Virginia's 12th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the
Senate of Virginia
The Senate of Virginia is the upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. The Senate is composed of 40 senators representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts. The Senate is presided over by the lieutenant governor of Virg ...
. It has been represented by
Republican Siobhan Dunnavant
Siobhan Stolle Dunnavant is an American physician and politician serving as a member of the Senate of Virginia. She is the sister of former Delegate Chris Stolle, Virginia Beach Sheriff Ken Stolle, and Virginia Beach Commonwealth Attorney Col ...
since 2016, succeeding retiring fellow Republican
Walter Stosch.
Geography
District 12 is located in the immediate northern suburbs of
Richmond
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* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
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* Richmond, California, ...
, covering parts of
Henrico and
Hanover Counties.
The district overlaps with Virginia's
1st and
7th congressional districts, and with the
55th,
56th,
68th,
72nd,
73rd, and
74th districts of the
Virginia House of Delegates
The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two parts 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 ...
.
Recent election results
2019
2015
2011
Federal and statewide results in District 12
Historical results
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
2007
2003
1999
1995
References
{{Virginia State Senators
Virginia Senate districts
Hanover County, Virginia
Government in Henrico County, Virginia