District 31 of the Virginia Senate is a senatorial district that encompasses portions of Arlington County, Fairfax County and Loudoun County in the U.S. state of Virginia. The current Senator from District 31 is Barbara Favola.
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Historical boundaries
From 1940 to 1956, Senate District 31 comprised the counties of Caroline, Essex, Goochland, Hanover, King and Queen, King William and Middlesex.
Between 1956 - 1962, the district included the eastern end of the Virginia Peninsula comprising the counties of Mathews, Gloucester, Warwick, York, James City, New Kent, and the Independent City of Williamsburg.
From 1962 - 1964, the district included all of York County and the City of Hampton. From 1964 - 1968, the district included the City of Hampton and a portion of the City of Newport News. As a result of the United States Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Davis v. Mann regarding the principle of One person, one vote, the Virginia General Assembly was redistricted mid-decade and only 30 Senate districts were created, some of which were multi-member. Accordingly, there was no 31st District from 1968 - 1972.
In 1971, as a result of a regular decennial redistricting, the 31st District was recreated and covered most of Arlington County from 1972 - 1992. From 1992 - 2002 the district included part of Arlington County and all of the City of Falls Church and from 2002 - 2012, a part of Fairfax County was added.
Current boundaries
All Virginia Senate districts were redrawn in 2011 and the 2011 elections are being contested in these districts. The 31st District comprises the neighborhoods of Arlington Forest, Arlington View, Ballston, Cherrydale, Clarendon, Courthouse, Glen Carlyn, Lyon Village, Rosslyn, Virginia Square and Westover in Arlington County. In Fairfax County, the district comprises much of the Dranesville magisterial district, including the neighborhoods of McLean, Langley and Great Falls. The areas of Loudoun County are located in the far northeastern corner of the county and includes Sugarland Run.
Election history
Election history of District 31 from 1995.