Virginia Senate, District 3

District 3 of the Virginia Senate is a senatorial district located mostly on the Virginia Peninsula that encompasses all of the city of Poquoson, parts of the cities of Hampton and Suffolk, all of the counties of Gloucester, King and Queen, King William and New Kent and parts of the counties of Isle of Wight, James City, Surry and York. The current Senator from District 3 is Tommy Norment.

Historical boundaries

From 1940 - 1956, the 3rd District was located in South Hampton Roads and included all of the former Norfolk County, Virginia and the cities of Portsmouth and South Norfolk (today, the City of Chesapeake, Virginia incorporates much of Norfolk County and the City of South Norfolk.

In 1955, the district was redrawn and the City of Portsmouth was removed, so from 1956 - 1966, the district included Norfolk County and the City of South Suffolk which became the City of Chesapeake in 1963. From 1966 - 1972, the 3rd District included all of the cities of Chesapeake, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach.

After the 1971 redistricting, the 3rd district included all of the Eastern Shore counties of Northampton and Accomac from 1972 - 1991. From 1991 - 2001, the district included the Eastern Shore and territory from the Virginia Peninsula.

From 2001 - 2011, Senate District 3 included Gloucester County, James City County, New Kent County, City of Newport News (part), City of Williamsburg and York County (part).

Current boundaries

All Virginia Senate districts were redrawn in 2011 and the 2011 elections were contested in the these districts. The 3rd District includes all of the City of Poquoson, parts of the cities of Hampton, and Suffolk, all of the counties of Gloucester, King and Queen, King William, and New Kent and parts of Isle of Wight, James City County, Surry and York.^[1] Fully 25% of the district's population is located in James City County.

Election history

Election history of District 3.

Most recent elections

2011

Virginia state elections, 2011: Senate District 3[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tommy Norment	38,665	96.35	+1.26%
Majority			37,203	96.35
Turnout			40,127	27.87	+2.97%
	Republican hold

Republican primary, 2011: Senate District 3[3]
Candidate		Votes	%	±%
✓	Tommy Norment	11,400	73.60
	Mark C. Frechette	4,089	26.39
Turnout		15,489	10.76

Previous elections

2007

Virginia state elections, 2007: Senate District 3[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tommy Norment	29,669	95.09	+29.56%
Majority			28,168	95.09	+29.56%
Turnout			31,200	24.90%	-3.97%
	Republican hold

2003

Virginia state elections, 2003: Senate District 3[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tommy Norment	21,309	65.53	+3.40%
	Democratic	M. P. Minor	11,080	34.07	-2.65%
Majority			10,129	31.46	+5.33%
Turnout			32,520	28.87
	Republican hold

Republican primary, 2003: Senate District 3[6]
Candidate		Votes	%	±%
✓	Tommy Norment	10,470	62.28
	Paul Jost	6,340	37.72
Turnout		17,055	15.36

1999

Virginia state elections, 1999: Senate District 3[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tommy Norment	24,916	62.93%	-35.35%
	Democratic	Lynwood Lewis	14,611	36.90%
Majority			10,305	26.03%	-73.25%
Turnout			39,595
	Republican hold

1995

Virginia state elections, 1995: Senate District 3[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tommy Norment	32,667	99.28
Majority			32,430	99.28
Turnout			32,904
	Republican hold

District officeholders

Years	Senator, District 3	Counties/Cities in District
1904 - 1906	J. N. Harman (R)	Buchanan County, Dickenson County, Russell County, and Tazewell County.
1906 - 1908	R. Walter Dickenson (R)
1908 - 1912	Roland E. Chase (R)
1912 - 1916	J. Powell Royall (R)
1916 - 1920
1920 - 1922	Robert O. Crockett (R)
1922 - 1924	Campbell C. Hyatt (R)
1924 - 1928	Alfred C. Smith (D)	Norfolk County, City of Portsmouth and the City of South Norfolk.
1928 - 1932	Lloyd E. Warren (D)
1932 - 1936	Major M. Hillard (D)
1936 - 1940
1940 - 1944
1944 - 1948
1948 - 1952
1952 - 1956
1956 - 1960	Gordon F. Marsh (D)	Norfolk County and the City of South Norfolk; after 1963, these were merged into City of Chesapeake.
1960 - 1964
1964 - 1966
1966	William B. Spong (D)	City of Portsmouth, City of Chesapeake and the City of Virginia Beach.
1966 - 1972	William H. Hodges (D)
1972 - 1976	William E. Fears (D)	Accomac County, James City County, Northampton County, York County and the cities of Williamsburg and Newport News (part).
1976 - 1980	Accomac County, James City County, Northampton County, York County and the cities of Williamsburg, Poquoson and Newport News (part).
1980 - 1984
1984 - 1988
1988 - 1992
1992 - 1996	Tommy Norment (R)	Gloucester County, James City County, New Kent County, City of Newport News (part), City of Williamsburg and York County (part).
1996 - 2000
2000 - 2004
2004 - 2008
2008 - 2012
2012 - 2016	Gloucester County, King & Queen County, King William County, New Kent County, City of Poquoson, Isle of Wight County (part), James City County (part), Surry County (part), York County (part), City of Hampton (part), City of Suffolk (part).

References

1. Division of Legislative Services, HB 5005/Ch.1 enacted 4/29/11
2. "2011 General Election". Office of the State Board of Elections (Virginia). Retrieved 2011-11-16.
3. "2011 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the State Board of Elections (Virginia). Retrieved 2011-11-16.
4. "2007 General Election". Office of the State Board of Elections (Virginia). Retrieved 2011-06-08.
5. "2003 General Election". Office of the State Board of Elections (Virginia). Retrieved 2012-06-08.
6. "2003 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the State Board of Elections (Virginia). Retrieved 2011-11-05.
7. "1999 General Election". Office of the State Board of Elections (Virginia). Retrieved 2012-06-08.
8. "1995 General Election". Office of the State Board of Elections (Virginia). Retrieved 2011-11-05.