Virginia's 24th Senate district

Virginia's 24th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has be represented by Republican Emmett Hanger since 1996.[3]

Virginia's 24th
State Senate district

Senator
 Danny Diggs
RYorktown
Demographics85% White
7% Black
4% Hispanic
1% Asian
2% Other
Population (2019)213,424[1]
Registered voters149,651[2]

Geography

District 24 is based in the Shenandoah Valley, including all of Augusta County, Greene County, Madison County, the City of Staunton, and the City of Waynesboro, and parts of Culpeper County and Rockingham County.[3]

The district overlaps with Virginia's 5th, 6th and 7th congressional districts, and with the 18th, 20th, 24th, 25th, 26th, 30th, and 58th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.[4] Its western edge borders the state of West Virginia.[1]

Recent election results

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 24[5]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanEmmett Hanger (incumbent) 11,146 57.6
RepublicanTina Freitas8,21642.4
Total votes19,363 100
General election
RepublicanEmmett Hanger (incumbent) 46,890 71.0
DemocraticAnnette Hyde18,73328.4
Total votes66,020 100
Republican hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 24[6]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanEmmett Hanger (incumbent) 7,648 60.3
RepublicanDaniel Moxley3,49127.5
RepublicanMarshall Pattie1,55112.2
Total votes12,690 100
General election
RepublicanEmmett Hanger (incumbent) 34,980 97.9
Total votes35,745 100
Republican hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 24[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanEmmett Hanger (incumbent) 29,617 98.5
Total votes30,065 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults[7][8]
2020PresidentTrump 66.6–31.6%
2017GovernorGillespie 65.3–33.4%
2016PresidentTrump 65.0–29.8%
2014SenateGillespie 65.5–31.6%
2013GovernorCuccinelli 61.6–31.0%
2012PresidentRomney 63.4–35.0%
SenateAllen 64.3–35.7%

Historical results

All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.

2007

2007 Virginia Senate election, District 24[6]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanEmmett Hanger (incumbent) 7,619 46.2
RepublicanScott Sayre6,75340.9
RepublicanJill Vogel1,3618.3
RepublicanMark Tate7624.6
Total votes16,495 100
General election
RepublicanEmmett Hanger (incumbent) 23,896 65.4
DemocraticR. David Cox9,75726.7
LibertarianArin Sime2,8577.8
Total votes36,556 100
Republican hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 24[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanEmmett Hanger (incumbent) 25,548 71.7
DemocraticSteven Sisson10,02828.2
Total votes35,612 100
Republican hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 24[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanEmmett Hanger (incumbent) 20,373 99.6
Total votes20,456 100
Republican hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 24[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanEmmett Hanger 22,976 50.9
DemocraticFrank W. Nolen (incumbent)20,90946.3
IndependentElise Sheffield1,2472.8
Total votes45,134 100
Republican gain from Democratic

References