Virginia's 4th Senate district
{{Short description|American legislative district}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
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|state=Virginia
|district=4
|chamber=Senate
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|representative=David Suetterlein
|party=Republican
|residence=Roanoke
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|percent_white=73
|percent_black=18
|percent_hispanic=4
|percent_asian=1
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|percent_other_race=3
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Virginia's 4th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Ryan McDougle since his victory in a 2006 special election.
Geography
District 4 stretches from just outside Fredericksburg to the Chesapeake Bay, including all of the Northern Neck and parts of the Middle Peninsula. It covers all of Caroline, Essex, Middlesex, Lancaster, Northumberland, and Richmond Counties, as well as parts of Hanover, King George, Spotsylvania, and Westmoreland Counties.{{Cite web|url=https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S69|title=Ryan T. McDougle|publisher=Senate of Virginia|access-date=August 6, 2019}}
The district overlaps with Virginia's 1st and 7th congressional districts, and with the 54th, 55th, 97th, 98th, and 99th 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=
{{Election box begin no change| title= 2019 Virginia Senate election, District 4{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia_State_Senate_District_4|title=Virginia State Senate District 4|publisher=Ballotpedia|access-date=November 10, 2019}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Ryan McDougle (incumbent)
| votes = 45,714
| percentage = 63.0
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Stan Scott
| votes = 26,654
| percentage = 36.7
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 72,541
| percentage = 100
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| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2015=
{{Election box begin no change| title= 2015 Virginia Senate election, District 4{{cite web | url = https://historical.elections.virginia.gov/elections/search/year_from:1995/year_to:2019/office_id:9/district_id:27268| title = Elections Database| access-date = August 6, 2019 | publisher = Virginia Board of Elections}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Ryan McDougle (incumbent)
| votes = 37,882
| percentage = 96.0
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 39,455
| 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}}
=2011=
{{Election box begin no change| title= 2011 Virginia Senate election, District 4}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Ryan McDougle (incumbent)
| votes = 37,879
| percentage = 97.4
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 38,873
| 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}}
=Federal and statewide results=
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| 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 6, 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 7, 2021}} |
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| 2020
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Trump 59.1–39.1% |
| 2017
| Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Gillespie 60.2–38.7% |
| 2016
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Trump 59.0–36.4% |
| 2014
| Senate | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Gillespie 59.8–37.5% |
| 2013
| Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Cuccinelli 56.4–35.2% |
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Romney 59.1–39.7% |
| Senate
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Allen 58.2–41.8% |
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 4}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party= Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Ryan McDougle (incumbent)
| votes = 33,148
| percentage = 98.3
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 33,719
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2006 special=
{{Election box begin no change| title=2006 Virginia Senate special election, District 4}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party= Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Ryan McDougle
| votes = 6,822
| percentage = 81.3
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party= Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Roger Cavendish
| votes = 1,558
| percentage = 18.6
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 8,392
| percentage = 100
| change =
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{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2003=
{{Election box open primary begin no change| title=2003 Virginia Senate election, District 4}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party= Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Bill Bolling (incumbent)
| votes = 27,646
| percentage = 99.4
| change =
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 27,801
| percentage = 100
| change =
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{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=1999=
{{Election box begin no change| title=1999 Virginia Senate election, District 4}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party= Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Bill Bolling (incumbent)
| votes = 38,136
| percentage = 99.7
| change =
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 38,253
| percentage = 100
| change =
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{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=1995=
{{Election box begin no change| title=1995 Virginia Senate election, District 4}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party= Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Bill Bolling
| votes = 26,957
| percentage = 50.5
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party= Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Elmo G. Cross, Jr. (incumbent)
| votes = 26,383
| percentage = 49.5
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 53,342
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box gain with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| loser = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
District officeholders since 1940
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! Years ! Senator, District 4 ! width=70% | Counties/Cities in District |
| 1940–1944
| rowspan = 3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | I. Paul Wailes (D) | rowspan = 1 | Amherst County, Virginia and Nelson County |
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| 1944–1948
| rowspan = 3 | Amherst County, Virginia, Bedford County and Nelson County |
| 1948–1952 |
| 1952–1956
| rowspan = 1 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Walter H. Carter (D) |
| 1956–1960
| rowspan = 4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | James D. Hagood (D) | rowspan = 1 | Charlotte County, Halifax County, and Prince Edward County |
| 1960–1964
|rowspan = 2 | Charlotte County, Halifax County, Prince Edward County and the City of South Boston |
| 1964–1966 |
| 1966–1972
| rowspan= 1 | Charlotte County, Halifax County, Prince Edward County, Lunenburg County, Nottoway County, and the City of South Boston |
| 1972–1976
| rowspan = 1 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Leslie D. Campbell Jr. (D) | rowspan = 5 | Charles City County, Gloucester County, Goochland County, Hanover County, King and Queen County, King William County, Louisa County, Mathews County, Middlesex County, and New Kent County |
| 1976–1980
| rowspan = 5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Elmo Cross (D) |
| 1980–1984 |
| 1984–1988 |
| 1988–1992 |
| 1992–1996
| rowspan = 3 |Caroline County, Essex County, Hanover County, King and Queen County, King William County, Middlesex County, and Spotsylvania County (part) |
| 1996–2000
| rowspan = 3 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Bill Bolling (R) |
| 2000–2004 |
| rowspan = 2 |2004–2008
| rowspan = 3 |Caroline County, Essex County, Hanover County, King and Queen County Middlesex County, and Spotsylvania County (part) |
| rowspan = 4 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Ryan McDougle (R) |
| 2008–2012 |
| 2012–2016
| rowspan = 2 | Caroline County, Essex County, Lancaster County, Middlesex County, Northumberland County, Richmond County, Hanover County (part), King George County (part), Spotsylvania County (part) and Westmoreland County (part) |
| 2016–present |
References
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Category:Virginia Senate districts
Category:Caroline County, Virginia
Category:Essex County, Virginia
Category:Hanover County, Virginia
Category:Middlesex County, Virginia
Category:Lancaster County, Virginia
Category:Richmond County, Virginia
Category:Northumberland County, Virginia
Category:King George County, Virginia