American legislative district
Virginia's 9th
State Senate district |
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 District map before the 2023 election District map from the 2023 election |
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| Demographics | 39% White
52% Black
3% Hispanic
2% Asian
3% Other |
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| Population (2019) | 208,848[1] |
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| Registered voters | 153,441[2] |
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Virginia's 9th Senate district is one of 40 districts in theSenate of Virginia.
District 9 is based primarily in theCity of Richmond, stretching to also include all ofCharles City County and parts ofHanover County andHenrico County.[3]
The district overlaps with Virginia's1st and4th congressional districts, and with the55th,68th,69th,70th,71st,72nd,73rd, and74th districts of theVirginia House of Delegates.[4]
Recent election results
[edit]2024 special election
[edit]RepublicanTammy Brankley Mulchi was elected in January 2024.[5]
2023 special election
[edit]FollowingJennifer McClellan'selection to Congress, a special election was called for the district.Lamont Bagby, the Democratic nominee,[6] won the election with 89.84% of the vote.
County and independent city results
County and independent city results 50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
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Federal and statewide results
[edit]All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
District officeholders since 1940
[edit]| Years | Senator, District 9 | Counties/Cities in District |
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| 1940–1944 | Robert K. Brock (D) | Amelia County,Amherst County,Appomattox County,Buckingham County,Cumberland County,Nelson County, andPowhatan County |
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| 1944–1948 |
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| 1948 | W. Dennis Kendig (D)[12] |
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| 1949–1952 | George W. Palmer |
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| 1952–1956 |
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| 1956–1960 | Charles R. Fenwick (D)[12] | Arlington County |
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| 1960–1964 |
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| 1964–1968 | Arlington County (part) |
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| 1968–1972 | M. Patton Echols (R) |
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| 1972–1976 | Douglas Wilder (D)[13] | City of Richmond (part) |
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| 1976–1980 |
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| 1980–1984 |
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| 1984–1986 |
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| 1986–1988 | Benjamin Lambert (D) | City of Richmond (part) andHenrico County (part) |
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| 1988–1992 |
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| 1992–1996 | Charles City County,City of Richmond (part), andHenrico County (part) |
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| 1996–2000 |
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| 2000–2004 |
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| 2004–2008 |
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| 2008–2012 | Donald McEachin (D) |
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| 2012–2016 | Charles City County,Hanover County (part),Henrico County (part), andCity of Richmond (part) |
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| 2016–2017 |
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| 2017–2020 | Jennifer McClellan (D) |
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| 2020–2023 |
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| 2023–2024 | Lamont Bagby (D) |
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- ^"State Senate District 9, VA". Census Reporter. RetrievedJune 4, 2021.
- ^"Registrant Counts by District Type"(PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. RetrievedJune 4, 2021.
- ^"Jennifer L. McClellan". Senate of Virginia. RetrievedAugust 10, 2019.
- ^David Jarman."How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. RetrievedJune 7, 2021.
- ^"Mulchi, Younger win party nominations for Senate District 9 race - SoVaNOW: Home of The News & Record and The Mecklenburg Sun".The News & Record and The Mecklenburg Sun. December 20, 2023. RetrievedFebruary 5, 2024.
- ^"Del. Lamont Bagby wins Democratic nomination for 9th District special election".WRIC ABC 8News. February 27, 2023. RetrievedFebruary 27, 2023.
- ^"2023 March Senate 09 Special". RetrievedDecember 23, 2023.
- ^ab"Virginia State Senate District 9". Ballotpedia. RetrievedNovember 10, 2019.
- ^abcdef"Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. RetrievedAugust 10, 2019.
- ^"Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. RetrievedAugust 10, 2019.
- ^"2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. April 16, 2021. Archived fromthe original on June 4, 2021. RetrievedJune 4, 2021.
- ^abdied in office
- ^Elected Lieutenant Governor and resigned in January 1986
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District map from the 2023 election
