District 91 is being contested by a Democratic candidate for the first time since 2009. The seat is currently held by Republican Gordon Helsel. . In 2015 Helsel drew only 7,173 votes out of a total of 7,580 cast. The voter registration appears to be relatively low in this district, the turnout is certainly poor, therefore, this seat provides a lot of opportunity fro Democrats.
THE ANNOUNCED DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IS MICHAEL WADE
DISTRICT 91 FAST FACTS
- Residents = 80,010
- Active Registered Voters = 45,363
- Percent Registered = 57%
- Total Vote in Last Race = 7,580
- Participation Rate = 17%
- Total Vote for Republican last Race = 7,173
- Total Vote for Democrat last Race = 0
- Total Vote Other = 407
- Localities = York County, Hampton and Poquoson Cities
District 91 is made up of 16 precincts with 9 in Hampton City, 4 in York County, 3 in Poquoson City. It is pretty evident that Hampton City is the major locality in this district. 3 of the top 5 precincts in terms of numbers of Active Voters fall under the meager 17% participation rate that was the average for this district as well.
Let's take a turn to some charts.
Here is the share of Active Voters by Locality: