Virginia State Senate District 5

Next vote Tue, Nov 2, 2027 · Represented by Travis Hackworth 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: Travis Hackworth (Republican) won by 33.7 points, 2023
Earlier results: Lionell Spruill Sr. (Democratic) won by 59.6 points, 2019, older linesKenneth Cooper Alexander (Democratic) was unopposed, 2015, older linesAll 15 elections

Past results

Votes for listed candidates: 54,700
Election day: November 7, 2023
District map: Same as today

Virginia Senate District 5, 1971 to 2023, 2023, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTravis HackworthWon	Republican	36,52866.8%	66.8%
DemocraticRobert W. Beckman	Democratic	18,09233.1%	33.1%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	800.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 39,864
Election day: November 5, 2019
District map: Older district map (2011 to 2022)

Virginia Senate District 5, 1971 to 2023, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLionell Spruill Sr.Won	Democratic	31,57679.2%	79.2%
OtherJeffrey Bennett Staples	Other	7,81219.6%	19.6%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	4761.2%	1.2%

Virginia Senate District 5, 1971 to 2023, 2015, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKenneth Cooper AlexanderWon	Democratic	13,95595.4%	95.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	6684.6%	4.6%

Virginia Senate District 5, 1971 to 2023, 2011, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticYvonne B. MillerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	11,090100.0%	100.0%

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.

All elections (15 for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 54,700
Election day: November 7, 2023
District map: Same as today

Virginia Senate District 5, 1971 to 2023, 2023, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTravis HackworthWon	Republican	36,52866.8%	66.8%
DemocraticRobert W. Beckman	Democratic	18,09233.1%	33.1%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	800.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 39,864
Election day: November 5, 2019
District map: Older district map (2011 to 2022)

Virginia Senate District 5, 1971 to 2023, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLionell Spruill Sr.Won	Democratic	31,57679.2%	79.2%
OtherJeffrey Bennett Staples	Other	7,81219.6%	19.6%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	4761.2%	1.2%

Virginia Senate District 5, 1971 to 2023, 2015, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKenneth Cooper AlexanderWon	Democratic	13,95595.4%	95.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	6684.6%	4.6%

Virginia Senate District 5, 1971 to 2023, 2011, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticYvonne B. MillerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	11,090100.0%	100.0%

Virginia Senate District 5, 1971 to 2023, 2007, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticYvonne B. MillerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	10,977100.0%	100.0%

Virginia Senate District 5, 1971 to 2023, 2003, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticYvonne B. MillerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	12,622100.0%	100.0%

Virginia Senate District 5, 1971 to 2023, 1999, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticYvonne B. MillerWon	Democratic	17,464100.0%	100.0%

Virginia Senate District 5, 1971 to 2023, 1995, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanB. A. WilcoxWon	Republican	5,673100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 15,979
Election day: November 5, 1991
District map: Older district map (1991 to 2002)

Virginia Senate District 5, 1971 to 2023, 1991, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticYvonne B. MillerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	12,10275.7%	75.7%
RepublicanF. P. Clay Jr.	Republican	3,23720.3%	20.3%
IndependentLoretta F. Chandler	Independent	6404.0%	4.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 20,322
Election day: November 3, 1987
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1990)

Virginia Senate District 5, 1971 to 2023, 1987, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticYvonne B. MillerWon	Democratic	10,58552.1%	52.1%
IndependentJulian F. Hirst	Independent	6,79833.5%	33.5%
RepublicanR. Wayne Nunnally	Republican	2,93614.4%	14.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	30.0%	0.0%

Virginia Senate District 5, 1971 to 2023, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticPeter K. BabalasWon(incumbent)	Democratic	4,39299.4%	99.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	260.6%	0.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 21,070
Election day: not on file
Type: Special election
District map: Older district map (1971 to 1982)

Virginia Senate District 5, 1971 to 2023, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEvelyn M. HaileyWon	Democratic	11,44154.3%	54.3%
RepublicanWayne Lustig	Republican	9,62745.7%	45.7%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	20.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 111,544
Election day: November 6, 1979
Seats: 3
District map: Older district map (1971 to 1982)

Virginia Senate District 5, 1971 to 2023, 1979, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticStanley C. WalkerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	23,80321.3%	21.3%
DemocraticJoseph T. FitzpatrickWon(incumbent)	Democratic	20,85018.7%	18.7%
DemocraticPeter K. BabalasWon(incumbent)	Democratic	20,47718.4%	18.4%
RepublicanMeyera E. Oberndorf	Republican	19,97817.9%	17.9%
RepublicanR. Wayne Nunnally	Republican	13,66112.3%	12.3%
RepublicanG. William Ralph	Republican	12,77211.4%	11.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	30.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 80,508
Election day: November 4, 1975
Seats: 3
District map: Older district map (1971 to 1982)

Virginia Senate District 5, 1971 to 2023, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticStanley C. WalkerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	23,58129.3%	29.3%
DemocraticPeter K. BabalasWon(incumbent)	Democratic	22,46727.9%	27.9%
DemocraticJoseph T. FitzpatrickWon	Democratic	20,32025.2%	25.2%
RepublicanAlbert Teich Jr.	Republican	14,12117.5%	17.5%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	190.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 99,260
Election day: November 2, 1971
Seats: 3
District map: Older district map (1971 to 1982)

Virginia Senate District 5, 1971 to 2023, 1971, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticStanley C. WalkerWon	Democratic	26,44526.6%	26.6%
DemocraticPeter K. BabalasWon(incumbent)	Democratic	24,89825.1%	25.1%
DemocraticThomas R. McNamaraWon	Democratic	22,06822.2%	22.2%
RepublicanWilliam M. Harris	Republican	13,17113.3%	13.3%
RepublicanSam Houston Jr.	Republican	12,67612.8%	12.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	20.0%	0.0%

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.

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