Virginia's 35th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the
Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by
Democrat
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Dick Saslaw
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, the current Senate Majority Leader, since 1980.
Geography
District 35 covers all of
Falls Church and parts of
Fairfax County
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and
Alexandria
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in the suburbs of
Washington, D.C.
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, including some or all of
Merrifield,
Idylwood,
West Falls Church,
Seven Corners,
Bailey's Crossroads,
Lincolnia,
Annandale,
Springfield, and
West Springfield.
At just over 32 square miles, it is the smallest Senate district in Virginia.
The district overlaps with Virginia's
8th
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and
11th congressional districts, and with the
38th,
39th,
42nd
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,
46th,
49th, and
53rd districts of the
Virginia House of Delegates
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.
Recent election results
2019
2015
2011
Historical election results
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
2007
2003
1999
1995
Recent results in statewide elections
References
{{Virginia State Senators
Virginia Senate districts
Government in Fairfax County, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia
Falls Church, Virginia