Virginia's 33rd Senate district

Virginia's 33rd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat Jennifer Boysko since a 2019 special election to replace fellow Democrat Jennifer Wexton, who had been elected to Congress.[3]

Virginia's 33rd
State Senate district

Senator
 Jennifer Carroll Foy
DWoodbridge
Demographics43% White
9% Black
21% Hispanic
22% Asian
4% Other
Population (2019)235,207[1]
Registered voters141,590[2]

Geography

District 33 is split between Loudoun and Fairfax Counties in the suburbs of Washington D.C., including some or all of Leesburg, Cascades, Ashburn, Sterling, Brambleton, McNair, and Herndon. Washington Dulles International Airport is also within the district lines.[3]

The district overlaps with Virginia's 10th and 11th congressional districts, and with the 10th, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 36th, 67th, 86th, and 87th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.[4] It borders the state of Maryland.[1]

Recent election results

2019

County results
  Boysko
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
2019 Virginia Senate election, District 33[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJennifer Boysko (incumbent) 34,517 64.9
RepublicanSuzanne Fox18,61535.0
Total votes53,186 100
Democratic hold

2019 special

County results
  Boysko
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
2019 Virginia Senate special election, District 33[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJennifer Boysko 14,779 69.8
RepublicanJoe T. May6,37730.1
Total votes21,183 100
Democratic hold

2015

County results
  Wexton
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
2015 Virginia Senate election, District 33[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJennifer Wexton (incumbent) 18,577 56.6
RepublicanStephen Hollingshead14,19043.2
Write-in590.2
Total votes32,826 100
Democratic hold

2014 special

County results
  Wexton
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
2014 Virginia Senate special election, District 33[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJennifer Wexton 11,431 52.7
RepublicanJohn Whitbeck8,13337.5
IndependentJoe T. May2,1179.8
Total votes21,685 100
Democratic hold

2011

County results
  Herring
  •   50–60%
2011 Virginia Senate election, District 33[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMark Herring (incumbent) 14,061 54.1
RepublicanPatricia Phillips11,91545.8
Total votes26,013 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults[7][8]
2020PresidentBiden 68.1–30.1%
2018SenateKaine 69.4–28.4%[9]
2017GovernorNortham 66.7–32.1%
2016PresidentClinton 63.1–31.1%
2014SenateWarner 55.6–41.8%
2013GovernorMcAuliffe 56.3–38.4%
2012PresidentObama 59.3–39.4%
SenateKaine 60.2–39.8%

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 33[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMark Herring (incumbent) 27,784 56.9
RepublicanPatricia Phillips20,99443.0
Total votes48,833 100
Democratic hold

2006 special

2006 Virginia Senate special election, District 33[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMark Herring 12,381 61.6
RepublicanD. M. Staton, Jr.7,68938.3
Total votes20,090 100
Democratic gain from Republican

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 33[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBill Mims (incumbent) 27,818 97.3
Total votes28,598 100
Republican hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 33[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBill Mims (incumbent) 30,472 77.3
IndependentGarry Myers8,86922.5
Total votes39,420 100
Republican hold

1998 special

1998 Virginia Senate special election, District 33[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBill Mims 11,623 61.8
DemocraticJean Brown7,03037.3
LibertarianBill Redpath1600.9
Total votes18,822 100
Republican gain from Democratic

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 33[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticCharles Waddell (incumbent) 21,782 54.9
RepublicanDavid Olson17,84445.0
Total votes39,646 100
Democratic hold

List of members

SenatorPartyTenureElectoral history
Leroy BendheimDemocraticJanuary 12, 1966 – January 12, 1972Previously served as Senator from the 36th district.

Later served as Senator from the 30th district, due to redistricting.

Charles WaddellDemocraticJanuary 12, 1972 – January 16, 1998Previously served on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors.

Resigned after being appointed deputy transportation secretary.

Bill MimsRepublicanJanuary 23, 1998 – January 14, 2006Previously served as Delegate from the 32nd district.

Resigned after being appointed chief deputy attorney general of Virginia, later becoming Attorney General.Later served as a justice on the Supreme Court of Virginia.

Mark HerringDemocraticFebruary 1, 2006 – January 11, 2014Previously served on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors.

Elected in a January 31, 2006 special election. Re-elected to a full term in the November 2007 election and re-elected in November 2011.
Resigned after being elected Attorney General of Virginia.

Jennifer WextonDemocraticJanuary 24, 2014 – January 3, 2019Elected in a January 21, 2014 special election. Re-elected to a full term in November 2015.
Resigned after being elected U.S. Representative for Virginia's 10th District
Jennifer BoyskoDemocraticJanuary 11, 2019 – PresentPreviously served as Delegate from the 86th district.

Elected in a January 9, 2019 special election.

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