# 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 Republican Todd Pillion since 2020, succeeding retiring fellow Republican Charles William Carrico Sr. It is currently the most Republican-leaning district in the Virginia Senate.

## Geography

District 40 covers the farthest corner of Southwest Virginia, including all of Grayson County, Lee County, Scott County, Washington County, and the City of Bristol, as well as parts of Smyth County, Wise County, and Wythe County.
The district is located entirely within Virginia's 9th congressional district, and overlaps with the 1st, 4th, 5th, and 6th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates. It borders the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina.

## Recent election results
### 2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 40 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Todd Pillion | 40,122 | 76.3 |
| | Independent | Ken Heath | 12,271 | 23.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,552 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 40 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Charles William Carrico Sr. (incumbent) | 36,838 | 98.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,433 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 40 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Charles William Carrico Sr. | 31,333 | 66.9 |
| | Democratic | John Lamie | 15,480 | 33.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 46,864 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Federal and statewide results

| Year | Office | Results |
| 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% |
| 2012 | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | William C. Wampler Jr. (incumbent) | 33,524 | 99.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,738 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 40 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | William C. Wampler Jr. (incumbent) | 27,826 | 99.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,850 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 40 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | William C. Wampler Jr. (incumbent) | 28,326 | 99.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 28,365 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 40 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | William C. Wampler Jr. (incumbent) | 28,733 | 99.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 28,764 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | 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 |