Virginia's 34th Senate district
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Virginia's 34th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It is currently represented by Democrat Scott Surovell, who previously represented the 36th district.[3]
Geography
District 34 includes all of the City of Fairfax and parts of Fairfax County in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., including some or all of Vienna, Dunn Loring, Merrifield, Oakton, Fair Oaks, Chantilly, and Centreville.[3]
The district overlaps with Virginia's 10th and 11th congressional districts, and with the 35th, 37th, 39th, 40th, 41st, 53rd, and 67th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.[4]
Recent election results
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chap Petersen (incumbent) | 44,058 | 91.2 | |
| Total votes | 48,303 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chap Petersen (incumbent) | 27,690 | 93.6 | |
| Total votes | 29,571 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chap Petersen (incumbent) | 23,662 | 59.7 | |
| Republican | Gerarda Culipher | 15,933 | 40.2 | |
| Total votes | 39,620 | 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 | Chap Petersen | 25,513 | 55.3 | ||
| Republican | Jeannemarie Devolites Davis (incumbent) | 20,490 | 44.4 | ||
| Total votes | 46,105 | 100 | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | |||||
2003
| Primary election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
| Republican | Jeannemarie Devolites Davis | 5,240 | 74.9 | ||
| Republican | L. J. Zone, Jr. | 1,757 | 25.1 | ||
| Total votes | 6,997 | 100 | |||
| General election | |||||
| Republican | Jeannemarie Devolites Davis | 22,690 | 52.7 | ||
| Democratic | Ronald Christian | 20,267 | 47.1 | ||
| Total votes | 43,015 | 100 | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Leslie Byrne | 13,719 | 45.5 | ||
| Republican | Jane Woods (incumbent) | 13,682 | 45.4 | ||
| Independent | Virginia Dobey | 2,726 | 9.0 | ||
| Total votes | 30,140 | 100 | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | |||||
1995
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jane Woods (incumbent) | 23,389 | 98.8 | ||
| Total votes | 23,669 | 100 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||