Virginia's 17th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the

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. It has been represented by Republican

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since his 2011 victory over incumbent

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Edd Houck.

Geography

District 17 stretches from Fredericksburg in the east to the suburbs of

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in the west, covering all of Orange County and parts of

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, Louisa County, and

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in between. The district overlaps with Virginia's

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and 7th congressional districts, and with the 25th, 28th, 30th, 54th, 55th, 56th, 57th, 58th, and 88th districts of the

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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 Albemarle County, Virginia Culpeper County, Virginia Fredericksburg, Virginia Louisa County, Virginia Orange County, Virginia Spotsylvania County, Virginia