Virginia's 23rd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the
Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by
Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
Stephen Newman since 1996.
Geography
District 23 includes all of
Botetourt and
Craig Counties as well as parts of
Bedford County,
Campbell County,
Roanoke County, and the
City of Lynchburg.
The district overlaps with Virginia's
5th
Fifth is the ordinal form of the number five.
Fifth or The Fifth may refer to:
* Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as in the expression "pleading the Fifth"
* Fifth column, a political term
* Fifth disease, a contagious rash tha ...
,
6th, and
9th congressional districts, and with the
8th
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9.
In mathematics
8 is:
* a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2.
* a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of t ...
,
17th,
19th
19 (nineteen) is the natural number following 18 and preceding 20. It is a prime number.
Mathematics
19 is the eighth prime number, and forms a sexy prime with 13, a twin prime with 17, and a cousin prime with 23. It is the third full re ...
,
22nd,
23rd, and
59th 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-number ...
.
Its western edge borders the state of
West Virginia
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.
Recent election results
2019
2015
2011
Federal and statewide results in District 23
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
Bedford County, Virginia
Botetourt County, Virginia
Campbell County, Virginia
Craig County, Virginia
Lynchburg, Virginia
Roanoke County, Virginia