List of United States Senators from Virginia

This page displays current and historical information pertaining to the U.S. Senate delegation from Virginia.

Current members

The current members of the U.S. Senate from Virginia are:

Election history

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For more information on the different classes of U.S. Senators, please see: Classes of United States Senators

Class I

Senators in Class I were elected to office in the November 2018 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class I terms run from the beginning of the 116th Congress on January 3, 2019, to the end of the 118th Congress on January 3, 2025.

2024

See also: United States Senate election in Virginia, 2024

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for U.S. Senate Virginia

Incumbent Tim Kaine, Hung Cao, Jonathan Hardin, Csaba Menezes Rusznak, and Tiger Xiong are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Virginia on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Tim Kaine (D)
		Hung Cao (R)
		Jonathan Hardin (Independent)
		Csaba Menezes Rusznak (Independent)
		Tiger Xiong (Independent)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gary Barve (R)

Democratic primary election

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

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Virginia

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

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Hung Cao	64.3	54,038
		Eddie Garcia	10.0	8,414
		Scott Parkinson	9.8	8,254
		Chuck Smith	8.4	7,078
		Jonathan Walker Emord	7.5	6,311

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 84,095
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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

2018

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Virginia

Incumbent Tim Kaine defeated Corey Stewart and Matt 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 are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,351,373
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2012

U.S. Senate, Virginia General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Timothy M. Kaine	52.9%	2,010,067
	Republican	George F. Allen	47%	1,785,542
	Write-In	N/A	0.2%	6,587
Total Votes				3,802,196
Source: Virginia State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2006

On November 7, 2006, Jim Webb won election to the United States Senate. He defeated George Allen (R) and Glenda Gail Parker (Independent Green) in the general election.^[1]

U.S. Senate, Virginia General Election 2006, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jim Webb	49.6%	1,175,606
	Republican	George Allen incumbent	49.2%	1,166,277
	Independent	Glenda Gail Parker	1.1%	26,102
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	2,460
Total Votes				2,370,445

2000

On November 7, 2000, George Allen won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Charles S. Robb (D) in the general election.^[2]

U.S. Senate, Virginia General Election 2000, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	George Allen	52.3%	1,420,460
	Democratic	Charles S. Robb incumbent	47.7%	1,296,093
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	1,748
Total Votes				2,718,301

Class II

Senators in Class II were elected to office in the November 2020 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class II terms run from the beginning of the 117th Congress on January 3, 2021, to the end of the 119th Congress on January 3, 2027.

2020

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Virginia

Incumbent Mark Warner defeated Daniel Gade and Al 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 are bolded 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. Incumbent Mark Warner advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Virginia.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Virginia

Daniel Gade defeated Alissa Baldwin and Thomas 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 no incumbents 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)

2014

On November 4, 2014, Mark Warner (D) won re-election to the U.S. Senate. He defeated Ed Gillespie (R) and Robert Sarvis (L) in the general election.

U.S. Senate, Virginia General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mark Warner Incumbent	49.1%	1,073,667
	Republican	Ed Gillespie	48.3%	1,055,940
	Libertarian	Robert Sarvis	2.4%	53,102
	N/A	write-in	0.1%	1,764
Total Votes				2,184,473
Source: Virginia Department of Elections

2008

On November 4, 2008, Mark Warner won election to the United States Senate. He defeated James "Jim" S. Gilmore (R), William B. Redpath (L) and Glenda Gail Parker (G) in the general election.^[3]

U.S. Senate, Virginia General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mark Warner	65%	2,369,327
	Republican	James "Jim" S. Gilmore	33.7%	1,228,830
	Libertarian	William B. Redpath	0.6%	20,269
	Green	Glenda Gail Parker	0.6%	21,690
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	3,178
Total Votes				3,643,294

2002

On November 5, 2002, John Warner won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Nancy B. Spannaus (I) and Jacob G. Hornberger, Jr. (I) in the general election.^[4]

U.S. Senate, Virginia General Election 2002, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Warner incumbent	82.6%	1,229,894
	Independent	Nancy B. Spannaus	9.7%	145,102
	Independent	Jacob G. Hornberger, Jr.	7.1%	106,055
	N/A	Write-in	0.6%	8,371
Total Votes				1,489,422

1996

On November 5, 1996, John Warner won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Mark Warner (D) in the general election.^[5]

U.S. Senate, Virginia General Election 1996, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Warner incumbent	52.5%	1,235,744
	Democratic	Mark Warner	47.4%	1,115,982
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	2,989
Total Votes				2,354,715

Historical members

See also

• United States Senate
• United States congressional delegations from Virginia
• Classes of United States Senators

Footnotes

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