Virginia's 23rd Senate district

Virginia's 23rd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat Mamie Locke since 2024.

Virginia's 23rd State Senate district
District map before the 2023 election District map from the 2023 election
Senator	Mamie Locke D–Hampton
Demographics	35% White 49% Black 8% Hispanic 3% Asian 6% Other
Population (2022)	216,421[1]
Registered voters	152,346[2]

Geography

District 23 is based in the Virginia Peninsula portion of Hampton Roads and includes all of Hampton and parts of Newport News.

The district is within Virginia's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 85th, 86th, and 87th districts within the Virginia House of Delegates.^[3]

Recent election results

2023 Virginia Senate election, District 23^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mamie Locke	35,132	89.7
Total votes			39,153	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

Historic results

All results below took place before 2023 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines, most recently north of the New River Valley.

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 23^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen Newman (incumbent)	47,374	93.9
Total votes			50,474	100
	Republican hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 23^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen Newman (incumbent)	27,309	96.7
Total votes			28,232	100
	Republican hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 23^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen Newman (incumbent)	33,481	77.8
	Democratic	Robert Short	9,439	21.9
Total votes			43,060	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[6][7]
2020	President	Trump 72.6–25.6%
2017	Governor	Gillespie 71.4–27.6%
2016	President	Trump 70.1–25.0%
2014	Senate	Gillespie 67.8–29.9%
2013	Governor	Cuccinelli 68.0–25.1%
2012	President	Romney 68.9–29.8%
	Senate	Allen 68.5–31.5%

2007

2007 Virginia Senate election, District 23^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen Newman (incumbent)	20,269	97.2
Total votes			20,852	100
	Republican hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 23^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen Newman (incumbent)	26,446	64.1
	Democratic	Robert Clarke	14,812	35.9
Total votes			41,279	100
	Republican hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 23^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen Newman (incumbent)	23,052	66.2
	Democratic	John Campbell	11,255	32.3
	Independent	John Trent	529	1.5
Total votes			34,836	100
	Republican hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 23^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen Newman	29,539	65.3
	Democratic	Barbara Coleman	15,690	34.7
Total votes			45,253	100
	Republican gain from Democratic