mecklenburg County |
1942–1944 | Y. Melvin Hodges (D) | |
1944–1948 | ||
1948–1952 | Albertis S. Harrison, Jr. (D) | |
1952–1956 | ||
1956–1958 | Brunswick County, Lunenburg County, and Mecklenburg County | |
1958–1960 | Joseph C. Hutcheson (D) | |
1960–1962 | ||
1962–1966 | ||
1966–1972 | Brunswick County, Dinwiddie County, Mecklenburg County, and the City of Petersburg | |
1972–1976 | Stanley C. Walker (D) Peter K. Babalas (D) Thomas McNamara (D) |
City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach (part)[9] |
1976–1980 | Stanley C. Walker (D) Peter K. Babalas (D) Joseph T. Fitzpatrick (D) | |
1980–1984 | Clancy A. Holland (D) | City of Virginia Beach (part) |
1984–1988 | ||
1988–1992 | ||
1992–1996 | ||
1996–2000 | Ed Schrock (R) | |
2000–2001 | ||
2001–2004 | Frank Wagner (R) | |
2004–2008 | ||
2008–2012 | ||
2012–2016 | City of Norfolk (part), City of Virginia Beach (part) | |
2016–2019 | ||
2020–2023 | Jen Kiggans (R) | |
2023–2024 | Aaron Rouse (D) |
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