Virginia's 15th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the

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. It has been represented by

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Frank Ruff since 2000.

Geography

District 15 is a sprawling district based in Virginia's

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, including all of

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, Lunenburg,

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, and Nottoway Counties, as well as parts of Brunswick,

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, 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

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. The district overlaps with Virginia's 4th, 5th, and 7th congressional districts, and with the

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, 59th, 60th, 61st, 63rd, 64th, and 75th districts of the

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Recent election results

2019

2015

2011

Federal and statewide results in District 15

Historical results

All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.

2007

2003

2000 special

1999

1995

References

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