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Virginia Senate District 36
Next vote Tue, Nov 2, 2027 · Represented by Stella Pekarsky Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
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- Last election
- Stella Pekarsky (Democratic) won by 22.1 points, 2023
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History (14 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 60,483
- Election day
- November 7, 2023
- District map
- Same as today
Virginia Senate District 36, 1971 to 2023, 2023, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticStella PekarskyWon Democratic 36,80260.9% RepublicanJulie Anna Perry Republican 23,45838.8% Scattered write-ins Write-in 2230.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 40,916
- Election day
- November 5, 2019
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
Virginia Senate District 36, 1971 to 2023, 2019, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticScott A. SurovellWon(incumbent) Democratic 37,51891.7% Scattered write-ins Write-in 3,3988.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 30,272
- Election day
- November 3, 2015
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
Virginia Senate District 36, 1971 to 2023, 2015, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticScott A. SurovellWon Democratic 18,32060.5% RepublicanGerald M. Foreman II Republican 11,89039.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 620.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 30,094
- Election day
- November 8, 2011
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
Virginia Senate District 36, 1971 to 2023, 2011, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLinda T. PullerWon(incumbent) Democratic 16,64955.3% RepublicanJeffrey M. Frederick Republican 13,44544.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,441
- Election day
- November 6, 2007
- District map
- Older district map (2003 to 2010)
Virginia Senate District 36, 1971 to 2023, 2007, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLinda T. PullerWon(incumbent) Democratic 21,441100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 30,010
- Election day
- November 4, 2003
- District map
- Older district map (2003 to 2010)
Virginia Senate District 36, 1971 to 2023, 2003, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLinda T. PullerWon(incumbent) Democratic 16,63755.4% RepublicanC. N. Braunlich Republican 13,37344.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 33,120
- Election day
- November 2, 1999
- District map
- Older district map (1991 to 2002)
Virginia Senate District 36, 1971 to 2023, 1999, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLinda T. PullerWon Democratic 17,36352.4% RepublicanD. F. Rinzel Republican 15,75747.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 34,839
- Election day
- November 7, 1995
- District map
- Older district map (1991 to 2002)
Virginia Senate District 36, 1971 to 2023, 1995, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph V. Gartlan Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 18,37852.8% RepublicanS. E. Parris Republican 16,46147.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 29,066
- Election day
- November 5, 1991
- District map
- Older district map (1991 to 2002)
Virginia Senate District 36, 1971 to 2023, 1991, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph V. Gartlan Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 14,89051.2% RepublicanJohn M. Griswold Republican 14,17648.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 30,912
- Election day
- November 3, 1987
- District map
- Older district map (1983 to 1990)
Virginia Senate District 36, 1971 to 2023, 1987, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph V. Gartlan Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 18,01658.3% RepublicanC. Ronald Smith Republican 12,89241.7% Scattered write-ins Write-in 40.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,625
- Election day
- November 8, 1983
- District map
- Older district map (1983 to 1990)
Virginia Senate District 36, 1971 to 2023, 1983, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph V. Gartlan Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 15,08058.9% RepublicanJean C. Hunt Republican 10,54541.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,999
- Election day
- November 6, 1979
- District map
- Older district map (1971 to 1982)
Virginia Senate District 36, 1971 to 2023, 1979, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph V. Gartlan Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 10,15656.4% RepublicanJohn B. Watkins Republican 7,84343.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,655
- Election day
- November 4, 1975
- District map
- Older district map (1971 to 1982)
Virginia Senate District 36, 1971 to 2023, 1975, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph V. Gartlan Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 9,02251.1% RepublicanJohn B. Watkins Republican 8,19246.4% IndependentFrank J. Kuhn Jr. Independent 4412.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,183
- Election day
- November 2, 1971
- District map
- Older district map (1971 to 1982)
Virginia Senate District 36, 1971 to 2023, 1971, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph V. Gartlan Jr.Won Democratic 8,04056.7% RepublicanArthur E. Morrissette Republican 6,14343.3%
- 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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Election Wrld. (2026). Virginia Senate District 36, election results 1971 to 2023. https://www.electionwrld.com/va/senate/36. Retrieved October 30, 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.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:va/sldu:36
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse)Data as of Oct 28, 2026