Virginia's 21st Senate district is one of 40 districts in the
Senate of Virginia
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. It has been represented by
Democrat
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John S. Edwards since 1996.
Although it voted for
Joe Biden
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, it is currently the most Republican-leaning district to be represented by a Democrat.
Geography
District 21 comprises the most Democratic-leaning parts of
Southwest Virginia
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, including all of the
City of Roanoke and
Giles County, as well as part of
Montgomery County Montgomery County may refer to:
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(where
Blacksburg is located) and a small sliver of
Roanoke County
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.
The district overlaps with Virginia's
6th and
9th congressional districts, and with the
7th
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,
8th
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,
11th,
12th
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, and
17th districts of the
Virginia House of Delegates
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.
It borders the state of
West Virginia
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.
Recent election results
2019
2015
2011
Federal and statewide results
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
Roanoke, Virginia
Blacksburg, Virginia