Virginia's 17th Senate district
{{Short description|American legislative district}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
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|state=Virginia
|district=17
|chamber=Senate
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|representative=Emily Jordan
|party=Republican
|residence=Suffolk
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|percent_white=68
|percent_black=17
|percent_hispanic=9
|percent_asian=2
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|percent_other_race=3
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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.{{Cite web|url=https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S88|title=Bryce E. Reeves|publisher=Senate of Virginia|access-date=August 15, 2019}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/7/30/1848730/-How-do-counties-House-districts-and-legislative-districts-all-overlap-These-new-tools-show-you|author=David Jarman|title=How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?|publisher=Daily Kos|access-date=August 31, 2019}}
Recent election results
=2019=
[[File:2019_election_in_Virginia's_17th_senate_district_by_county.svg|thumb|224x224px|County and independent city results{{Collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#e55751|Reeves}}|{{legend|#ed8883|50–60%}}|{{legend|#e55751|60–70%}}
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| title = {{legend|#678cd7|Laufer}}|{{legend|#678cd7|60–70%}}
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{{Election box open primary begin no change| title= 2019 Virginia Senate election, District 17{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia_State_Senate_District_17|title=Virginia State Senate District 17|publisher=Ballotpedia|access-date=November 12, 2019}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Bryce Reeves (incumbent)
| votes = 6,325
| percentage = 82.3
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Rich Breeden
| votes = 1,359
| percentage = 17.7
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 7,685
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Amy Laufer
| votes = 6,042
| percentage = 78.2
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = S. Ben Hixon
| votes = 1,679
| percentage = 21.7
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 7,722
| percentage = 100
| change =
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{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Bryce Reeves (incumbent)
| votes = 34,494
| percentage = 51.6
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Amy Laufer
| votes = 32,176
| percentage = 48.1
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 66,878
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2015=
[[File:2015 general election in Virginia's 17th Senate district.svg|thumb|County and independent city results{{Collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#d02823|Reeves}}|{{legend|#d02823|60–70%}}|{{legend|#b00000|70–80%}}}}{{Collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#8da9e2|Gallaway}}|{{legend|#8da9e2|50–60%}}|{{legend|#678cd7|60–70%}}
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{{Election box begin no change| title= 2015 Virginia Senate election, District 17{{cite web | url = https://historical.elections.virginia.gov/elections/search/year_from:1995/year_to:2019/office_id:9/district_id:27280| title = Elections Database| access-date = August 15, 2019 | publisher = Virginia Board of Elections}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Bryce Reeves (incumbent)
| votes = 24,519
| percentage = 62.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Ned Gallaway
| votes = 14,915
| percentage = 37.8
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 39,487
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=2011=
[[File:2011 general election in Virginia's 17th Senate district.svg|thumb|County and independent city results{{Collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#ed8883|Reeves}}|{{legend|#ed8883|50–60%}}
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| title = {{legend|#8da9e2|Houck}}|{{legend|#8da9e2|50–60%}}|{{legend|#678cd7|60–70%}}
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{{Election box begin no change| title= 2011 Virginia Senate election, District 17}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Bryce Reeves
| votes = 22,615
| percentage = 50.2
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Edd Houck (incumbent)
| votes = 22,389
| percentage = 49.7
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 45,084
| percentage = 100
| change =
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{{Election box gain with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| loser = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=Federal and statewide results=
| class=wikitable |
| width="30" | Year
! width="60" | Office ! width="180" | Results{{Cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YZRfFiCDBEYB7M18fDGLH8IrmyMQGdQKqpOu9lLvmdo/edit#gid=134618696|title=Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD|publisher=Daily Kos|access-date=August 15, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://cnalysis.com/maps/2020-presidential-by-legislative-district-and-most-recent-election-result/|title=2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result|publisher=CNalysis|access-date=June 5, 2021}} |
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| 2020
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Biden 49.6–48.6% |
| 2017
| Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Northam 49.4–49.4% |
| 2016
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Trump 49.7–45.1% |
| 2014
| Senate | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Gillespie 53.1–44.2% |
| 2013
| Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Cuccinelli 49.0–44.0% |
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Romney 49.5–49.0% |
| Senate
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | 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=
{{Election box begin no change| title= 2007 Virginia Senate election, District 17}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Edd Houck (incumbent)
| votes = 25,178
| percentage = 56.0
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Chris Yakabouski
| votes = 19,754
| percentage = 43.9
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 44,968
| percentage = 100
| change =
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
| swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2003=
{{Election box begin no change| title= 2003 Virginia Senate election, District 17}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Edd Houck (incumbent)
| votes = 21,324
| percentage = 59.2
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Robert Stuber
| votes = 14,640
| percentage = 40.7
| change =
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 35,991
| percentage = 100
| change =
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
| swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=1999=
{{Election box begin no change| title= 1999 Virginia Senate election, District 17}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Edd Houck (incumbent)
| votes = 27,605
| percentage = 60.1
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Andrew Sheridan
| votes = 18,334
| percentage = 39.9
| change =
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 45,953
| percentage = 100
| change =
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
| swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=1995=
{{Election box begin no change| title= 1995 Virginia Senate election, District 17}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Edd Houck (incumbent)
| votes = 25,162
| percentage = 53.4
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = J. Russ Moulton, Jr.
| votes = 21,930
| percentage = 46.6
| change =
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 47,099
| percentage = 100
| change =
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
| swing =
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{{Election box end}}
References
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Category:Virginia Senate districts
Category:Albemarle County, Virginia
Category:Culpeper County, Virginia
Category:Fredericksburg, Virginia
Category:Louisa County, Virginia