Virginia's 20th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the
Senate of Virginia
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. It has been represented by
Republican Bill Stanley since 2012; prior to 2011 redistricting, Stanley represented the
19th district.
Geography
District 20 is based in Virginia's western
Southside, incorporating all of
Henry County,
Patrick County,
Martinsville, and
Galax
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, as well as parts of
Carroll County,
Franklin County,
Halifax County,
Pittsylvania County
Pittsylvania County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 60,501. The county seat is Chatham.
Pittsylvania County is included in the Danville, VA Micropolitan Statistical ...
, and the
City of Danville.
The district overlaps with Virginia's
5th and
9th congressional districts, and with the
5th,
6th,
9th,
14th,
16th, and
60th districts of the
Virginia House of Delegates
The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two houses of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbe ...
.
It borders the state of
North Carolina
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.
Recent election results
2019
2015
2011
2011 redistricting placed
Bill Stanley, the Republican incumbent from the
19th district, in the same district as Democrat
Roscoe Reynolds, the incumbent from the 20th district, resulting in an incumbent-vs-incumbent general election.
Federal and statewide results
Historical results
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
2007
2003
1999
1996 special
1995
Decades earlier, District 20 consisted of
Campbell County, Virginia
Campbell County is a United States county situated in the south central part of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Located in the Piedmont region of Virginia, Campbell borders the Blue Ridge Mountains. The county seat is Rustburg. Grounded on a to ...
and
Lynchburg slightly further north.
References
{{Virginia State Senators
Virginia Senate districts
Bedford County, Virginia
Carroll County, Virginia
Danville, Virginia
Franklin County, Virginia
Galax, Virginia
Halifax County, Virginia
Henry County, Virginia
Martinsville, Virginia
Patrick County, Virginia
Pittsylvania County, Virginia