Virginia's 19th Senate district

Virginia's 19th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican David Suetterlein since 2016, succeeding his retiring former boss Ralph K. Smith.^[3] In the 2023 Virginia Senate election, Christie Craig was elected.

Virginia's 19th State Senate district
District map before the 2023 election District map from the 2023 election
Senator	Christie New Craig R–Chesapeake
Demographics	90% White 4% Black 3% Hispanic 1% Asian 2% Other
Population (2019)	201,807[1]
Registered voters	144,997[2]

Geography

District 19 is based in Southwest Virginia, including all of Floyd County and the City of Salem and parts of Bedford, Carroll, Franklin, Montgomery, Roanoke, and Wythe Counties.^[3]

The district overlaps with Virginia's 5th, 6th, and 9th congressional districts, and with the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 12th, 17th, and 22nd districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.^[4]

Recent election results

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 19^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Suetterlein (incumbent)	41,290	71.4
	Democratic	Flourette Ketner	16,484	28.5
Total votes			57,821	100
	Republican hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 19^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Suetterlein	33,120	64.9
	Democratic	Michael Hamler	15,738	30.8
	Independent	Steven Nelson	2,134	4.2
Total votes			51,063	100
	Republican hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 19^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ralph K. Smith (incumbent)	28,065	56.3
	Independent	Brandon Bell	21,551	43.3
Total votes			49,807	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[7][8]
2020	President	Trump 68.1–30.1%
2017	Governor	Gillespie 65.6–33.2%
2016	President	Trump 66.7–28.8%
2014	Senate	Gillespie 60.8–36.4%
2013	Governor	Cuccinelli 60.7–30.2%
2012	President	Romney 63.6–34.2%
	Senate	Allen 62.5–37.5%

Historical results

All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines. In 2011, Ralph K. Smith, the incumbent from the 22nd district, was redistricted into the 19th district; meanwhile, then-19th district incumbent Bill Stanley was redistricted into the 20th district.

2011 special

2011 Virginia Senate special election, District 19^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Stanley	10,287	61.4
	Democratic	Henry Davis, Jr.	6,430	38.4
Total votes			16,746	100
	Republican hold

2007

2007 Virginia Senate election, District 19^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Hurt	29,735	75.7
	Independent	Sherman Witcher	9,488	24.2
Total votes			36,269	100
	Republican hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 19^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles R. Hawkins (incumbent)	23,622	100
Total votes			23,627	100
	Republican hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 19^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles R. Hawkins (incumbent)	17,834	99.9
Total votes			17,843	100
	Republican hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 19^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles R. Hawkins (incumbent)	27,350	70.8
	Democratic	Joyce Glaise	11,302	29.2
Total votes			38,653	100
	Republican hold