Virginia State Senate District 15

Next vote Tue, Nov 2, 2027 · Represented by Mike Jones Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28

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Last election: Ghazala F. Hashmi (Democratic) won by 24.7 points, 2023

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History (15 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 53,497
Election day: November 7, 2023
District map: Same as today

Virginia Senate District 15, 1971 to 2023, 2023, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGhazala F. HashmiWon	Democratic	33,25362.2%	62.2%
RepublicanDouglass Hayden Fisher	Republican	20,04237.5%	37.5%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	2020.4%	0.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 56,331
Election day: November 5, 2019
District map: Older district map (2011 to 2022)

Virginia Senate District 15, 1971 to 2023, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanFrank Miller Ruff Jr.Won(incumbent)	Republican	38,47168.3%	68.3%
DemocraticVirginia Mae Smith	Democratic	17,79331.6%	31.6%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	670.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 33,317
Election day: November 3, 2015
District map: Older district map (2011 to 2022)

Virginia Senate District 15, 1971 to 2023, 2015, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanFrank M. Ruff Jr.Won(incumbent)	Republican	32,74598.3%	98.3%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	5721.7%	1.7%

Virginia Senate District 15, 1971 to 2023, 2011, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanFrank M. Ruff Jr.Won(incumbent)	Republican	36,193100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 43,087
Election day: November 6, 2007
District map: Older district map (2003 to 2010)

Virginia Senate District 15, 1971 to 2023, 2007, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanFrank M. Ruff Jr.Won(incumbent)	Republican	25,42959.0%	59.0%
DemocraticRobert L. Wilkerson	Democratic	17,65841.0%	41.0%

Virginia Senate District 15, 1971 to 2023, 2003, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanFrank M. RuffWon	Republican	27,288100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 40,552
Election day: November 2, 1999
District map: Older district map (1991 to 2002)

Virginia Senate District 15, 1971 to 2023, 1999, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRichard J. HollandWon(incumbent)	Democratic	21,78353.7%	53.7%
RepublicanT. C. Wright Jr.	Republican	18,76946.3%	46.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 40,530
Election day: November 7, 1995
District map: Older district map (1991 to 2002)

Virginia Senate District 15, 1971 to 2023, 1995, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRichard J. HollandWon(incumbent)	Democratic	21,60953.3%	53.3%
RepublicanJ. B. Flowers III	Republican	18,92146.7%	46.7%

Virginia Senate District 15, 1971 to 2023, 1991, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRichard J. HollandWon(incumbent)	Democratic	23,519100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 22,051
Election day: November 3, 1987
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1990)

Virginia Senate District 15, 1971 to 2023, 1987, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRichard J. HollandWon(incumbent)	Democratic	22,044100.0%	100.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	70.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 22,269
Election day: November 8, 1983
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1990)

Virginia Senate District 15, 1971 to 2023, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRichard J. HollandWon(incumbent)	Democratic	22,267100.0%	100.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	20.0%	0.0%

Virginia Senate District 15, 1971 to 2023, 1979, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRichard J. HollandWon	Democratic	15,673100.0%	100.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	80.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 22,494
Election day: not on file
Type: Special election
District map: Older district map (1971 to 1982)

Virginia Senate District 15, 1971 to 2023, 1976, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
OtherJ. Lewis Rawls Jr.Won	Other	10,99048.9%	48.9%
OtherMoses A. Riddick Jr.	Other	7,08631.5%	31.5%
IndependentGilbert W. Francis	Independent	4,40819.6%	19.6%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	100.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 13,616
Election day: November 4, 1975
District map: Older district map (1971 to 1982)

Virginia Senate District 15, 1971 to 2023, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam V. RawlingsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	13,609100.0%	100.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	70.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 20,656
Election day: November 2, 1971
District map: Older district map (1971 to 1982)

Virginia Senate District 15, 1971 to 2023, 1971, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam V. RawlingsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	20,650100.0%	100.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	60.0%	0.0%

2023: Virginia Department of Elections, ElectionStats CSV export 2023 and 2025, retrieved Oct 28, 2026
1971 to 2019: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

Last contest in this district on file: 2023.

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; Virginia Department of Elections, ElectionStats CSV export 2023 and 2025 (US state public record), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:va/sldu:15

DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), Virginia Department of Elections, ElectionStats CSV export 2023 and 2025Data as of Oct 28, 2026