American legislative district
Virginia's 9th State Senate district District map before the 2023 election District map from the 2023 election Senator Demographics 39% White 52% Black 3% Hispanic 2% Asian 3% Other Population (2019) 208,848[ 1] Registered voters 153,441[ 2]
Virginia's 9th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia . It is currently the most Democratic-leaning district in the Virginia Senate.
District 9 is based primarily in the City of Richmond , stretching to also include all of Charles City County and parts of Hanover County and Henrico County .[ 3]
The district overlaps with Virginia's 1st and 4th congressional districts , and with the 55th , 68th , 69th , 70th , 71st , 72nd , 73rd , and 74th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates .[ 4]
Recent election results [ edit ] 2024 special election [ edit ] Republican Tammy Brankley Mulchi was elected in January 2024.[ 5]
2023 special election [ edit ] Following Jennifer McClellan 's election to Congress , a special election was called for the district. Lamont Bagby , the Democratic nominee,[ 6] won the election with 89.84% of the vote.
County and independent city results County and independent city results 50–60%
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Federal and statewide results [ edit ] All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
District officeholders since 1940 [ edit ] Years Senator, District 9 Counties/Cities in District 1940–1944 Robert K. Brock (D) Amelia County , Amherst County , Appomattox County , Buckingham County , Cumberland County , Nelson County , and Powhatan County 1944–1948 1948 W. Dennis Kendig (D)[ 12] 1949–1952 George W. Palmer 1952–1956 1956–1960 Charles R. Fenwick (D)[ 12] Arlington County 1960–1964 1964–1968 Arlington County (part) 1968–1972 M. Patton Echols (R) 1972–1976 Douglas Wilder (D)[ 13] City of Richmond (part) 1976–1980 1980–1984 1984–1986 1986–1988 Benjamin Lambert (D) City of Richmond (part) and Henrico County (part) 1988–1992 1992–1996 Charles City County , City of Richmond (part), and Henrico County (part) 1996–2000 2000–2004 2004–2008 2008–2012 Donald McEachin (D) 2012–2016 Charles City County , Hanover County (part), Henrico County (part), and City of Richmond (part) 2016–2017 2017–2020 Jennifer McClellan (D) 2020–2023 2023–2024 Lamont Bagby (D)
^ "State Senate District 9, VA" . Census Reporter. Retrieved June 4, 2021 . ^ "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF) . Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021 . ^ "Jennifer L. McClellan" . Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 10, 2019 . ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?" . Daily Kos. Retrieved June 7, 2021 . ^ "Mulchi, Younger win party nominations for Senate District 9 race - SoVaNOW: Home of The News & Record and The Mecklenburg Sun" . The News & Record and The Mecklenburg Sun . December 20, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2024 . ^ "Del. Lamont Bagby wins Democratic nomination for 9th District special election" . WRIC ABC 8News . February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023 . ^ "2023 March Senate 09 Special" . Retrieved December 23, 2023 . ^ a b "Virginia State Senate District 9" . Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2019 . ^ a b c d e f "Elections Database" . Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 10, 2019 . ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD" . Daily Kos. Retrieved August 10, 2019 . ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result" . CNalysis. April 16, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021 . ^ a b died in office ^ Elected Lieutenant Governor and resigned in January 1986