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2011 election for Virginia Senate District 17

Virginia State Senate · Virginia

Bryce Reeves (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating R. Edward Houck (D) by 0.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Bryce ReevesRepublican · winner
50.3%22,615
R. Edward HouckDemocrat · incumbent
49.7%22,389
45,004 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2011

Races before and after

EvenD+20.21999D+18.62003D+12.12007R+0.52011R+24.32015R+3.52019

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET