Virginia Senate, District 22

District 22 of the Virginia Senate is a senatorial district that encompasses all of Amherst County, Appomattox County, Buckingham County, Cumberland County, Fluvanna County, Goochland County, part of Louisa County, and part of the City of Lynchburg in the U.S. state of Virginia. The current Senator from District 22 is Thomas Garrett, Jr..

Historical boundaries

From 1940 to 1956, the 22nd Senate District included the Northern Virginia county of Arlington.

From 1956 to 1962, the 22nd Senate District included the all of Augusta County, Highland County, and the Cities of Staunton, Virginia and Waynesboro, Virginia. From 1962 to 1964, Bath County was added. As a result of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the One person, one vote case of Davis v. Mann, the General Assembly redistricted itself and from 1966 to 1972, the 22nd district included all of Albemarle County, Cumberland County, Fluvanna County, Greene County, Madison County, Powhatan County and the City of Charlottesville.

Beginning in 1972, as a result of a regular decennial redistricting, the 22nd Senate District included all of Allegheny County, Bath County, Botetourt County, part of Roanoke County, and all of the cities of Salem, Clifton Forge and Covington.

In 1992, the district added Craig County, Giles County, the City of Radford and part of Pulaski County.

Current boundaries

All Virginia Senate districts were redrawn in 2011. The 22nd District includes all of Amherst County, Appomattox County, Buckingham County, Cumberland County, Fluvanna County, Goochland County, part of Louisa County, and part of the City of Lynchburg.

Election History

Election history of District 22 from 1995.

Most recent election

2011

Virginia state elections, 2011: Senate District 22[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Thomas Garrett, Jr.	28,353	58.10	+7.35%
	Democratic	Bert F. Dodson, Jr.	20,385	41.77	-7.20%
Majority			7,968	16.33	+14.65%
Turnout			48,815	40.64	+5.51%
	Republican hold

Republican primary, 2011: Senate District 22[2]
Candidate		Votes	%	±%
✓	Thomas Garrett, Jr.	3,240	25.96
	Brian D. Bates	3,069	24.59
	Mark J. Peake	2,810	22.52
	Brian M. Rhode	2,560	20.51
	Claudia D. Tucker	797	6.38
Turnout		12,476

Previous elections

2007

Virginia state elections, 2007: Senate District 22[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ralph K. Smith	21,193	50.75
	Democratic	Michael J. Breiner	20,452	48.97
Majority			741	1.78	-10.73%
Turnout			41,757	35.13	-1.69%
	Republican hold

Republican primary, 2007: Senate District 22[4]
Candidate		Votes	%	±%
	J. Brandon Bell	3,570	49.48
✓	Ralph K. Smith	3,645	50.51
Turnout		7,215	5.94

2003

Virginia state elections, 2003: Senate District 22[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	J. Brandon Bell	23,810	56.75
	Democratic	Stephen H. Emick	18,140	43.24
Majority			5,670	13.51	-86.49%
Turnout			41,956	36.81
	Republican hold

1999

Virginia state elections, 1999: Senate District 22[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Malfourd W. Trumbo	27,378	99.99	+.01%
Majority			27,350	99.99	+.01%
Turnout			27,406
	Republican hold

1995

Virginia state elections, 1995: Senate District 22[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Malfourd W. Trumbo	34,312	99.98
Majority			33,663	99.98
Turnout			34,361
	Republican hold

District officeholders

Years	Senator, District 22	Counties/Cities in District
1940 - 1944	W. D. Medley (D)	Arlington County.
1944 - 1948
1948 - 1952	Charles R. Fenwick (D)
1952 - 1956
1956 - 1960	Curry Carter (D)	Augusta County, Highland County, and the Cities of Staunton, Virginia and Waynesboro, Virginia.
1960 - 1964
1964 - 1966	Augusta County, Bath County, Highland County, and the City of Staunton, Virginia and the City of Waynesboro, Virginia.
1966 - 1968	Edward O. McCue (D)	Albemarle County, Cumberland County, Fluvanna County, Greene County, Madison County, Powhatan County and the City of Charlottesville.
1968 -1972
1972 - 1976	David F. Thornton (R)	Allegheny County, Bath County, Botetourt County, Roanoke County (part) and all of the cities of Salem, Clifton Forge and Covington.
1976 - 1980	Dudley J. "Buzz" Emick (D)
1980 - 1984
1984 - 1988
1988 - 1992
1992 - 1996	Malfourd W. "Bo" Trumbo	Allegheny County, Bath County, Botetourt County, Craig County, Giles County, Pulaski County (part), Roanoke County (part) and all of the cities of Clifton Forge, Covington, Radford and Salem.
1996 - 2000
2000 - 2004
2004 - 2008	J. Brandon Bell (R)	Botetourt County, the City of Radford, the City of Salem, Montgomery County (part) and Roanoke County (part)
2008 - 2012	Ralph K. Smith (R)
2012 - 2016	Tom Garrett (R)	Amherst County, Appomattox County, Buckingham County, Cumberland County, Fluvanna County, Goochland County, Prince Edward County, Parts of Louisa County and Lynchburg City.

References

1. "2011 General Election". Office of the State Board of Elections (Virginia). Retrieved 2011-11-12.
2. "2011 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the State Board of Elections (Virginia). Retrieved 2011-10-07.
3. "2007 General Election". Office of the State Board of Elections (Virginia). Retrieved 2011-10-07.
4. "2007 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the State Board of Elections (Virginia). Retrieved 2011-10-07.
5. "2003 General Election". Office of the State Board of Elections (Virginia). Retrieved 2011-10-07.
6. "1999 General Election". Office of the State Board of Elections (Virginia). Retrieved 2011-10-07.
7. "1995 General Election". Office of the State Board of Elections (Virginia). Retrieved 2011-10-07.