Virginia's 11th Senate district

Virginia's 11th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Senator Amanda Chase since her 2015 defeat of longtime incumbent Steve Martin in the Republican primary.

Virginia's 11th State Senate District
Senator	Amanda Chase R–Midlothian
Demographics	66% White 22% Black 7% Hispanic 3% Asian 3% Other
Population (2017)	214,682[1]
Registered voters	156,128[2]

Geography

District 11 is located in the southern Greater Richmond Region, including parts of Chesterfield County and all of Amelia County and the City of Colonial Heights.[3]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 4 and 7.[4]

Recent election results

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 11[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Amanda Pohl	6,142	78.1
	Democratic	E. Wayne Powell	1,725	21.9
Total votes			7,867	100
General election
	Republican	Amanda Chase (incumbent)	44,646	55.1
	Democratic	Amanda Pohl	36,275	44.8
Total votes			80,972	100
	Republican hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 11[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Amanda Chase	4,907	40.5
	Republican	Steve Martin (incumbent)	4,238	34.9
	Republican	Barry Moore	2,977	24.6
Total votes			12,126	100
General election
	Republican	Amanda Chase	27,218	63.6
	Democratic	E. Wayne Powell	15,485	36.2
Total votes			42,814	100
	Republican hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 11[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Martin (incumbent)	25,269	94.7
Total votes			26,689	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 11

Year	Office	Results[7]
2017	Governor	Gillespie 53.3–45.5%
2016	President	Trump 52.9–42.2%
2014	Senate	Gillespie 55.6–41.2%
2013	Governor	Cuccinelli 52.2–38.5%
2012	President	Romney 56.2–42.6%
	Senate	Allen 55.3–44.7%

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 11[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Martin (incumbent)	16,478	62.4
	Democratic	Alex McMurtrie Jr.	4,852	18.4
	Independent	Roger Habeck	3,879	14.7
	Independent	T. Hank Cook	1,138	4.3
Total votes			26,401	100
	Republican hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 11[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Martin (incumbent)	18,702	97.3
Total votes			19,226	100
	Republican hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 11[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Martin (incumbent)	17,716	64.6
	Democratic	William Hastings, Jr.	9,689	35.3
Total votes			27,442	100
	Republican hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 11[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Martin (incumbent)	28,693	99.4
Total votes			28,863	100
	Republican hold

References

1. "State Senate District 11, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. June 2019.
3. "District 11 Description". Amanda F. Chase. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
5. "Virginia State Senate District 11". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 12 August 2019.