Virginia State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2023
Virginia Senate District 29
A district of about 225,000 people, 24% Hispanic and 21% Black, 43% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+18.6 relative to the nation for president.
2023 election
Nov 7, 2023- Jeremy McPike (D) · won56.2%
- Nikki N. Rattray Baldwin (R)43.4%
Source: Virginia Department of ElectionsUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:42 PM 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
14 races since 1971. 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 | |||
| 2023 | Jeremy McPike (D) | Nikki N. Rattray Baldwin (R) | 12.8 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2019 | Jeremy McPike (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2015 | Jeremy McPike (D) | Harry J. Parrish (R) | 7.7 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Charles J. Colgan Sr. (D) | Tom T. Gordy (R) | 10.3 |
| 2007 | Charles J. Colgan Sr. (D) | Robert S. Fitzsimmonds (R) | 8.4 |
| 2003 | Charles J. Colgan Sr. (D) | D. C. Mabie (R) | 9.4 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 | Charles J. Colgan Sr. (D) | R. S. Fitzsimmonds III (R) | 16.5 |
| 1995 | Charles J. Colgan Sr. (D) | J. S. Long (R) | 16.3 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Charles J. Colgan Sr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1987 | Charles J. Colgan Sr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | Charles J. Colgan Sr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | Charles J. Colgan Sr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 | Charles J. Colgan Sr. (D) | Laurence E. Randall (R) | 28.4 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | H. Selwyn Smith (D) | James P. Davenport (R) | 18.2 |
Primaries: 2015 Democratic primary · 1975 Democratic primary · 1971 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 29
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 29's area in each.
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+17.0 |
| U.S. Senate | D+21.3 |
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 29.
Higher than 59% of seats.
Lower than 72% of seats.
Higher than 97% of seats.
Higher than 74% of seats.
Higher than 69% of seats.
Denser than 56% 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 3323% Hispanic · 53% college gradsD+32.4Not up in 2026District 30
32% Hispanic · 43% college gradsD+14.4Not up in 2026District 27
42% college gradsD+3.9Not up in 2026District 15
21% Hispanic · 37% BlackD+30.3Not 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