Virginia State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2023
Virginia Senate District 39
A district of about 222,000 people, 20% Hispanic, 65% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+58.8 relative to the nation for president.
2026 special election
Feb 10, 2026- Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D) · won83.4%
- Julie Robben Lineberry (R)16.3%
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
17 races since 1971; the seat changed party 3 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
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 39
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 39's area in each.
- U.S. House
- VA-8 100%
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+53.9 |
| U.S. Senate | D+54.0 |
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 39.
Higher than 87% of seats.
Lower than 97% of seats.
Higher than 87% of seats.
Higher than 67% of seats.
Higher than 67% of seats.
Densest of 40 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 4076% college gradsD+61.3Not up in 2026District 34
21% Hispanic · 59% college gradsD+42.1Not up in 2026District 33
23% Hispanic · 53% college gradsD+32.4Not up in 2026District 35
20% Hispanic · 57% college gradsD+37.0Not 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