Virginia's 1st Senate district is one of 40 districts in the
Senate of Virginia
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. It has been represented by
Democrat
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Monty Mason
Taylor Montgomery Mason (born September 8, 1967) is an American politician from Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, Mason is the member of the Virginia Senate for the 1st district.
Early life
Mason was born in Farmville, Virginia. He at ...
since his victory in a 2016 special election following the death of fellow Democrat
John Miller.
Geography
District 1 is located in the
Hampton Roads
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metropolitan area in southeastern Virginia, including all of
Williamsburg and parts of
Hampton
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,
Newport News
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,
Suffolk
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,
James City County
James City County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 78,254. Although politically separate from the county, the county seat is the adjacent independent city of Williamsburg.
Located ...
, and
York County.
The district overlaps with Virginia's
1st,
2nd
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, and
3rd congressional districts, and with the
76th,
92nd,
93rd,
94th,
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, and
96th districts of the
Virginia House of Delegates
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.
Recent election results
2019
2016 special
2015
2011
Federal and statewide results in District 1
Historical results
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
2007
2003
1999
1995
District officeholders since 1904
References
{{Virginia State Senators
Virginia Senate districts
Hampton, Virginia
James City County, Virginia
Newport News, Virginia
Suffolk, Virginia
Williamsburg, Virginia
York County, Virginia