2015Final results
2015 election for Virginia Senate District 16
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
Rosalyn R. Dance (D) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating Joseph D. Morrissey (Ind) by 47.1 points.
Rosalyn R. DanceDemocrat · winner
72.7%17,331
Joseph D. MorrisseyIndependent
25.5%6,090
Write-ins and other votesOther party
1.8%428
23,849 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 2015
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET