Virginia's 11th Senate district

Virginia's 11th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat Creigh Deeds since its were borders were completely changed effective for the 2023 election as part of redistricting in Virginia.

Virginia's 11th State Senate district
District map before the 2023 election District map from the 2023 election
Senator	Creigh Deeds D–Charlottesville
Demographics	65% White 22% Black 7% Hispanic 2% Asian 3% Other
Population (2019)	220,908[1]
Registered voters	164,769[2]

Geography

District 11 is located in the western Piedmont region of Virginia, including all of the City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Nelson County, and Amherst County, and a small portion of Louisa County.

Before 2024, District 11 was located in the southern Greater Richmond Region, including parts of Chesterfield County and all of Amelia County and the City of Colonial Heights.^[3]

Recent election results

2023

2023 Virginia Senate election, District 11^[4]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Creigh Deeds	13,623	50.9
	Democratic	Sally L. Hudson	13,158	49.1
Total votes			26,781	100
General election
	Democratic	Creigh Deeds	48,675	65.6
	Republican	Phillip Hamilton	25,416	34.3
	Write-in	Various	100	0.1
Total votes			74,191	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

Historical election results

All election results below took place prior to 2023 redistricting, and the district was in a completely different geographic area.

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 11^[4]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Amanda Pohl	6,241	78.1
	Democratic	E. Wayne Powell	1,747	21.9
Total votes			7,993	100
General election
	Republican	Amanda Chase (incumbent)	44,245	54.5
	Democratic	Amanda Pohl	36,734	45.3
Total votes			81,168	100
	Republican hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 11^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Amanda Chase	4,907	40.5
	Republican	Steve Martin (incumbent)	4,238	34.9
	Republican	Barry Moore	2,977	24.6
Total votes			12,126	100
General election
	Republican	Amanda Chase	27,218	63.6
	Democratic	E. Wayne Powell	15,485	36.2
Total votes			42,814	100
	Republican hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 11^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Martin (incumbent)	25,269	94.7
Total votes			26,689	100
	Republican hold

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

2007

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

2007 Virginia Senate election, District 11^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Martin (incumbent)	16,478	62.5
	Democratic	Alex McMurtie, Jr.	4,852	18.4
	Independent	Roger Habeck	3,879	14.7
	Independent	Hank Cook	1,138	4.3
Total votes			26,348	100
	Republican hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 11^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Martin (incumbent)	18,702	97.3
Total votes			19,226	100
	Republican hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 11^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Martin (incumbent)	17,716	64.6
	Democratic	William Hastings, Jr.	9,689	35.3
Total votes			27,442	100
	Republican hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 11^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Martin (incumbent)	28,693	99.4
Total votes			28,863	100
	Republican hold

Recent results in statewide elections

Year	Office	Results[6][7]
2020	President	Trump 50.5–47.8%
2017	Governor	Gillespie 53.3–45.5%
2016	President	Trump 52.6–42.0%
2014	Senate	Gillespie 55.6–41.2%
2013	Governor	Cuccinelli 52.2–38.5%
2012	President	Romney 56.2–42.6%
	Senate	Allen 55.3–44.7%