Virginia's 1st Senate district is one of 40 districts in the
Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by
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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 a ...
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 metropolitan area in southeastern Virginia, including all of
Williamsburg and parts of
Hampton
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,
Newport News
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,
Suffolk,
James City County
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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