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
Senator
  John Bell
D–South Riding
Demographics60% White
8% Black
10% Hispanic
17% Asian
4% Other
Population (2019)263,426[1]
Registered voters191,339[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 in District 13
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.
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