c . ▁ 1 6 5 5 – 1 6 9 5 ), ▁of ▁the ▁Franklin ▁baron ets ▁Rich ▁Franklin ▁( born ▁ 1 9 7 4 ), ▁American ▁mixed ▁mart ial ▁artist ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Franklin ▁( s urname ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Virginia ' s ▁ 1 6 th ▁Senate ▁district ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁ 4 0 ▁districts ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁Virginia . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁represented ▁by ▁Democratic ▁Senator ▁Joe ▁Morris sey ▁since ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁following ▁his ▁defeat ▁of ▁inc umb ent ▁Ros al yn ▁Dance ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Democratic ▁primary . ▁ ▁Geography ▁District ▁ 1 6 ▁is ▁a ▁majority - black ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Richmond ▁Region , ▁including ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Hope well ▁and ▁Petersburg ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁Ch ester field ▁County , ▁Din w idd ie ▁County , ▁Prince ▁George ▁County , ▁and ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Richmond . ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁over laps ▁with ▁U . S . ▁con gression al ▁districts ▁ 4 ▁and ▁ 7 . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁election ▁results ▁▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁special ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁ ▁Federal ▁and ▁state wide ▁results ▁in ▁District ▁ 1 6 ▁ ▁Historical ▁results ▁All ▁election ▁results ▁below ▁took ▁place ▁prior ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁red istrict ing , ▁and ▁thus ▁were ▁under ▁different ▁district ▁lines . ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁▁