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Virginia Senate District 38
Next vote Tue, Nov 2, 2027 · Represented by Jennifer Boysko Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
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- Last election
- Jennifer Boysko (Democratic) won by 37.2 points, 2023
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History (14 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 69,565
- Election day
- November 7, 2023
- District map
- Same as today
Virginia Senate District 38, 1971 to 2023, 2023, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJennifer BoyskoWon Democratic 47,62368.5% RepublicanMatthew J. "Matt" Lang Republican 21,74231.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 2000.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 47,697
- Election day
- November 5, 2019
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
Virginia Senate District 38, 1971 to 2023, 2019, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanAugustus Benton Chafin Jr.Won(incumbent) Republican 30,29563.5% OtherGeorge William McCall III Other 16,87435.4% Scattered write-ins Write-in 5281.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,562
- Election day
- November 3, 2015
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
Virginia Senate District 38, 1971 to 2023, 2015, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanA. Benton Chafin Jr.Won Republican 31,02598.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 5371.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 49,667
- Election day
- November 8, 2011
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
Virginia Senate District 38, 1971 to 2023, 2011, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPhillip P. PuckettWon(incumbent) Democratic 26,33953.0% RepublicanAdam N. Light Republican 23,32847.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,869
- Election day
- November 6, 2007
- District map
- Older district map (2003 to 2010)
Virginia Senate District 38, 1971 to 2023, 2007, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPhillip P. PuckettWon(incumbent) Democratic 28,869100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 30,255
- Election day
- November 4, 2003
- District map
- Older district map (2003 to 2010)
Virginia Senate District 38, 1971 to 2023, 2003, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPhillip P. PuckettWon(incumbent) Democratic 30,255100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 41,389
- Election day
- November 2, 1999
- District map
- Older district map (1991 to 2002)
Virginia Senate District 38, 1971 to 2023, 1999, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPhillip P. PuckettWon Democratic 29,12070.4% RepublicanBarnes Lee Kidd Republican 12,26929.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 43,361
- Election day
- November 7, 1995
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- Older district map (1991 to 2002)
Virginia Senate District 38, 1971 to 2023, 1995, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJackson E. Reasor Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 27,63763.7% RepublicanF. Nunez Republican 15,72436.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,099
- Election day
- November 5, 1991
- District map
- Older district map (1991 to 2002)
Virginia Senate District 38, 1971 to 2023, 1991, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJackson E. Reasor Jr.Won Democratic 28,099100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 36,633
- Election day
- November 3, 1987
- District map
- Older district map (1983 to 1990)
Virginia Senate District 38, 1971 to 2023, 1987, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDaniel W. Bird Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 27,89276.1% RepublicanBenjamin S. Barringer Republican 8,73823.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 30.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,548
- Election day
- November 8, 1983
- District map
- Older district map (1983 to 1990)
Virginia Senate District 38, 1971 to 2023, 1983, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDaniel W. Bird Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 27,48499.8% Scattered write-ins Write-in 640.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 34,866
- Election day
- November 6, 1979
- District map
- Older district map (1971 to 1982)
Virginia Senate District 38, 1971 to 2023, 1979, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDaniel W. Bird Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 26,29375.4% RepublicanCharles L. Tyer Republican 8,57124.6% Scattered write-ins Write-in 20.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 34,206
- Election day
- November 4, 1975
- District map
- Older district map (1971 to 1982)
Virginia Senate District 38, 1971 to 2023, 1975, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDaniel W. Bird Jr.Won Democratic 19,62057.4% RepublicanGeorge F. Barnes(incumbent) Republican 14,58542.6% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,425
- Election day
- November 2, 1971
- District map
- Older district map (1971 to 1982)
Virginia Senate District 38, 1971 to 2023, 1971, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanGeorge F. BarnesWon(incumbent) Republican 14,36150.5% DemocraticPhillip M. Sadler Democratic 14,06449.5%
- 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 38, election results 1971 to 2023. https://www.electionwrld.com/va/senate/38. 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:38
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse)Data as of Oct 28, 2026