District 2 of the Virginia Senate is a senatorial district that encompasses parts of the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Portsmouth and part of York County. The current Senator from District 2 is Mamie Locke.
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Historical boundaries
From 1940 to 1972, the 2nd Senate District included all of the City of Norfolk, Virginia and was represented by two Senators from 1940 until 1966. As a result of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Davis v. Mann, the 2nd District was represented by three Senators from 1966 - 1972. After the 1971 redistricting, there were no more multimember Senate districts. Accordingly, from 1972 - 1982, the 2nd District included only a part of the City of Newport News. From 1982 - 2002, the district included parts of the cities of Hampton and Newport News. In the redistricting plan of 2002, the district added parts of the city of Portsmouth and Suffolk.
Current boundaries
All Virginia Senate districts were redrawn in 2011 and the 2011 elections are being contested in these districts. The 2nd District includes parts of the cities of Newport News, Hampton, and Portsmouth and parts of York County
Election history
Election history of District 2 from 1995.