Virginia State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2023
Virginia Senate District 40
A district of about 209,000 people, 76% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+61.3 relative to the nation for president.
2023 election
Nov 7, 2023- Barbara Favola (D) · won80.9%
- David A. Henshaw (R)18.8%
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; the seat changed party 1 time. 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 | Barbara Favola (D) | David A. Henshaw (R) | 62.1 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2019 | Todd Pillion (R) | Kenneth William Heath (I) | 53.0 |
| 2015 | Charles W. Carrico (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Charles W. Carrico (R) | John M. Lamie (D) | 33.9 |
| 2007 | William C. Wampler Jr. (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2003 | William C. Wampler Jr. (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 | William C. Wampler Jr. (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1995 | William C. Wampler Jr. (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | William C. Wampler Jr. (R)Flip | J. Jack Kennedy Jr. (D) | 4.7 |
| 1987 | John Chalkley Buchanan (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | John Chalkley Buchanan (D) | C. Eugene Compton (R) | 26.3 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | John Chalkley Buchanan (D) | H. Ronnie Montgomery (R) | 2.9 |
| 1975 | John Chalkley Buchanan (D) | Bernard E. Meade (R) | 25.8 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | John Chalkley Buchanan (D) | Carl E. McAfee (R) | 11.0 |
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 40
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 40'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+59.0 |
| U.S. Senate | D+58.1 |
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 40.
Highest of 40 seats.
Lowest of 40 seats.
Higher than 82% of seats.
Lower than 74% of seats.
Higher than 72% of seats.
Denser than 97% 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 3920% Hispanic · 65% college gradsD+58.8Not up in 2026District 38
74% college gradsD+40.8Not up in 2026District 37
71% college gradsD+42.4Not up in 2026District 34
21% Hispanic · 59% college gradsD+42.1Not 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