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Virginia's 19th 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 Vir ...
. It has been represented by Republican David Suetterlein since 2016, succeeding his retiring former boss Ralph K. Smith. In the
2023 Virginia Senate election # The 2023 Senate of Virginia, Virginia Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, concurrently with 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election, elections for the Virginia House of Delegates, to elect senators to all 40 seats in the ...
, Christie Craig was elected.


Geography

District 19 is based in
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, including all of Floyd County and the
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and parts of
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, Carroll,
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, Montgomery, Roanoke, and Wythe Counties. The district overlaps with Virginia's
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, 6th, and 9th congressional districts, and with the 6th,
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,
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, 9th,
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, 17th, and 22nd 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. In 2011, Ralph K. Smith, the incumbent from the 22nd district, was redistricted into the 19th district; meanwhile, then-19th district incumbent Bill Stanley was redistricted into the 20th district.


2011 special


2007


2003


1999


1995


References

{{Virginia State Senators Virginia Senate districts Bedford County, Virginia Carroll County, Virginia Floyd County, Virginia Franklin County, Virginia Montgomery County, Virginia Roanoke County, Virginia Salem, Virginia Wythe County, Virginia