Virginia Senate, District 36

District 36 of the Virginia Senate is a senatorial district that encompasses portions of Fairfax County in the U.S. state of Virginia. The current Senator from District 36 is Toddy Puller.

Historical boundaries

From 1940 to 1956, due to the fact that there were five multi-member Senate districts in the 40-member body, there was no Districts numbered 36 - 40.

In 1956, the 36th Senate District included all of the City of Alexandria. As a result of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the one person, one vote case of Davis v. Mann (1964), the General Assembly redistricted itself in 1964 and again eliminated the 36th District in favor of multi-member Senate districts. Beginning in 1972, as a result of a regular decennial redistricting, the 36th Senate District included portions of Fairfax County, chiefly in the Mount Vernon magisterial district and the Lee magisterial district. From 2002 to 2011, the District included parts of Fairfax and Prince William counties.

Current boundaries

All Virginia Senate districts were redrawn in 2011 and the 2011 elections are being contested in these districts. The 36th District comprises parts of the neighborhoods of Groveton, Hayfield, Hybla Valley, Lorton and Newington in Fairfax County. In Prince William County, the district includes much of the eastern-most areas, including Dale City, Montclair, Quantico and Woodbridge. Three precincts in Stafford County are included. All of the Stafford County areas are new to the district.

Election history

Election history of District 36 from 1995.

Most recent elections

2015

Virginia state elections, 2015: Senate District 36^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Scott A. Surovell	18,320	60.50	+5.07
	Republican	Gerald M. Foreman	11,890	39.3	-5.11%
Majority			6,430	21.20%	{{{change}}}
Turnout			30,210	_____	{{{change}}}
	Democratic hold

2011

Virginia state elections, 2007: Senate District 36^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Toddy Puller	15,891	55.43	-40.91%
	Republican	Jeffrey M. Frederick	12,733	44.41
Majority			3,158	11.02	-85.32%
Turnout			28,666	27.79	+6.96%
	Democratic hold

Republican primary, 2011: Senate District 36^[3]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
✓	Jeffrey M. Frederick	3,670	68.64
	Tito A. Munoz	1,676	31.35
Turnout		5,346

Previous elections

2007

Virginia state elections, 2007: Senate District 36^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Toddy Puller	21,441	96.34	+40.86%
Majority			20,672	96.34	+88.46%
Turnout			22,255	20.83	-8.29%
	Democratic hold

2003

Virginia state elections, 2003: Senate District 36^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Toddy Puller	16,637	55.42	+3.02%
	Republican	Chris Braunlich	13,373	44.54	-3.01
Majority			3,264	7.88	+3.43%
Turnout			30,022	29.12
	Democratic hold

1999

Virginia state elections, 1999: Senate District 36^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Toddy Puller	17,363	52.40	-.33%
	Republican	Dan Rinzel	15,757	47.55	+.32%
Majority			2,606	4.45	-1.05
Turnout			33,136
	Democratic hold

1995

Virginia state elections, 1995: Senate District 36^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr.	18,378	52.73
	Republican	Stan Parris	16,461	47.23
Majority			1,917	5.50
Turnout			34,851
	Democratic hold

District officeholders

Years	Senator, District 36	Counties/Cities in District
1940 - 1944	No member elected	District was defunct as a result of redistricting
1944 - 1948
1948 - 1952
1952 - 1956
1956 - 1960	Armistead L. Boothe (D)	City of Alexandria.
1960 - 1963
1963 - 1964	Leroy S. Bendheim (D)
1964 - 1968	No member elected	District was defunct as a result of redistricting[8]
1968 - 1972
1972 - 1976	Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr. (D)	Fairfax County (part).
1976 - 1980
1980 - 1984
1984 - 1988
1988 - 1992
1992 - 1996
1996 - 2000
2000 - 2004	Toddy Puller (D)
2004 - 2008	Fairfax County (part), Prince William County (part).
2008 - 2012
2012 - 2016	Fairfax County (part), Prince William County (part) and Stafford County (part).
2016 - Present		Scott A. Surovell (D).

References

1. "2015 General Election". Office of the State Board of Elections (Virginia). Retrieved 2016-07-06.
2. "2007 General Election". Office of the State Board of Elections (Virginia). Retrieved 2011-10-14.
3. "2011 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the State Board of Elections (Virginia). Retrieved 2011-10-14.
4. "2007 General Election". Office of the State Board of Elections (Virginia). Retrieved 2011-10-14.
5. "2003 General Election". Office of the State Board of Elections (Virginia). Retrieved 2011-10-14.
6. "1999 General Election". Office of the State Board of Elections (Virginia). Retrieved 2011-10-14.
7. "1995 General Election". Office of the State Board of Elections (Virginia). Retrieved 2011-10-14.
8. See, Davis v. Mann