1979 Virginia Senate elections

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All 40 seats in theSenate of Virginia 21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	51.65%[1]
Majority party Minority party   Leader Abe Brault William A. Truban Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 14, 1976 January 14, 1976 Leader's seat 34th 27th Last election 35 seats, 69.6% 5 seats, 26.2% Seats won 30 10 Seat change 5 5 Popular vote 625,023 346,137 Percentage 63.5% 35.2% Swing 6.1pp 9.0pp
Majority leader before election Abe Brault Democratic ElectedMajority leader Hunter Andrews Democratic

The1979 Virginia Senate elections were held on November 6, 1979, alongside theVirginia House of Delegates election. All 40 seats in theSenate of Virginia were up for election.

Parties		Seats				Popular Vote
		1975	1979	+/-	Strength	Vote	%	Change
	Democratic	35	30	5	75.00%	625,023	63.53%	6.09%
	Republican	5	10	5	25.00%	346,137	35.18%	8.99%
	Independent	0	0		0.00%	11,988	1.22%	2.95%
-	Write-ins	0	0		0.00%	680	0.07%	0.04%
Total		40	40	0	100.00%	983,828	100.00%	-

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