Virginia's 35th Senate district


Virginia's 35th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Democratic Senator Dick Saslaw, the current Senate Majority Leader, since 1980.

Geography

District 35 covers all of Falls Church and parts of Fairfax County and Alexandria in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., including some or all of Merrifield, Idylwood, West Falls Church, Seven Corners, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, Annandale, and Springfield. At just over 32 square miles, it is the smallest Senate district in Virginia.
The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 8 and 11, and with Virginia House of Delegates districts 38, 39, 42, 46, 49, and 53.

Recent election results

2019

2015

2011

Federal and statewide results in District 35

Historical results

All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting – a process Saslaw oversaw as then-Senate Majority Leader – and thus were under different district lines.

2007

2003

1999

1995