Virginia's 9th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia . It is currently the most Democratic-leaning district in the Virginia Senate.
Virginia's 9th State Senate district
District map before the 2023 election
District map from the 2023 election Senator Demographics 39% White 52% Black 3% Hispanic 2% Asian 3% Other Population (2019) 208,848[ 1] Registered voters 153,441[ 2]
Recent election results
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All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
District officeholders since 1940
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Years
Senator, District 9
Counties/Cities in District
1940–1944
Robert K. Brock (D)
Amelia County , Amherst County , Appomattox County , Buckingham County , Cumberland County , Nelson County , and Powhatan County
1944–1948
1948
W. Dennis Kendig (D)[ 12]
1949–1952
George W. Palmer
1952–1956
1956–1960
Charles R. Fenwick (D)[ 12]
Arlington County
1960–1964
1964–1968
Arlington County (part)
1968–1972
M. Patton Echols (R)
1972–1976
Douglas Wilder (D)[ 13]
City of Richmond (part)
1976–1980
1980–1984
1984–1986
1986–1988
Benjamin Lambert (D)
City of Richmond (part) and Henrico County (part)
1988–1992
1992–1996
Charles City County , City of Richmond (part), and Henrico County (part)
1996–2000
2000–2004
2004–2008
2008–2012
Donald McEachin (D)
2012–2016
Charles City County , Hanover County (part), Henrico County (part), and City of Richmond (part)
2016–2017
2017–2020
Jennifer McClellan (D)
2020–2023
2023–2024
Lamont Bagby (D)
^ "State Senate District 9, VA" . Census Reporter. Retrieved June 4, 2021 .
^ "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF) . Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021 .
^ "Jennifer L. McClellan" . Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 10, 2019 .
^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?" . Daily Kos. Retrieved June 7, 2021 .
^ "Mulchi, Younger win party nominations for Senate District 9 race - SoVaNOW: Home of The News & Record and The Mecklenburg Sun" . The News & Record and The Mecklenburg Sun . December 20, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
^ "Del. Lamont Bagby wins Democratic nomination for 9th District special election" . WRIC ABC 8News . February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023 .
^ "2023 March Senate 09 Special" . Retrieved December 23, 2023 .
^ a b "Virginia State Senate District 9" . Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2019 .
^ a b c d e f "Elections Database" . Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 10, 2019 .
^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD" . Daily Kos. Retrieved August 10, 2019 .
^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result" . CNalysis. April 16, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021 .
^ a b died in office
^ Elected Lieutenant Governor and resigned in January 1986