Virginia's 4th Senate district
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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
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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
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, including all of the
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and parts of the
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. It covers all of Caroline,
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,
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, Lancaster,
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, and Richmond Counties, as well as parts of
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, King George, 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
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.


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