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U.S. Senate, Virginia
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Election details
Filing deadline: April 2, 2026
Primary: June 16, 2026 General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Virginia
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
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Voters inVirginiawill elect one member to theU.S. Senate in the general election on November 3, 2026. The primary is June 16, 2026. The filing deadline is April 2, 2026.The election will fill the Class II Senate seat held byMark Warner (D), who first took office in 2009.

The outcome of this race will affect the partisan balance of theU.S. Senate in the 120th Congress. Thirty-three of the 100 U.S. Senate seats are up for election, and another two seats are up forspecial election. Democrats hold 13 of the seats up for election, and Republicans hold 22.

Currently, Republicans have a 53-45 majority in the chamber.^[1] To read more about the U.S. Senate elections taking place this year,click here.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• United States Senate election in Virginia, 2026 (June 16 Democratic primary)
• United States Senate election in Virginia, 2026 (June 16 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia definesofficial candidates as people who:

• Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
• Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

General election

The primary will occur on June 16, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Virginia

IncumbentMark Warner,Lorita Daniels,Gregory Eichelberger,Mark Moran, andJason Reynolds are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Virginia on June 16, 2026.

		Candidate
		Mark Warner
		Lorita Daniels
		Gregory Eichelberger
		Mark Moran
		Jason Reynolds

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Virginia

Kim Farington,Al Mina,Bert Mizusawa,Chuck Smith, andDavid Williams are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Virginia on June 16, 2026.

		Candidate
		Kim Farington
		Al Mina
		Bert Mizusawa
		Chuck Smith
		David Williams

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bryce Reeves (R)

Candidate profiles

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Voting information

See also:Voting in Virginia

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Campaign finance

General election race ratings

See also:Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets:The Cook Political Report,Inside Elections,Sabato's Crystal Ball, andDDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe andSolid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.^[2]
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.^[3][4][5]

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Virginia in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Virginia, clickhere.

Election history

The section below details election results for this state's U.S. Senate elections dating back to 2018.

2024

See also: United States Senate election in Virginia, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Virginia

IncumbentTim Kaine defeatedHung Cao in the general election for U.S. Senate Virginia on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Kaine (D)	54.4	2,417,115
		Hung Cao (R)	45.4	2,019,911
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	8,509

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,445,535
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gary Barve (R)
• Tiger Xiong (Independent)
• Jonathan Hardin (Independent)
• Csaba Menezes Rusznak (Independent)

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentTim Kaine advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Virginia.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Virginia

Hung Cao defeatedScott Parkinson,Eddie Garcia,Chuck Smith, andJonathan Walker Emord in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Virginia on June 18, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Hung Cao	61.8	168,868
		Scott Parkinson	11.0	29,940
		Eddie Garcia	9.8	26,777
		Chuck Smith	8.8	24,108
		Jonathan Walker Emord	8.6	23,614

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 273,307
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kimberly Nadine Lowe (R)
• Craig Ennis (R)
• TJ Wallace (R)
• Gwendolyn Hickman (R)
• Ron Vitiello (R)

2020

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Virginia

IncumbentMark Warner defeatedDaniel Gade andAl Mina in the general election for U.S. Senate Virginia on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Warner (D)	56.0	2,466,500
		Daniel Gade (R)	43.9	1,934,199
		Al Mina (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	4,388

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,405,087
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mary Knapp (Independent)

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentMark Warner advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Virginia.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Virginia

Daniel Gade defeatedAlissa Baldwin andThomas Speciale in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Virginia on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Gade	67.4	208,754
		Alissa Baldwin	18.1	56,165
		Thomas Speciale	14.5	44,795

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 309,714
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Victor Williams (R)
• Gary Adkins (R)
• Omari Faulkner (R)
• Scott Taylor (R)
• Roger Franklin (R)
• John Easley (R)
• Blaine Dunn (R)

2018

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Virginia

IncumbentTim Kaine defeatedCorey Stewart andMatt Waters in the general election for U.S. Senate Virginia on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Kaine (D)	57.0	1,910,370
		Corey Stewart (R)	41.0	1,374,313
		Matt Waters (L)	1.8	61,565
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	5,125

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,351,373
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Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
• Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
• State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

• Presidential elections
• Statewide elections
• State partisanship
• Demographics

See also:Presidential voting trends in Virginia andThe Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Virginia, 2026

District	Incumbent	PVI
Virginia's 1st	Rob Wittman	R+3
Virginia's 2nd	Jennifer Kiggans	EVEN
Virginia's 3rd	Bobby Scott	D+18
Virginia's 4th	Jennifer McClellan	D+17
Virginia's 5th	John McGuire	R+6
Virginia's 6th	Ben Cline	R+12
Virginia's 7th	Eugene Vindman	D+2
Virginia's 8th	Don Beyer	D+26
Virginia's 9th	Morgan Griffith	R+22
Virginia's 10th	Suhas Subramanyam	D+6
Virginia's 11th	Gerry Connolly	D+18

2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines

2024 presidential results in congressional districts, Virginia

District	Kamala Harris	Donald Trump
Virginia's 1st	47.0%	52.0%
Virginia's 2nd	49.3%	49.5%
Virginia's 3rd	67.0%	32.0%
Virginia's 4th	66.0%	33.0%
Virginia's 5th	43.0%	56.0%
Virginia's 6th	37.0%	61.0%
Virginia's 7th	51.0%	48.0%
Virginia's 8th	74.0%	24.0%
Virginia's 9th	28.0%	72.0%
Virginia's 10th	53.0%	45.0%
Virginia's 11th	66.0%	31.0%
Source:The Downballot

2016-2024

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections:Solid,Trending,Battleground, andNew. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2016	2020	2024
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2016	2020	2024
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2024 presidential election,52.6% of Virginians lived in one of the state's38 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024, and30.8% lived in one of87 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Virginia wasSolid Democratic, having voted forHillary Clinton (D) in 2016,Joe Biden (D) in 2020, andKamala Harris (D) in 2024. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Virginia following the 2024 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.^[6]

Virginia county-level statistics, 2024
Solid Democratic	38	52.6%
Solid Republican	87	30.8%
Trending Democratic	5	15.4%
Battleground Republican	1	0.9%
New Republican	2	0.3%
Total voted Democratic	43	67.9%
Total voted Republican	90	32.1%

Historical voting trends

Virginia presidential election results (1900-2024)

• 18Democratic wins
• 14Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	2024
Winning Party	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also:List of United States Senators from Virginia

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Virginia.

U.S. Senate election results in Virginia

Race	Winner	Runner up
2024	54.4%	45.4%
2020	56.0%	43.9%
2018	57.1%	41.1%
2014	49.1%	48.3%
2012	52.9%	47.0%
Average	53.9	45.1

Gubernatorial elections

See also:Governor of Virginia

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Virginia.

Gubernatorial election results in Virginia

Race	Winner	Runner up
2025	56.7%	43.2%
2021	50.6%	48.6%
2017	53.9%	45.0%
2013	47.8%	45.2%
2009	58.6%	41.3%
2005	51.7%	46.0%
Average	53.2	44.9

See also:Party control of Virginia state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Virginia's congressional delegation as of October 2025.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Virginia
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	2	6	8
Republican	0	5	5
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	11	13

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Virginia's top four state executive offices as of February 2026.

State executive officials in Virginia, February 2026

Office	Officeholder
Governor	Abigail Spanberger
Lieutenant Governor	Ghazala Hashmi
Secretary of State	Candi King
Attorney General	Jay Jones

State legislature

Virginia State Senate

Party		As of February 2026
	Democratic Party	21
	Republican Party	19
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		40

Virginia House of Delegates

Party		As of February 2026
	Democratic Party	64
	Republican Party	36
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		100

Trifecta control

Virginia Party Control: 1992-2025
Four years of Democratic trifectas  •  Four years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Governor	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R
Senate	D	D	D	D	S	S	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	S	S	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	D	D

The table below details demographic data in Virginia and compares it to the broader United States as of 2023.

Demographic Data for Virginia
	Virginia	United States
Population	8,631,393	331,449,281
Land area (sq mi)	39,481	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	61.7%	63.4%
Black/African American	18.7%	12.4%
Asian	6.9%	5.8%
Native American	0.3%	0.9%
Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.4%
Other (single race)	4.1%	6.6%
Multiple	8.2%	10.7%
Hispanic/Latino	10.7%	19%
Education
High school graduation rate	91.3%	89.4%
College graduation rate	41.5%	35%
Income
Median household income	$90,974	$78,538
Persons below poverty level	9.9%	12.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau,"Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau,"American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the censushere.

See also

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Footnotes