Virginia State Senate District 21

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

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Last election: Angelia Graves (Democratic) won by 55.3 points, 2023

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History (14 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 36,438
Election day: November 7, 2023
District map: Same as today

Virginia Senate District 21, 1971 to 2023, 2023, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAngelia GravesWonName as filed: Angelia Williams Graves	Democratic	28,07177.0%	77.0%
IndependentGiovanni G. "Gio" Dolmo	Independent	7,91321.7%	21.7%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	4541.3%	1.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 41,050
Election day: November 5, 2019
District map: Older district map (2011 to 2022)

Virginia Senate District 21, 1971 to 2023, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJohn Saul EdwardsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	26,87765.5%	65.5%
OtherSteven Lee Nelson	Other	13,88233.8%	33.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	2910.7%	0.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 40,987
Election day: November 3, 2015
District map: Older district map (2011 to 2022)

Virginia Senate District 21, 1971 to 2023, 2015, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJohn S. EdwardsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	20,88151.0%	51.0%
RepublicanNancy V. Dye	Republican	17,43842.5%	42.5%
IndependentDonald S. Caldwell	Independent	2,6266.4%	6.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	420.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 37,987
Election day: November 8, 2011
District map: Older district map (2011 to 2022)

Virginia Senate District 21, 1971 to 2023, 2011, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJohn S. EdwardsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	21,25956.0%	56.0%
RepublicanDavid A. Nutter	Republican	16,72844.0%	44.0%

Virginia Senate District 21, 1971 to 2023, 2007, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJohn S. EdwardsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	22,282100.0%	100.0%

Virginia Senate District 21, 1971 to 2023, 2003, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJohn S. EdwardsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	21,349100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 39,224
Election day: November 2, 1999
District map: Older district map (1991 to 2002)

Virginia Senate District 21, 1971 to 2023, 1999, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJohn S. EdwardsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	23,09158.9%	58.9%
RepublicanW. H. Fralin Jr.	Republican	16,13341.1%	41.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 43,902
Election day: November 7, 1995
District map: Older district map (1991 to 2002)

Virginia Senate District 21, 1971 to 2023, 1995, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJohn S. EdwardsWon	Democratic	23,95654.6%	54.6%
RepublicanJ. Brandon Bell II(incumbent)	Republican	19,94645.4%	45.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 34,466
Election day: November 5, 1991
District map: Older district map (1991 to 2002)

Virginia Senate District 21, 1971 to 2023, 1991, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJ. Brandon Bell IIWon	Republican	18,44753.5%	53.5%
DemocraticJ. Granger Macfarlane(incumbent)	Democratic	16,01946.5%	46.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 34,974
Election day: November 3, 1987
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1990)

Virginia Senate District 21, 1971 to 2023, 1987, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJ. Granger MacfarlaneWon(incumbent)	Democratic	22,15163.3%	63.3%
RepublicanWilliam H. Flannagan	Republican	12,81936.6%	36.6%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	40.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 28,074
Election day: November 8, 1983
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1990)

Virginia Senate District 21, 1971 to 2023, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJ. Granger MacfarlaneWon	Democratic	14,77652.6%	52.6%
RepublicanRay L. Garland(incumbent)	Republican	13,29147.3%	47.3%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	70.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 25,168
Election day: November 6, 1979
District map: Older district map (1971 to 1982)

Virginia Senate District 21, 1971 to 2023, 1979, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRay L. GarlandWon	Republican	13,81554.9%	54.9%
DemocraticWilliam B. Hopkins(incumbent)	Democratic	11,35145.1%	45.1%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	20.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 15,709
Election day: November 4, 1975
District map: Older district map (1971 to 1982)

Virginia Senate District 21, 1971 to 2023, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam B. HopkinsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	15,66599.7%	99.7%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	440.3%	0.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 14,871
Election day: November 2, 1971
District map: Older district map (1971 to 1982)

Virginia Senate District 21, 1971 to 2023, 1971, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam B. HopkinsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	14,78699.4%	99.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	850.6%	0.6%

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:21

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