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Virginia's 31st Senate district
American legislative district
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Virginia's 31st Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It had been represented by Democrat Barbara Favola since 2012, succeeding retiring fellow Democrat Mary Margaret Whipple.[3] After Favola was redistricted into the 40th Senate District, in the 2023 Virginia Senate election, Democrat Russet Perry was elected.
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Geography
District 31 stretches along the Potomac River in parts of Arlington, Fairfax, and Loudoun counties, including some or all of McLean, Langley, Great Falls, and Lowes Island. The sections of Arlington covered include the neighborhoods of Arlington Forest, Arlington View, Ballston, Cherrydale, Clarendon, Courthouse, Glen Carlyn, Lyon Village, Rosslyn, Virginia Square and Westover.[3]
The district overlaps with Virginia's 8th and 10th congressional districts, and with the 34th, 47th, 48th, 49th, and 86th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.[4] It lies directly across the river from Maryland and the District of Columbia.[1]
Recent election results
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Barbara Favola (incumbent) | 46,655 | 91.6 | |
| Total votes | 50,914 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Barbara Favola (incumbent) | 26,373 | 62.3 | |
| Republican | George Farakis | 15,904 | 37.5 | |
| Total votes | 42,358 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2011
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Barbara Favola | 6,549 | 64.7 | |
| Democratic | Jaime Areizaga-Soto | 3,575 | 35.3 | |
| Total votes | 10,124 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Barbara Favola | 24,349 | 58.1 | |
| Republican | Caren Merrick | 17,484 | 41.7 | |
| Total votes | 41,912 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results
Historical results
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mary Margaret Whipple (incumbent) | 23,380 | 82.6 | |
| Independent | Samuel Burley | 4,676 | 16.5 | |
| Total votes | 28,297 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mary Margaret Whipple (incumbent) | 23,015 | 69.4 | |
| Republican | Kamal Nawash | 10,053 | 30.3 | |
| Total votes | 33,168 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mary Margaret Whipple (incumbent) | 22,873 | 70.3 | |
| Republican | Scott Tate | 9,656 | 29.7 | |
| Total votes | 32,551 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1995
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mary Margaret Whipple | 23,898 | 68.6 | |
| Republican | David Oblon | 10,898 | 31.3 | |
| Total votes | 34,824 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||