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American legislative district
Virginia's 38th State Senate district
District map before the 2023 election
District map from the 2023 election Senator Demographics 92% White 4% Black 1% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Other Population (2019) 192,313[ 1] Registered voters 122,534[ 2]
What was Virginia's 38th Senate district before 2023 redistricting is now numbered Virginia's 5th Senate district in the 2023 election, with altered district lines. The Southwest Virginia district surrounding Pulaski is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia . It has been represented by Republican Travis Hackworth since 2021 as the 38th, following the death of fellow Republican A. Benton Chafin from complications of COVID-19 .[ 3] (The 38th district number, starting with the November, 2023, election is applied to a redefined district in Northeastern Virginia, bordering Maryland and the District of Columbia .
District 38 is based in Southwest Virginia , including all of Bland , Buchanan , Dickenson , Pulaski , Russell , and Tazewell Counties and the cities of Norton and Radford , as well as parts of Montgomery , Smyth , and Wise Counties .[ 3]
The district is located entirely within Virginia's 9th congressional district , and overlaps with the 1st , 3rd , 4th , 6th , 7th , and 12th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates .[ 4] It borders the states of West Virginia and Kentucky .[ 1]
Recent election results [ edit ]
County and independent city results 40–50%
50–60%
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County and independent city results
Federal and statewide results [ edit ]
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
^ a b "State Senate District 38, VA" . Census Reporter. Retrieved June 7, 2021 .
^ "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF) . Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021 .
^ a b "T. Travis Hackworth" . Senate of Virginia. Retrieved June 7, 2021 .
^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?" . Daily Kos. Retrieved August 28, 2019 .
^ "2021 March Special - Senate of Virginia" . Virginia Department of Elections. March 23, 2021.
^ "Virginia State Senate District 38" . Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 13, 2019 .
^ a b c d e f g h "Elections Database" . Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 28, 2019 .
^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD" . Daily Kos. Retrieved August 28, 2019 .
^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result" . CNalysis. Retrieved June 7, 2021 .