# Virginia's 17th Senate district

Virginia's 17th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Bryce Reeves since his 2011 victory over incumbent Democrat Edd Houck.

## Geography

District 17 stretches from Fredericksburg in the east to the suburbs of Charlottesville in Albemarle County in the west, covering all of Orange County and parts of Culpeper County, Louisa County, and Spotsylvania County in between.
The district overlaps with Virginia's 5th and 7th congressional districts, and with the 25th, 28th, 30th, 54th, 55th, 56th, 57th, 58th, and 88th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.

## Recent election results
### 2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 17 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bryce Reeves (incumbent) | 6,325 | 82.3 |
| | Republican | Rich Breeden | 1,359 | 17.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,685 | 100 |
| | Democratic | Amy Laufer | 6,042 | 78.2 |
| | Democratic | S. Ben Hixon | 1,679 | 21.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,722 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Bryce Reeves (incumbent) | 34,494 | 51.6 |
| | Democratic | Amy Laufer | 32,176 | 48.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 66,878 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 17 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bryce Reeves (incumbent) | 24,519 | 62.1 |
| | Democratic | Ned Gallaway | 14,915 | 37.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 39,487 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 17 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bryce Reeves | 22,615 | 50.2 |
| | Democratic | Edd Houck (incumbent) | 22,389 | 49.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,084 | 100 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### Federal and statewide results

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 49.6–48.6% |
| 2017 | Governor | Northam 49.4–49.4% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 49.7–45.1% |
| 2014 | Senate | Gillespie 53.1–44.2% |
| 2013 | Governor | Cuccinelli 49.0–44.0% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 49.5–49.0% |
| 2012 | Senate | Kaine 50.7–49.3% |

## 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 17 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edd Houck (incumbent) | 25,178 | 56.0 |
| | Republican | Chris Yakabouski | 19,754 | 43.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 44,968 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 17 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edd Houck (incumbent) | 21,324 | 59.2 |
| | Republican | Robert Stuber | 14,640 | 40.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,991 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 17 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edd Houck (incumbent) | 27,605 | 60.1 |
| | Republican | Andrew Sheridan | 18,334 | 39.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,953 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 17 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edd Houck (incumbent) | 25,162 | 53.4 |
| | Republican | J. Russ Moulton, Jr. | 21,930 | 46.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,099 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |