District 22 of the Virginia Senate is a senatorial district that encompasses all of Amherst County, Appomattox County, Buckingham County, Cumberland County, Fluvanna County, Goochland County, Prince Edward County, part of Louisa County, and part of the City of Lynchburg in the U.S. state of Virginia. The seat was vacant when Thomas Garrett, Jr. was elected to the United States Congress in the November 2016 general election. A special election on January 10, 2017 resulted in Mark Peake (R) winning the District 22 seat.
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Historical boundaries
From 1940 to 1956, the 22nd Senate District included the Northern Virginia county of Arlington.
From 1956 to 1962, the 22nd Senate District included the all of Augusta County, Highland County, and the Cities of Staunton, Virginia and Waynesboro, Virginia. From 1962 to 1964, Bath County was added. As a result of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the One person, one vote case of Davis v. Mann, the General Assembly redistricted itself and from 1966 to 1972, the 22nd district included all of Albemarle County, Cumberland County, Fluvanna County, Greene County, Madison County, Powhatan County and the City of Charlottesville.
Beginning in 1972, as a result of a regular decennial redistricting, the 22nd Senate District included all of Allegheny County, Bath County, Botetourt County, part of Roanoke County, and all of the cities of Salem, Clifton Forge and Covington.
In 1992, the district added Craig County, Giles County, the City of Radford and part of Pulaski County.
Current boundaries
All Virginia Senate districts were redrawn in 2011. The 22nd District includes all of Amherst County, Appomattox County, Buckingham County, Cumberland County, Fluvanna County, Goochland County, Prince Edward County, part of Louisa County, and part of the City of Lynchburg.
Election History
Election history of District 22 from 1995.