Virginia's 29th
State Senate district
Senator
  Jeremy McPike
D–Dale City
Demographics33% White
21% Black
33% Hispanic
9% Asian
4% Other
Population (2019)234,599[1]
Registered voters134,141[2]

Virginia's 29th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat Jeremy McPike since 2016, succeeding retiring fellow Democrat Charles J. Colgan, the longest serving Senator in Virginia history.[3]

Geography

District 29 covers the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park, as well as much of surrounding Prince William County, including some or all of Dale City, Buckhall, Neabsco, and Potomac Mills.[3]

The district overlaps with Virginia's 1st, 10th, and 11th congressional districts, and the 2nd, 13th, 31st, 50th, 51st, and 52nd districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.[4]

Recent election results

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 29[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeremy McPike (incumbent) 35,148 96.5
Total votes 36,410 100
Democratic hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 29[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeremy McPike 1,377 43.2
Democratic Atif Qarni 1,152 36.1
Democratic Michael Futrell 660 20.7
Total votes 3,191 100
General election
Democratic Jeremy McPike 16,489 53.7
Republican Harry Parrish II 14,131 46.1
Total votes 30,680 100
Democratic hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 29[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles J. Colgan (incumbent) 13,365 55.0
Republican Thomas Gordy 10,875 44.8
Total votes 24,284 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 29

Year Office Results[7][8]
2020 President Biden 68.1–30.1%
2017 Governor Northam 66.5–32.4%
2016 President Clinton 63.8–31.3%
2014 Senate Warner 56.2–41.4%
2013 Governor McAuliffe 57.0–39.0%
2012 President Obama 63.5–35.2%
Senate Kaine 63.6–36.4%

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 29[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles J. Colgan (incumbent) 21,010 54.1
Republican Robert Fitzsimmonds 17,766 45.8
Total votes 38,829 100
Democratic hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 29[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles J. Colgan (incumbent) 16,185 54.7
Republican David Mabie 13,415 45.3
Total votes 29,601 100
Democratic hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 29[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Fitzsimmonds 2,782 51.6
Republican G. E. Waters 2,610 48.4
Total votes 5,392 100
General election
Democratic Charles J. Colgan (incumbent) 16,865 58.2
Republican Robert Fitzsimmonds 12,087 41.7
Total votes 28,954 100
Democratic hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 29[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles J. Colgan (incumbent) 17,216 58.1
Republican James Long 12,386 41.8
Total votes 29,608 100
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "State Senate District 29, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Jeremy S. McPike". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  4. ↑ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Virginia State Senate District 29". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  8. ↑ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
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