Virginia's 4th 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 Ryan McDougle
Ryan Todd McDougle (born November 9, 1971) is an American politician. A Republican, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 until 2006. He was elected to the Senate of Virginia. Since 2006, he has represented the 4th district, rep ...
since his victory in a 2006 special election.
Geography
District 4 stretches from just outside
Fredericksburg to the
Chesapeake Bay
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, including all of the
Northern Neck and parts of the
Middle Peninsula. It covers all of
Caroline
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People
* Caroline (given name), a feminine given name
* J. C. Caroline (born 1933), American college and National Football League player
* Jordan Caroline (born 1996), American (men's) basketball player
Places Antarctica
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,
Essex
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,
Middlesex
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,
Lancaster,
Northumberland
Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey.
It is bordered by land on ...
, and
Richmond Counties, as well as parts of
Hanover
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,
King George King George may refer to:
People Monarchs
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*George of Bohemia (1420-1471, r. 1458-1471), king of Bohemia
;Duala people of Cameroon
*George (Duala king) (late 18th century), king of the Duala people
;Georgia
* George I of Georgia (998 or ...
,
Spotsylvania, and
Westmoreland Counties.
The district overlaps with Virginia's
1st and
7th congressional districts, and with the
54th,
55th,
97th,
98th, and
99th 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 4
Historical results
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
2007
2006 special
2003
1999
1995
District officeholders since 1940
References
{{Virginia State Senators
Virginia Senate districts
Caroline County, Virginia
Essex County, Virginia
Hanover County, Virginia
Middlesex County, Virginia
Lancaster County, Virginia
Richmond County, Virginia
Northumberland County, Virginia
King George County, Virginia
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Westmoreland County, Virginia