American legislative district
Virginia's 40th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia . It has been represented by Republican Todd Pillion since 2020, succeeding retiring fellow Republican Charles William Carrico Sr. [3]
Geography District 40 covers the farthest corner of Southwest Virginia , including all of Grayson County , Lee County , Scott County , Washington County , and the City of Bristol , as well as parts of Smyth County , Wise County , and Wythe County .[3]
The district is located entirely within Virginia's 9th congressional district , and overlaps with the 1st , 4th , 5th , and 6th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates .[4] Kentucky , Tennessee , and North Carolina .[1]
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 List of members
Senator
Party
Tenure
Electoral history
John Chalkley Buchanan Democratic
January 1972 – April 15, 1991
First elected in 1971
J. Jack Kennedy Jr. Democratic
June 1991 – January 8, 1992
First elected in 1991 special electionNovember election following redistricting
William C. Wampler Jr. Republican
January 8, 1992 – January 11, 2012
First elected in 1991, re-elected in 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007
Charles W. Carrico, Sr. Republican
January 11, 2012 – January 8, 2020
First elected in 2011 , re-elected unopposed in 2015
Todd Pillion Republican
January 8, 2020 – present
First elected in 2019
References
^ a b "State Senate District 40, VA" . Census Reporter. Retrieved June 7, 2021 .^ "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF) . Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021 .^ a b "Todd E. Pillion" . Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 30, 2019 .^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?" . Daily Kos. Retrieved August 30, 2019 . ^ "Virginia State Senate District 40" . Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 30, 2019 .^ a b c d e f "Elections Database" . Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 30, 2019 .^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD" . Daily Kos. Retrieved August 30, 2019 .^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result" . CNalysis. Retrieved June 7, 2021 .
