Virginia's 35th
State Senate district
Senator
  Dick Saslaw
D–Springfield
Demographics41% White
13% Black
25% Hispanic
16% Asian
4% Other
Population (2019)208,503[1]
Registered voters121,410[2]

Virginia's 35th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat Dick Saslaw, the current Senate Majority Leader, since 1980.[3]

Geography

District 35 covers all of Falls Church and parts of Fairfax County and Alexandria in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., including some or all of Merrifield, Idylwood, West Falls Church, Seven Corners, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, Annandale, Springfield, and West Springfield.[3] At just over 32 square miles, it is the smallest Senate district in Virginia.

The district overlaps with Virginia's 8th and 11th congressional districts, and with the 38th, 39th, 42nd, 46th, 49th, and 53rd districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.[4]

Recent election results

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 35[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dick Saslaw (incumbent) 7,381 48.6
Democratic Yasmine Taeb 6,945 45.8
Democratic Karen Elena Torrent 853 5.6
Total votes 15,179 100
General election
Democratic Dick Saslaw (incumbent) 35,131 92.5
Total votes 37,964 100
Democratic hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 35[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dick Saslaw (incumbent) 18,754 74.4
Independent Greens Terry Modglin 6,055 24.0
Total votes 25,192 100
Democratic hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 35[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dick Saslaw (incumbent) 15,905 61.7
Republican Robert Sarvis 9,272 35.9
Independent Greens Katherine Pettigrew 591 2.3
Total votes 25,796 100
Democratic hold

Historical election results

All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.

2007

2007 Virginia Senate election, District 35[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dick Saslaw (incumbent) 16,856 77.9
Independent Mario Palmiotto 4,532 21.0
Total votes 21,626 100
Democratic hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 35[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dick Saslaw (incumbent) 17,735 82.5
Independent C. W. Levy 3,537 16.4
Total votes 21,503 100
Democratic hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 35[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dick Saslaw (incumbent) 19,257 57.6
Republican Robert Neitz 13,554 40.5
Independent D. D. Goode 611 1.8
Total votes 33,437 100
Democratic hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 35[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Brubaker 936 52.1
Republican William Houston 860 47.9
Total votes 1,796 100
Democratic Dick Saslaw (incumbent) 21,012 57.0
Republican Paul Brubaker 15,833 42.9
Total votes 36,864 100
Democratic hold

Recent results in statewide elections

Year Office Results[7][8]
2020 President Biden 75.1–23.1%
2017 Governor Northam 75.4–23.7%
2016 President Clinton 72.8–21.9%
2014 Senate Warner 66.0–31.6%
2013 Governor McAuliffe 66.9–28.2%
2012 President Obama 68.5–30.2%
Senate Kaine 69.6–30.4%

References

  1. ↑ "State Senate District 35, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Richard L. Saslaw". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  4. ↑ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Virginia State Senate District 35". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  8. ↑ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
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