Virginia's 15th Senate district

Virginia's 15th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Senator Frank Ruff since 2000.

Virginia's 15th State Senate District
Senator	Frank Ruff R–Clarksville
Demographics	68% White 27% Black 3% Hispanic 1% Asian 2% Other
Population (2017)	190,684[1]
Registered voters	129,312[2]

Geography

District 15 is a sprawling district based in Virginia's Southside, including all of Charlotte, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, and Nottoway Counties, as well as parts of Brunswick, Campbell, Dinwiddie, Halifax, Pittsylvania, and Prince George Counties and part of the city of Danville. At over 4,200 square miles, District 15 is the largest Senate district in Virginia. It borders the state of North Carolina.[1][3]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 4, 5, and 7.[4]

Recent election results

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 15[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Ruff (incumbent)	8,233	79.4
	Republican	Dale Sturdifen	2,131	20.6
Total votes			10,364	100
General election
	Republican	Frank Ruff (incumbent)	38,466	68.2
	Democratic	Virginia Smith	17,839	31.6
Total votes			56,391	100
	Republican hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 15[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Ruff (incumbent)	32,745	98.3
Total votes			33,317	100
	Republican hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 15[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Ruff (incumbent)	36,193	99.2
Total votes			36,474	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 15

Year	Office	Results[7]
2017	Governor	Gillespie 65.3–34.0%
2016	President	Trump 63.1–34.4%
2014	Senate	Gillespie 59.6–38.7%
2013	Governor	Cuccinelli 59.3–34.4%
2012	President	Romney 58.9–39.8%
	Senate	Allen 60.1–39.9%

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 15[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Ruff (incumbent)	25,429	59.0
	Democratic	Bob Wilkerson	17,658	40.9
Total votes			43,124	100
	Republican hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 15[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Ruff (incumbent)	27,288	99.8
Total votes			27,338	100
	Republican hold

2000 special

2000 Virginia Senate special election, District 15[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Ruff	30,395	51.1
	Democratic	Jerry Flowers	28,235	47.5
	Independent	Amos Neill	826	1.4
Total votes			59,477	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 15[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard J. Holland (incumbent)	21,783	53.7
	Republican	Thomas C. Wright	18,769	46.3
Total votes			40,560	100
	Democratic hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 15[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard J. Holland (incumbent)	21,609	53.3
	Republican	Jerry Flowers	18,921	46.7
Total votes			40,533	100
	Democratic hold

References

1. "State Senate District 15, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. June 2019.
3. "District 15 Description". Frank M. Ruff, Jr. Retrieved 15 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 15". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 14 August 2019.