Virginia's 22nd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the
Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by
Republican
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Political ideology
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** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
Mark Peake since his victory in a 2017 special election to replace fellow Republican
Tom Garrett
Thomas William Garrett (26 July 1858 – 6 August 1943) was an early Australian Test cricketer and, later, a distinguished public servant.
Early life
Tom Garrett was the second son of a newspaper proprietor and politician who bore the same n ...
, who had been
elected to Congress.
Geography
District 22 is located in central
Virginia
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, containing a large portion of the
City of Lynchburg, part of
Louisa County, and all of
Amherst,
Appomattox,
Buckingham,
Cumberland,
Fluvanna,
Goochland, and
Prince Edward Counties.
The district overlaps with Virginia's
5th
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* Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as in the expression "pleading the Fifth"
* Fifth column, a political term
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,
6th, and
7th congressional districts, and with the
22nd,
23rd,
24th,
56th,
58th,
59th,
60th,
61st, and
65th districts of the
Virginia House of Delegates
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.
Recent election results
2019
2017 special
2015
2011
Federal and statewide results in District 22
Historical results
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines. Under the lines drawn in 2011, 22nd district incumbent
Ralph K. Smith was redrawn into the
19th district, making the 22nd district an open seat.
2007
2003
1999
1995
District officeholders
References
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Virginia Senate districts
Amherst County, Virginia
Appomattox County, Virginia
Buckingham County, Virginia
Cumberland County, Virginia
Fluvanna County, Virginia
Goochland County, Virginia
Louisa County, Virginia
Lynchburg, Virginia