Virginia's 33rd Senate district

Virginia's 33rd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democrat Jennifer Boysko since a 2019 special election to replace fellow Democrat Jennifer Wexton, who had been elected to Congress.[3]

Virginia's 33rd
State Senate district
Senator
  Jennifer Boysko
D–Herndon
Demographics43% White
9% Black
21% Hispanic
22% Asian
4% Other
Population (2019)235,207[1]
Registered voters141,590[2]

Geography

District 33 is split between Loudoun and Fairfax Counties in the suburbs of Washington D.C., including some or all of Leesburg, Cascades, Ashburn, Sterling, Brambleton, McNair, and Herndon. Washington Dulles International Airport is also within the district lines.[3]

The district overlaps with Virginia's 10th and 11th congressional districts, and with the 10th, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 36th, 67th, 86th, and 87th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.[4] It borders the state of Maryland.[1]

Recent election results

2019
2019 Virginia Senate election, District 33[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennifer Boysko (incumbent) 34,517 64.9
Republican Suzanne Fox 18,615 35.0
Total votes 53,186 100
Democratic hold

2019 special
2019 Virginia Senate special election, District 33[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennifer Boysko 14,779 69.8
Republican Joe T. May 6,377 30.1
Total votes 21,183 100
Democratic hold

2015
2015 Virginia Senate election, District 33[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennifer Wexton (incumbent) 18,577 56.6
Republican Stephen Hollingshead 14,190 43.2
Total votes 32,826 100
Democratic hold

2014 special
2014 Virginia Senate special election, District 33[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennifer Wexton 11,431 52.7
Republican John Whitbeck 8,133 37.5
Independent Joe T. May 2,117 9.8
Total votes 21,685 100
Democratic hold

2011
2011 Virginia Senate election, District 33[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Herring (incumbent) 14,061 54.1
Republican Patricia Phillips 11,915 45.8
Total votes 26,013 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 33
Year Office Results[7][8]
2020 President Biden 68.1–30.1%
2017 Governor Northam 66.7–32.1%
2016 President Clinton 63.1–31.1%
2014 Senate Warner 55.6–41.8%
2013 Governor McAuliffe 56.3–38.4%
2012 President Obama 59.3–39.4%
Senate Kaine 60.2–39.8%

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 33[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Herring (incumbent) 27,784 56.9
Republican Patricia Phillips 20,994 43.0
Total votes 48,833 100
Democratic hold

2006 special
2006 Virginia Senate special election, District 33[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Herring 12,381 61.6
Republican D. M. Staton, Jr. 7,689 38.3
Total votes 20,090 100
Democratic gain from Republican

2003
2003 Virginia Senate election, District 33[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Mims (incumbent) 27,818 97.3
Total votes 28,598 100
Republican hold

1999
1999 Virginia Senate election, District 33[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Mims (incumbent) 30,472 77.3
Independent Garry Myers 8,869 22.5
Total votes 39,420 100
Republican hold

1998 special
1998 Virginia Senate special election, District 33[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Mims 11,623 61.8
Democratic Jean Brown 7,030 37.3
Libertarian Bill Redpath 160 0.9
Total votes 18,822 100
Republican gain from Democratic

1995
1995 Virginia Senate election, District 33[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Waddell (incumbent) 21,782 54.9
Republican David Olson 17,844 45.0
Total votes 39,646 100
Republican hold

List of members
SenatorPartyTenureElectoral history
Bill MimsRepublicanJanuary 23, 1998 – January 14, 2006Resigned after being appointed chief deputy attorney general of Virginia.
Mark HerringDemocraticFebruary 1, 2006 – January 11, 2014Elected in a January 31, 2006 special election. Re-elected to a full term in the November 2007 election and re-elected in November 2011.
Resigned after being elected Attorney General of Virginia.
Jennifer WextonDemocraticJanuary 24, 2014 – January 3, 2019Elected in a January 21, 2014 special election. Re-elected to a full term in November 2015.
Resigned after being elected U.S. Representative.
Jennifer BoyskoDemocraticJanuary 2019Elected in a January 9, 2019 special election.

References
  1. "State Senate District 33, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  3. "Jennifer B. Boysko". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  5. "Virginia State Senate District 33". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  8. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
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