Virginia's 40th Senate district

Virginia's 40th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat Barbara Favola since 2024. Before the 2023 Virginia Senate election, it was represented by Todd Pillion, who succeeded retiring fellow Republican Charles William Carrico Sr.^[3].

Virginia's 40th State Senate district
District map before the 2023 election District map from the 2023 election
Senator	Barbara Favola D–Arlington
Demographics	94% White 3% Black 2% Hispanic 0% Asian 1% Other
Population (2019)	190,166[1]
Registered voters	128,567[2]

Geography

District 40 covers most of Arlington County, Virginia.^[3] It was previously located in the southwestern corner of Virginia before 2024.

The district is located entirely within Virginia's 8th congressional district.^[4] It borders the Potomac River.^[1]

Recent election results

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 40^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Pillion	40,122	76.3
	Independent	Ken Heath	12,271	23.4
Total votes			52,552	100
	Republican hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 40^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles William Carrico Sr. (incumbent)	36,838	98.4
Total votes			37,433	100
	Republican hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 40^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles William Carrico Sr.	31,333	66.9
	Democratic	John Lamie	15,480	33.0
Total votes			46,864	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[7][8]
2020	President	Trump 79.1–19.1%
2017	Governor	Gillespie 76.5–22.6%
2016	President	Trump 77.0–20.0%
2014	Senate	Gillespie 66.3–31.9%
2013	Governor	Cuccinelli 69.1–26.7%
2012	President	Romney 70.4–28.0%
	Senate	Allen 68.4–31.6%

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 40^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William C. Wampler Jr. (incumbent)	33,524	99.4
Total votes			33,738	100
	Republican hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 40^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William C. Wampler Jr. (incumbent)	27,826	99.9
Total votes			27,850	100
	Republican hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 40^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William C. Wampler Jr. (incumbent)	28,326	99.9
Total votes			28,365	100
	Republican hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 40^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William C. Wampler Jr. (incumbent)	28,733	99.9
Total votes			28,764	100
	Republican hold

List of members

Senator	Party	Tenure	Electoral history
John Chalkley Buchanan	Democratic	January 1972 – April 15, 1991	First elected in 1971 Died on April 15, 1991
J. Jack Kennedy Jr.	Democratic	June 1991 – January 8, 1992	First elected in 1991 special election Lost reelection in November 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 Retired
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