Virginia's 1st Senate district

Virginia's 1st Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia.

History
Since the 2023 Virginia Senate election, the state senator has been Republican Timmy French.

It had been represented by Democrat Monty Mason since his victory in a 2016 special election following the death of fellow Democrat John Miller.

Geography
District 1 is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area in southeastern Virginia, including all of Williamsburg and parts of Hampton, Newport News, Suffolk, James City County, and York County.

The district overlaps with Virginia's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd congressional districts, and with the 76th, 92nd, 93rd, 94th, 95th, and 96th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.

2016 special
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Historical results
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.