Virginia State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2023
Virginia Senate District 15
A district of about 218,000 people, 21% Hispanic and 37% Black, 29% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+30.3 relative to the nation for president.
2026 special election
Jan 6, 2026- Mike Jones (D) · won70.7%
- John Thomas (R)29.1%
Source: English WikipediaUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 8:26 AM ET
Where it sits among all 40 seats
Every Virginia State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
16 races since 1971; the seat changed party 2 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2023 | |||
| 2026 special election | Mike Jones (D) | John Thomas (R) | 41.6 |
| 2023 | Ghazala F. Hashmi (D) | Douglass Hayden Fisher (R) | 24.7 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2019 | Frank Millerruff Jr. (R) | Virginia Mae Smith (D) | 36.7 |
| 2015 | Frank Millerruff Jr. (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Frank Millerruff Jr. (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2007 | Frank Millerruff Jr. (R) | Robert L. Wilkerson (D) | 18.0 |
| 2003 | Frank Millerruff Jr. (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 | Richard J. Holland (D) | Tommy Wright (R) | 7.4 |
| 1995 | Richard J. Holland (D) | J. B. Flowers III (R) | 6.6 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Richard J. Holland (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1987 | Richard J. Holland (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | Richard J. Holland (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | Richard J. Holland (D)Flip | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 special election | J. Lewis Rawls Jr. (IND)Flip | Moses A. Riddick Jr. (I) | 17.4 |
| 1975 | William V. Rawlings (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | William V. Rawlings (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1979 Democratic primary
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 15
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 15's area in each.
- U.S. House
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Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| President | D+28.4 |
| U.S. Senate | D+31.8 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 40 seats. Small marks are other seats in Virginia. The black marker is District 15.
Lower than 72% of seats.
Lower than 62% of seats.
Higher than 90% of seats.
Higher than 85% of seats.
Lower than 64% of seats.
Denser than 62% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 2924% Hispanic · 21% BlackD+18.6Not up in 2026District 21
42% Black · 33% college gradsD+48.9Not up in 2026District 18
44% Black · 28% college gradsD+27.9Not up in 2026District 23
50% Black · 28% college gradsD+41.5Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET