Virginia State Senate District 17

Next vote Tue, Nov 2, 2027 · Represented by Emily Jordan Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

We don’t have the candidate list for this race. See the official list at the Virginia Department of Elections

Last election: Emily Marie Brewer (Republican) won by 4.8 points, 2023
Earlier results: Bryce E. Reeves (Republican) won by 3.5 points, 2019, older linesBryce E. Reeves (Republican) won by 24.3 points, 2015, older linesAll 14 elections

Past results

Votes for listed candidates: 76,051
Election day: November 7, 2023
District map: Same as today

Virginia Senate District 17, 1971 to 2023, 2023, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanEmily Marie BrewerWon	Republican	39,75252.3%	52.3%
DemocraticClinton L. Jenkins	Democratic	36,08347.5%	47.5%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	2160.3%	0.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 66,879
Election day: November 5, 2019
District map: Older district map (2011 to 2022)

Virginia Senate District 17, 1971 to 2023, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBryce E. ReevesWon(incumbent)	Republican	34,49451.6%	51.6%
DemocraticAmy Josephine Laufer	Democratic	32,17648.1%	48.1%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	2090.3%	0.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 39,487
Election day: November 3, 2015
District map: Older district map (2011 to 2022)

Virginia Senate District 17, 1971 to 2023, 2015, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBryce E. ReevesWon(incumbent)	Republican	24,51962.1%	62.1%
DemocraticNed L. Gallaway	Democratic	14,91537.8%	37.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	530.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 45,004
Election day: November 8, 2011
District map: Older district map (2011 to 2022)

Virginia Senate District 17, 1971 to 2023, 2011, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBryce E. ReevesWon	Republican	22,61550.3%	50.3%
DemocraticR. Edward Houck(incumbent)	Democratic	22,38949.8%	49.8%

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.

All elections (14 for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 76,051
Election day: November 7, 2023
District map: Same as today

Virginia Senate District 17, 1971 to 2023, 2023, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanEmily Marie BrewerWon	Republican	39,75252.3%	52.3%
DemocraticClinton L. Jenkins	Democratic	36,08347.5%	47.5%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	2160.3%	0.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 66,879
Election day: November 5, 2019
District map: Older district map (2011 to 2022)

Virginia Senate District 17, 1971 to 2023, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBryce E. ReevesWon(incumbent)	Republican	34,49451.6%	51.6%
DemocraticAmy Josephine Laufer	Democratic	32,17648.1%	48.1%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	2090.3%	0.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 39,487
Election day: November 3, 2015
District map: Older district map (2011 to 2022)

Virginia Senate District 17, 1971 to 2023, 2015, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBryce E. ReevesWon(incumbent)	Republican	24,51962.1%	62.1%
DemocraticNed L. Gallaway	Democratic	14,91537.8%	37.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	530.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 45,004
Election day: November 8, 2011
District map: Older district map (2011 to 2022)

Virginia Senate District 17, 1971 to 2023, 2011, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBryce E. ReevesWon	Republican	22,61550.3%	50.3%
DemocraticR. Edward Houck(incumbent)	Democratic	22,38949.8%	49.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 44,932
Election day: November 6, 2007
District map: Older district map (2003 to 2010)

Virginia Senate District 17, 1971 to 2023, 2007, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticR. Edward HouckWon(incumbent)	Democratic	25,17856.0%	56.0%
RepublicanChris J. Yakabouski	Republican	19,75444.0%	44.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 35,964
Election day: November 4, 2003
District map: Older district map (2003 to 2010)

Virginia Senate District 17, 1971 to 2023, 2003, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticR. Edward HouckWon(incumbent)	Democratic	21,32459.3%	59.3%
RepublicanR. G. Stuber	Republican	14,64040.7%	40.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 45,939
Election day: November 2, 1999
District map: Older district map (1991 to 2002)

Virginia Senate District 17, 1971 to 2023, 1999, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticR. Edward HouckWon(incumbent)	Democratic	27,60560.1%	60.1%
RepublicanA. M. Sheridan Jr.	Republican	18,33439.9%	39.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 47,092
Election day: November 7, 1995
District map: Older district map (1991 to 2002)

Virginia Senate District 17, 1971 to 2023, 1995, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticR. Edward HouckWon(incumbent)	Democratic	25,16253.4%	53.4%
RepublicanJ. Russ Moulton Jr.	Republican	21,93046.6%	46.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 37,859
Election day: November 5, 1991
District map: Older district map (1991 to 2002)

Virginia Senate District 17, 1971 to 2023, 1991, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticR. Edward HouckWon(incumbent)	Democratic	24,14763.8%	63.8%
RepublicanJ. Russ Moulton Jr.	Republican	13,71236.2%	36.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 45,421
Election day: November 3, 1987
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1990)

Virginia Senate District 17, 1971 to 2023, 1987, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticR. Edward HouckWon(incumbent)	Democratic	24,72454.4%	54.4%
RepublicanWilliam J. Vakos Jr.	Republican	20,67445.5%	45.5%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	230.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 37,642
Election day: November 8, 1983
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1990)

Virginia Senate District 17, 1971 to 2023, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticR. Edward HouckWon	Democratic	20,52654.5%	54.5%
RepublicanPatrick M. McSweeney	Republican	17,11345.5%	45.5%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	30.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 36,077
Election day: November 6, 1979
District map: Older district map (1971 to 1982)

Virginia Senate District 17, 1971 to 2023, 1979, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanEva F. ScottWon	Republican	18,33150.8%	50.8%
DemocraticJames T. Edmunds(incumbent)	Democratic	17,74549.2%	49.2%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	10.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,804
Election day: November 4, 1975
District map: Older district map (1971 to 1982)

Virginia Senate District 17, 1971 to 2023, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJames T. EdmundsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	13,92943.8%	43.8%
IndependentJohn Latane Lewis III	Independent	12,66439.8%	39.8%
OtherShelton H. Short III	Other	5,20916.4%	16.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	20.0%	0.0%

Virginia Senate District 17, 1971 to 2023, 1971, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJames T. EdmundsWon	Democratic	21,91899.9%	99.9%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	170.1%	0.1%

2023: Virginia Department of Elections, ElectionStats CSV export 2023 and 2025, retrieved Oct 28, 2026

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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.

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