# Virginia's 33rd Senate district

Virginia's 33rd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat Jennifer Boysko since a 2019 special election to replace fellow Democrat Jennifer Wexton, who had been elected to Congress.

## Geography

District 33 is split between Loudoun and Fairfax Counties in the suburbs of Washington D.C., including some or all of Leesburg, Cascades, Ashburn, Sterling, Brambleton, McNair, and Herndon. Washington Dulles International Airport is also within the district lines.
The district overlaps with Virginia's 10th and 11th congressional districts, and with the 10th, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 36th, 67th, 86th, and 87th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates. It borders the state of Maryland.

## Recent election results
### 2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 33 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jennifer Boysko (incumbent) | 34,517 | 64.9 |
| | Republican | Suzanne Fox | 18,615 | 35.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 53,186 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2019 special

2019 Virginia Senate special election, District 33 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jennifer Boysko | 14,779 | 69.8 |
| | Republican | Joe T. May | 6,377 | 30.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,183 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 33 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jennifer Wexton (incumbent) | 18,577 | 56.6 |
| | Republican | Stephen Hollingshead | 14,190 | 43.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 59 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,826 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014 special

2014 Virginia Senate special election, District 33 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jennifer Wexton | 11,431 | 52.7 |
| | Republican | John Whitbeck | 8,133 | 37.5 |
| | Independent | Joe T. May | 2,117 | 9.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,685 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 33 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mark Herring (incumbent) | 14,061 | 54.1 |
| | Republican | Patricia Phillips | 11,915 | 45.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,013 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Federal and statewide results

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 68.1–30.1% |
| 2018 | Senate | Kaine 69.4–28.4% |
| 2017 | Governor | Northam 66.7–32.1% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 63.1–31.1% |
| 2014 | Senate | Warner 55.6–41.8% |
| 2013 | Governor | McAuliffe 56.3–38.4% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 59.3–39.4% |
| 2012 | Senate | Kaine 60.2–39.8% |

## 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 33 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mark Herring (incumbent) | 27,784 | 56.9 |
| | Republican | Patricia Phillips | 20,994 | 43.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,833 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006 special

2006 Virginia Senate special election, District 33 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mark Herring | 12,381 | 61.6 |
| | Republican | D. M. Staton, Jr. | 7,689 | 38.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,090 | 100 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 33 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bill Mims (incumbent) | 27,818 | 97.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 28,598 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 33 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bill Mims (incumbent) | 30,472 | 77.3 |
| | Independent | Garry Myers | 8,869 | 22.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 39,420 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1998 special

1998 Virginia Senate special election, District 33 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bill Mims | 11,623 | 61.8 |
| | Democratic | Jean Brown | 7,030 | 37.3 |
| | Libertarian | Bill Redpath | 160 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,822 | 100 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 33 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Charles Waddell (incumbent) | 21,782 | 54.9 |
| | Republican | David Olson | 17,844 | 45.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 39,646 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## List of members

| Senator | Party | Tenure | Electoral history |
| Leroy Bendheim | Democratic | January 12, 1966 – January 12, 1972 | Previously served as Senator from the 36th district. Later served as Senator from the 30th district, due to redistricting. |
| Charles Waddell | Democratic | January 12, 1972 – January 16, 1998 | Previously served on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors. Resigned after being appointed deputy transportation secretary. |
| Bill Mims | Republican | January 23, 1998 – January 14, 2006 | Previously served as Delegate from the 32nd district. Resigned after being appointed chief deputy attorney general of Virginia, later becoming Attorney General. Later served as a justice on the Supreme Court of Virginia. |
| Mark Herring | Democratic | February 1, 2006 – January 11, 2014 | Previously served on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors. Elected in a January 31, 2006 special election. Re-elected to a full term in the November 2007 election and re-elected in November 2011. Resigned after being elected Attorney General of Virginia. |
| Jennifer Wexton | Democratic | January 24, 2014 – January 3, 2019 | Elected in a January 21, 2014 special election. Re-elected to a full term in November 2015. Resigned after being elected U.S. Representative for Virginia's 10th District |
| Jennifer Boysko | Democratic | January 11, 2019 – Present | Previously served as Delegate from the 86th district. Elected in a January 9, 2019 special election. |