Virginia's 38th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the

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. It has been represented by

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Travis Hackworth Thurmon Travis Hackworth (born June 5, 1975) is an American businessman and politician, serving as a member of the Virginia Senate from the 38th district. A member of the Republican Party, he took office on April 2, 2021. Hackworth is a busine ...

since 2021, following the death of fellow Republican A. Benton Chafin from complications of

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Geography

District 38 is based in

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, including all of Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson,

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, and Tazewell Counties and the cities of

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and

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, as well as parts of Montgomery,

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, and Wise Counties. The district is located entirely within

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, and overlaps with the

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, 3rd,

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, and 12th districts of the

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. It borders the states of

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and

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Recent election results

2021 special

2019

2015

2014 special

2011

Federal and statewide results in District 38

Historical results

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

2007

2003

1999

1998 special

1995

References

{{Virginia State Senators Virginia Senate districts Bland County, Virginia Buchanan County, Virginia Dickenson County, Virginia Pulaski County, Virginia Russell County, Virginia Tazewell County, Virginia Norton, Virginia Radford, Virginia Smyth County, Virginia Wise County, Virginia Montgomery County, Virginia