# Virginia's 16th Senate district

Virginia's 16th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat Schuyler VanValkenburg since 2024.

## Geography

District 16 is a majority-Black district in the Greater Richmond Region, including all of the cities of Hopewell and Petersburg and parts of Chesterfield County, Dinwiddie County, Prince George County, and the City of Richmond.
The district overlaps with Virginia's 4th and 7th congressional districts, and with the 62nd, 63rd, 64th, 66th, 69th, 70th, and 71st districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.

## Recent election results
### 2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 16 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joe Morrissey | 8,741 | 56.0 |
| | Democratic | Rosalyn Dance (incumbent) | 6,873 | 44.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,620 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Joe Morrissey | 29,304 | 63.8 |
| | Independent | Waylin Ross | 15,725 | 34.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,911 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 16 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rosalyn Dance (incumbent) | 4,967 | 62.0 |
| | Democratic | Joseph E. Preston | 3,039 | 37.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,008 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Rosalyn Dance (incumbent) | 17,331 | 72.7 |
| | Independent | Joe Morrissey | 6,090 | 25.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,849 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014 special

2014 Virginia Senate special election, District 16 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rosalyn Dance | 29,237 | 73.0 |
| | Independent | Preston Brown | 10,154 | 25.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,036 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 16 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Henry L. Marsh (incumbent) | 16,711 | 69.0 |
| | Independent | Preston Brown | 7,391 | 30.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,224 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Federal and statewide results

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 70.1–28.1% |
| 2017 | Governor | Northam 70.2–28.7% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 68.7–27.9% |
| 2014 | Senate | Warner 68.7–28.9% |
| 2013 | Governor | McAuliffe 67.1–27.0% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 72.6–26.6% |
| 2012 | Senate | Kaine 72.6–27.4% |

## 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 16 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Henry L. Marsh (incumbent) | 11,186 | 66.6 |
| | Independent | Robert Owens | 5,557 | 33.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,788 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 16 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Henry L. Marsh (incumbent) | 13,901 | 99.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,042 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 16 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Henry L. Marsh (incumbent) | 12,806 | 98.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,034 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 16 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Henry L. Marsh (incumbent) | 19,723 | 99.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,816 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |