# The 2023

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election was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, concurrently with

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for the

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, to elect senators to all 40 seats in the

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for the 163rd and 164th Virginia Assembly. Nomination primaries held through the Department of Elections were held June 20, 2023. These were the first elections held following

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as a result of the 2020 census. The Democrats retained control of the Senate.

Background

Following the 2019 election, the Democratic Party gained 2 seats in the Senate, and gained control of both chambers of the

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, marking the first time that Democrats held a

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in Virginia since 1993. This was short-lived, however, as

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regained the

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and the House of Delegates in the 2021 elections. This Senate election as well as those for the House of Delegates were held following the

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's decision to overturn ''

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'' with the ''

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'' decision, which ruled that abortion is not a constitutional right in the United States. Governor

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attempted to sell to the people of Virginia a 15-week "limit" on abortion instead of using the word "ban", fearing such a word to be alienating to swing voters. Youngkin wanted a Republican trifecta to enact a conservative agenda as well, but Democrats were able to out message Youngkin and convince Virginians that his abortion "limit" was a ban. The Democrats retained their majority in the Senate, dashing Youngkin's hopes of a GOP trifecta even if Republicans retained the House of Delegates, which was also won by Democrats simultaneously, re-establishing full control of the

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that was lost by Democrats in 2021. After the election, Glenn Youngkin said he would not be a candidate for

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in the

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Retirements

Nine incumbents did not seek re-election.

Republicans

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Tommy Norment Thomas Kent Norment Jr. (born April 12, 1946) is an American politician who served as the Minority Leader and Majority Leader of the Senate of Virginia. He was elected to the James City County Board of Supervisors where he served as chairman b ...

retired. #

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: Steve Newman retired. #

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: Emmett Hanger retired. # District 27:

Jill Vogel Jill Kendrick Holtzman Vogel (née Holtzman; born July 6, 1970) is an American attorney and politician who served as the Virginia State Senator from the 27th district from 2008 to 2024. A Republican, her district was located in exurban and ru ...

retired.

Democrats

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Lynwood Lewis Lynwood Wayne Lewis Jr. (born November 26, 1961) is an American politician and lawyer. A Democrat, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 2003, representing the 100th district, which consists of the Eastern Shore counties ...

retired. #

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: John Bell retired. #

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John Edwards Johnny Reid Edwards (born June 10, 1953) is an American lawyer and former politician who represented North Carolina in the United States Senate from 1999 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the vice presidential nominee under ...

retired. #

District 32 A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

Janet Howell Janet Denison Howell (born May 7, 1944 in Washington, D.C.) is an American politician. A Democrat, she was elected to the Senate of Virginia in 1991, where she represented the 32nd district in Fairfax County and portions of Arlington County unti ...

retired. # District 35:

Dick Saslaw Richard Lawrence Saslaw (born February 5, 1940) is an American politician who served as Majority Leader of the Senate of Virginia between 2020 – 2024, when he declined to run for reelection. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the ...

retired.

Resignation

One seat was left vacant on the day of the general election due to resignation in 2023.

Republicans

One Republican resigned before the end of his term. #

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: John Cosgrove resigned September 30 to become deputy commissioner of the

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. Cosgrove's former chief of staff Christie New Craig won the seat in the general election.

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

Five incumbent senators, four Democrats and one Republican, were defeated in the June 20 primary election.

Democrats

Joe Morrissey Joseph Dee Morrissey (born September 23, 1957) is an American politician, businessman, and former lawyer who won election to both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly from districts including Richmond or surrounding Henrico County, Virgi ...

lost renomination to former state delegate

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. #

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: Lionell Spruill lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent

Louise Lucas Lillie Louise Lucas ( Boone; born January 22, 1944) is an American politician serving as a Virginia state senator, representing the 18th District in the southeast region of the state since 1992. Democrats won a majority of seats in the 2019 Vir ...

. # District 36: George Barker lost renomination to Fairfax County School Board Member Stella Pekarsky. # District 37:

Chap Petersen John Chapman "Chap" Petersen (born March 27, 1968) is an American politician. A Democrat, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates 2002–06, was elected to the Virginia State Senate in November 2007, and was reelected in 2011. He repres ...

lost renomination to financial consultant Saddam Azlan Salim.

Republicans

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: Amanda Chase lost renomination to former

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Glen Sturtevant Glen Howard Sturtevant Jr. (born September 14, 1982) is an American lawyer and Republican politician, serving as a member of the Senate of Virginia (a part-time position) since 2024, as well as from 2016 to 2020. His Virginia Senate committee a ...

In general election

Democrats

Monty Mason Taylor Montgomery Mason (born September 8, 1967) is an American politician from Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, Mason served as a member of the Virginia Senate for the 1st district from 2016 to 2024. From 2014 to 2016 he represente ...

lost re-election to former York-Poquoson Sheriff Danny Diggs.

Republicans

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: Siobhan Dunnavant lost re-election to State Delegate

Schuyler VanValkenburg Schuyler Thomas VanValkenburg (born 1982) is an American teacher and politician. He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 72nd District on November 7, 2017, to replace retiring delegate Jimmie Massie. He defeated Republ ...

Newly created seats

Democratic gain

: Won by State Delegate Angelia Williams Graves #

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: Won by State Delegate Danica Roem # District 31: Won by prosecutor

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: Won by State Delegate

Suhas Subramanyam Suhas Subramanyam (born September 26, 1986) is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 10th congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the Virginia Senate fro ...

# District 33: Won by former state delegate

Jennifer Carroll Foy Jennifer Denise Carroll Foy (born September 25, 1981) is an American politician and public defender serving in the Virginia Senate from the 33rd district since 2024. A Democrat, Carroll Foy previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates rep ...

Republican gain

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: Won by farmer Timmy French #

: Won by State Delegate Chris Head #

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: Won by State Delegate John McGuire #

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: Won by State Delegate Emily Brewer # District 27: Won by State Delegate Tara Durant

Special elections

District 38

Incumbent Republican

Ben Chafin Augustus Benton Chafin Jr. (May 18, 1960January 1, 2021) was an American politician who served in the Virginia House of Delegates from the Virginia's 4th House of Delegates district, 4th district in 2014, and in the Senate of Virginia from the V ...

, first elected in 2014, died on January 1, 2021.

District 7

Incumbent Republican

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, first elected in 2019, resigned on November 15, 2022, to take office as U.S. representative for

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District 9

Democrat

Jennifer McClellan Jennifer Leigh McClellan (born December 28, 1972) is an American politician and attorney serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Virginia's 4th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic ...

, first elected in 2017, resigned on March 7, 2023, to take office as the U.S. representative for

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. Lamont Bagby won the special election to take the seat.

Overview

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

Predictions

Results summary by
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district

Polling

List of districts

District 1

Senate District 1 contains all of the city of

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, Clarke County, Frederick County,

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, and Warren County. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Republican primary

Nominee

* Timmy French, farmer

Defeated in primary

* Lance Allen, security company executive and candidate for

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* James Bergida,

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professor * Blaine Dunn, vice chair of the Frederick County Board of Supervisors and candidate for U.S. Senate in

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* Dave LaRock, state delegate * John Massoud, Strasburg town councilor and nominee for HD-48 in

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* Brandon Monk, Frederick County school board member * Brad Pollack,

supervisor

Failed to qualify

* Robert Hupman, farmer

Results

Democratic primary

Nominee

* Emily Scott, labor union employee and nominee for HD-15 in

General election

Predictions

District 2

Senate District 2 contains all of the city of Harrisonburg, Bath County, Highland County, Page County, and Rockingham County, as well as portions of

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. This district had two incumbents following redistricting: Republicans Emmett Hanger, who was first elected in 1995, and

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, who was first elected in 2003.

Republican primary

Nominee

, incumbent senator

Declined

* Emmett Hanger, incumbent senator

Democratic primary

Nominee

* Kathy Beery, retired teacher

Libertarian primary

Nominee

* Joshua Huffman, political scientist

General election

Predictions

District 3

Senate District 3 contains all of the cities of Buena Vista, Covington, Lexington, Staunton, Waynesboro, Alleghany County, Botetourt County, Craig County, and

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, as well as portions of

and

Roanoke County Roanoke County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, its population was 96,929. Its county seat is Salem, but the county administrative offices are located in the census-designated place of ...

. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Republican primary

Nominee

* Chris Head, state delegate for HD-03 (2012–present)

Declined

* Emmett Hanger, incumbent senator

Democratic primary

Nominee

* Jade Harris, former vice mayor of

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and nominee for HD-24 in the 2023 special election

General election

Predictions

District 4

Senate District 4 contains the entire cities of Roanoke and Salem, as well as portions of

and

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. This district had two incumbents following redistricting: Democrat

, who was first elected in 1995, and Republican

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, who was first elected in 2015.

Democratic primary

Nominee

* Trish White-Boyd, Roanoke city councilor

Defeated in primary

* D.A. Pierce, U.S. Air Force veteran * Luke Priddy, Roanoke city councilor and chief of staff to outgoing State Sen.

Declined

, incumbent senator from SD-21

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

, incumbent senator

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

District 5

Senate District 5 contains all of the city of Radford, Bland County, Giles County, Pulaski County, Smyth County, and Tazewell County, as well as portions of

and Wythe County. The incumbent was Republican Travis Hackworth, who was first elected in 2021.

Republican primary

Nominee

* Travis Hackworth, incumbent senator

Democratic primary

Nominee

* Robert Beckman

General election

Predictions

District 6

Senate District 6 contains all of the cities of

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, Norton, Buchanan County, Dickenson County, Lee County, Russell County,

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, Washington County, and Wise County. The incumbent was Republican

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, who was first elected in 2019.

Republican primary

Nominee

, incumbent senator

General election

Predictions

District 7

Senate District 7 contains the entire cities of

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, Martinsville, Carroll County, Floyd County, Franklin County, Grayson County, Henry County, and Patrick County, as well as portions of Wythe County. The incumbent was Republican Bill Stanley, who was first elected in 2011.

Republican primary

Nominee

* Bill Stanley, incumbent senator

Democratic primary

Nominee

* Deborah "Renie" Gates, attorney

General election

Predictions

District 8

Senate District 8 contains the entire city of Lynchburg, Bedford County, and Campbell County. This seat had two incumbents following redistricting: Republican Stephen Newman, who was first elected in 1995, and Republican

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, who was first elected in 2017.

Republican primary

Nominee

, incumbent senator

Declined

* Stephen Newman, incumbent senator

Democratic primary

Nominee

* Donna StClair, retired teacher

General election

Predictions

District 9

Senate District 9 contains the entire city of Danville, Charlotte County, Halifax County, Lunenburg County, Mecklenburg County, Nottoway County, and

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, as well as portions of Prince Edward County. The incumbent was Republican

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, who was first elected in 2000.

Republican primary

Nominee

, incumbent senator

Democratic primary

Failed to qualify

* Trudy Berry, U.S. Air Force veteran and nominee for HD-61 in

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and

General election

Predictions

District 10

Senate District 10 contains all of Amelia County, Appomattox County, Buckingham County,

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, Fluvanna County,

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, and

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, as well as portions of

Hanover County Hanover County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 109,979. Its county seat is Hanover. Hanover County is a part of the Greater Richmond Region. History Located in the western Tidewater ...

, Louisa County and Prince Edward County. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Republican convention

Nominee

* John McGuire, state delegate

Defeated at convention

* Duane Adams, Louisa County supervisor * Sandy Brindley, community activist * Jack Dyer, businessman

Results

Total vote tallies were not released publicly.

Democratic Primary

Failed to qualify

* Dan Tomlinson

Withdrawn

* Jacob Boykin, university student

General election

Predictions

District 11

Senate District 11 contains the entire city of

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, and Nelson County, as well as portions of Louisa County. The incumbent was Democrat

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, who was first elected in 2001.

Democratic primary

Nominee

, incumbent senator for SD-25 (2001–present) and nominee for

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and

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Eliminated in primary

* Sally Hudson, state delegate for HD-57 (2020–present)

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

* Philip Hamilton, activist and nominee for HD-57 in

Independents

Failed to qualify

* J'riah Guerrero, public transit employee

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

District 12

Senate District 12 contains the entire city of Colonial Heights, as well as portions of Chesterfield County. The incumbent was non-caucusing Republican Amanda Chase, who was first elected in 2015.

Republican primary

Nominee

, former state senator for SD-10 (2016–20)

Eliminated in primary

* Amanda Chase, incumbent senator * Tina Ramirez, founder of the International Religious Freedom Caucus and candidate for VA-7 in

Results

Democratic primary

Nominee

* Natan McKenzie, businessman

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

District 13

Senate District 13 contains the entire cities of Hopewell, Petersburg,

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, Surry County, and Sussex County, as well as portions of

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and

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Democratic primary

Nominee

, former state delegate for HD-63 (2016–22)

Eliminated in primary

, incumbent senator

Withdrawn

* Angela Rowe, retired bank executive

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

* Eric Ditri, corporate financier

Independents

Failed to qualify

* Daniel Muniz

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

District 14

Senate District 14 contains portions of the city of

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, a city in the United States * Richmond, London, a town in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town ...

and

. The incumbent was Democrat Lamont Bagby, who was first elected in 2023.

Democratic primary

Nominee

* Lamont Bagby, incumbent senator

Defeated in primary

* Katie Gooch, community organizer and minister

Endorsements

Results

General election

Predictions

District 15

Senate District 15 contains portions of the city of

and Chesterfield County. The incumbent was Democrat

Ghazala Hashmi Ghazala Firdous Hashmi (born July 5, 1964) is an American politician and former educator serving as a member of the Senate of Virginia for the 15th district since 2020. A Democrat, she previously worked as an educator and academic administrator ...

, who was first elected in 2019.

Democratic primary

Nominee

, incumbent senator

Endorsements

Republican primary

Nominee

* Hayden Fisher, attorney

Withdrawn

* Elmer Diaz, realtor

General election

Predictions

District 16

Senate District 16 contains portions of

. The incumbent was Republican Siobhan Dunnavant, who was first elected in 2015.

Republican primary

Nominee

* Siobhan Dunnavant, incumbent senator

Democratic primary

Nominee

, state delegate for HD-72 (2018–present)

Endorsements

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

District 17

Senate District 17 contains the entire cities of Emporia,

Franklin Franklin may refer to: People and characters * Franklin (given name), including list of people and characters with the name * Franklin (surname), including list of people and characters with the name * Franklin (class), a member of a historic ...

Suffolk Suffolk ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Essex to the south, and Cambridgeshire to the west. Ipswich is the largest settlement and the county ...

, Brunswick County, Greensville County, Isle of Wight County, and

Southampton County Southampton County is a county located on the southern border of the Commonwealth of Virginia. North Carolina is to the south. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 17,996. Its county seat is Courtland. History In the earl ...

, as well as portions of the city of

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. Most of Portsmouth is located on Portsea Island, off the south coast of England in the Solent, making Portsmouth the only city in En ...

and

. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Democratic primary

Nominee

* Clint Jenkins, state delegate

Endorsements

Republican primary

Nominee

* Emily Brewer, state delegate

Defeated in primary

Hermie Sadler Herman Marion Sadler III (born April 24, 1969) is an American professional stock car racing driver and broadcaster, businessman and politician. He competed in NASCAR as a driver from 1992 to 2019. In the late 2000s and the 2010s, he scaled back ...

, former

NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. It is considered to be one of the top ranked motorsports organizations in ...

driver

Results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

District 18

Senate District 18 contains portions of the cities of

Chesapeake Chesapeake most often refers to: *Chesapeake people, a Native American tribe also known as the Chesepian *Chesapeake Bay *Delmarva Peninsula, also known as the Chesapeake Peninsula Chesapeake may also refer to: Populated places In Virginia * ...

and

. This district had two incumbents following redistricting: Democrat

, who was first elected in 1991, and Democrat Lionell Spruill, who was first elected in 2016.

Democratic primary

Nominee

President pro tempore of the Virginia Senate The President pro tempore of the Senate of Virginia is a Virginia constitutional office whose role is to serve as the presiding officer of the Senate of Virginia in the absence of the Lieutenant Governor. The office is established in Article IV, Se ...

(2020–present) from SD-18 (1992–present)

Eliminated in primary

* Lionell Spruill, incumbent senator for SD-05 (2016–present)

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

* Tony Goodwin, businessman

Eliminated in primary

* Merle Rutledge, activist and candidate for governor in

Results

General election

Predictions

District 19

Senate District 19 contains portions of the cities of

and

Virginia Beach Virginia Beach (colloquially VB) is the List of cities in Virginia, most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. The city is located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay in southeaster ...

. The incumbent was Republican John Cosgrove, who was first elected in 2013.

Republican primary

Nominee

* Christie Craig, former

school board member and former chief of staff to incumbent John Cosgrove

Defeated in primary

* Tim Anderson, state delegate * Jeff Bruzzesi, businessman

Declined

* John Cosgrove, incumbent senator

Results

Democratic primary

Nominee

* Myra Payne

General election

Predictions

District 20

Senate District 20 contains all of Accomack County and Northampton County, as well as portions of the cities of

Norfolk Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ...

and

. This district had two incumbents following redistricting: Democrat

, who was first elected in 2014, and Republican Bill DeSteph, who was first elected in 2015.

Democratic primary

Nominee

* Victoria Luevanos, U.S. Navy veteran

Declined

, incumbent senator

Republican primary

Nominee

* Bill DeSteph, incumbent senator

General election

Predictions

District 21

Senate District 21 contains portions of the city of

. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Democratic primary

Nominee

* Angelia Williams Graves, state delegate for HD-90 (2021–present)

Defeated in primary

* Andria McClellan,

city councilor and candidate for

Withdrawn

* Mike Pudhorodsky, activist

Endorsements

Results

Independents

* Giovanni Dolmo, Republican nominee for HD-89 in the 2022 special election

General election

Predictions

District 22

Senate District 22 contains portions of

. The incumbent was Democrat Aaron Rouse, who was first elected on January 10, 2023, in a special election triggered by the resignation of the previous incumbent,

, who resigned this seat after winning her election to

in the 2022 election, defeating incumbent

Elaine Luria Elaine Goodman Luria (; ; born August 15, 1975) is an American politician and United States Navy, US Navy veteran who served as the List of current members of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from from 2019 to 2023 ...

Democratic primary

Nominee

* Aaron Rouse, incumbent senator

Endorsements

Republican primary

Nominee

* Kevin Adams, U.S. Navy veteran and nominee for SD-7 in the 2023 special election

General election

Predictions

District 23

Senate District 23 contains the entire city of

Hampton Hampton may refer to: Places Australia *Hampton bioregion, an IBRA biogeographic region in Western Australia * Hampton, New South Wales *Hampton, Queensland, a town in the Toowoomba Region * Hampton, Victoria ** Hampton railway station, Melbour ...

, as well as portions of the city of

Newport News Newport News () is an independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 186,247. Located in the Hampton Roads region, it is the fifth-most populous city in Virginia and 140th-most populous city i ...

. The incumbent was Democrat

Mamie Locke Mamie Evelyn Locke (born March 19, 1954) is an American politician and educator. A Democrat, she was a member of the Hampton, Virginia city council 1996–2004, and mayor 2000–2004. Education Locke received a B.A. degree in history ...

, who was first elected in 2003.

Democratic primary

Nominee

, incumbent senator

Endorsements

General election

Predictions

District 24

Senate District 24 contains the entire cities of

Poquoson Poquoson (), informally known as Bull Island, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,460. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Poquoson with surroundin ...

Williamsburg Williamsburg may refer to: Places *Colonial Williamsburg, a living-history museum and private foundation in Virginia *Williamsburg, Brooklyn, neighborhood in New York City *Williamsburg, former name of Kernville (former town), California *Williams ...

, and York County, as well as portions of the city of

and

James City County James City County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 78,254. Although politically separate from the county, the county seat is the adjacent independent city of Williamsburg. Located o ...

. The incumbent was Democrat

, who was first elected in 2016.

Democratic primary

Nominee

, incumbent senator

Endorsements

Republican primary

Nominee

* Danny Diggs, former

York York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman Britain, Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers River Ouse, Yorkshire, Ouse and River Foss, Foss. It has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a Yor ...

sheriff (2000–22)

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

District 25

Senate District 25 contains all of Caroline County, Essex County,

King George County King George County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population sits at 26,723. Its county seat is the census designated place of King George. The county's largest employer is the U.S. Naval Surfa ...

King William County King William County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,810. Its county seat is King William. King William County is located in the Middle Peninsula and is included in the Greater ...

, Lancaster County, Middlesex County, Northumberland County, Richmond County, and Westmoreland County, as well as portions of King & Queen County and

Spotsylvania County Spotsylvania County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is a suburb approximately 60 miles (90km) south of D.C. It is a part of the Northern Virginia region and the D.C. area. As of 2024, Spotsylvania County is the 14th most populat ...

. The incumbent was Republican Richard Stuart, who was first elected in 2007.

Republican primary

Nominee

* Richard Stuart, incumbent senator

Democratic primary

Nominee

* Jolicia Ward, community activist and candidate for HD-99 in

General election

Predictions

District 26

Senate District 26 contains all of Gloucester County, Mathews County, and New Kent County, as well as portions of

, and King & Queen County. This district had two incumbents following redistricting: Republican

Ryan McDougle Ryan Todd McDougle (born November 9, 1971) is an American politician. A Republican, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 until 2006. He was elected to the Senate of Virginia. Since 2006, he has represented the 4th district, repr ...

, who was first elected in 2006, and Republican

, who was first elected in 1991.

Republican primary

Nominee

, incumbent senator

Declined

, Senate Minority Leader

Democratic primary

Nominee

* Pam Garner, U.S. Air Force veteran

General election

Predictions

District 27

Senate District 27 contains the entire city of Fredericksburg, as well as portions of

and Stafford County. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Democratic primary

Nominee

* Joel Griffin, U.S. Marine veteran

Eliminated in primary

* Ben Litchfield, attorney

Failed to qualify

* Luke Wright,

U.S. Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines or simply the Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is responsible for conducting expeditionary ...

veteran

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

* Tara Durant, state delegate for HD-28 (2022–present)

Eliminated in primary

* Matt Strickland, U.S. Army veteran

Endorsements

Results

Independents

Declared

* Monica Gary, Stafford County supervisor for the Aquia District (2023–present)

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

District 28

Senate District 28 contains all of

Culpeper County Culpeper County is a county located along the borderlands of the northern and central region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 52,552. Its county seat and only incorporated community is C ...

, Greene County, Madison County, Orange County, and

Rappahannock County Rappahannock County is a county located in the northern Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, US, adjacent to Shenandoah National Park. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 7,348. Its county seat is Washington. The name "Rappah ...

, as well as portions of

Fauquier County Fauquier County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 72,972. The county seat is Warrenton. Fauquier County is in Northern Virginia and is a part of the Washington metropolitan area. History ...

and

. The incumbent was

Bryce Reeves Bryce E. Reeves (born November 28, 1966) is an American politician, small business owner and United States Army veteran serving as a member of the Senate of Virginia. A State Farm insurance agent, he was elected in 2011. Reeves defeated the 28-yea ...

, who was first elected in 2011.

Republican firehouse primary

Nominee

, incumbent senator

Defeated in primary

* Mike Allers, teacher

Results

Democratic primary

Nominee

* Jason Ford, manager

Independents

Declared

* Elizabeth Melson, president of

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Virginia

Did not qualify

* Tawana Campbell, tax professional

General election

Predictions

District 29

Senate District 29 contains portions of

Prince William County Prince William County lies beside the Potomac River in the Commonwealth of Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 482,204, making it Virginia's second most populous county. The county seat is the independent city of Manassas. A part ...

and Stafford County. The incumbent was Democrat

Jeremy McPike Jeremy Scott McPike (born September 19, 1975) is an American politician from Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, McPike is the member of the Virginia Senate, who has represented the 29th district since the 2015 election. Jeremy McPike ...

, who was first elected in 2015.

Democratic primary

Nominee

, incumbent senator (2016–present)

Defeated in primary

Elizabeth Guzmán Elizabeth Rosalina Guzmán is an American politician and social worker who served as a member of the Virginia's House of Delegates for the 31st district from 2018 to 2024. She was first elected in 2017 after defeating incumbent Republican Sc ...

, state delegate for HD-31 (2018–present)

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

*Nikki Baldwin, U.S. Navy veteran

Defeated in primary

*Maria Martin, author

Results

General election

Predictions

District 30

Senate District 30 contains all of the cities of

Manassas Manassas (), formerly Manassas Junction, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. The population was 42,772 at the 2020 Census. It is the county seat of Prince William County, although the two are separate jurisdi ...

and Manassas Park, as well as portions of

. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Democratic primary

Nominee

* Danica Roem, state delegate for HD-13 (2018–present)

Endorsements

Republican primary

Nominee

* William "Bill" Woolf, nonprofit founder and former

Department of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...

employee

Defeated in primary

* Robert Ruffolo, U.S. Army veteran

Withdrawn

* Ian Lovejoy, former

City Councilor and nominee for HD-50 in

''(running for House of Delegates)''

Endorsements

Results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

District 31

Senate District 31 contains portions of

and

Loudoun County Loudoun County () is in the northern part of the Virginia, Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. In 2020, the census returned a population of 420,959, making it Virginia's third-most populous county. The county seat is Leesburg, Virgi ...

. The incumbent was Republican

, who was first elected in 2007.

Republican primary

Nominee

* Juan Pablo Segura, entrepreneur

Withdrawn

Geary Higgins Geary Michael Higgins is an American Republican politician from Virginia. He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in the 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election The 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election took place on November ...

, former

supervisor and nominee for SD-13 in

Declined

, incumbent senator

Democratic primary

Nominee

, attorney

Defeated in primary

* Zach Cummings, Leesburg town councilor (2021–present)

Endorsements

Results

General election

Predictions

District 32

Senate District 32 contains portions of

. The incumbent was Democrat John Bell, who was first elected in 2019.

Democratic primary

Nominee

, state delegate for HD-87 (2020–present)

Defeated in primary

Ibraheem Samirah Ibraheem S. Samirah (born August 20, 1991) is an American politician. He served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 86th district from 2019 to 2022. He was defeated for re-election in the Democratic primary by Irene Shin i ...

, former state delegate for HD-86 (2019–22)

Declined

* John Bell, incumbent senator

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Declared

* Greg Moulthrop, tech entrepreneur and nominee for HD-87 in

General election

Predictions

District 33

Senate District 33 contains portions of

Fairfax County Fairfax County, officially the County of Fairfax, is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. With a population of 1,150,309 as of the 2020 census, it is the most populous county in Virginia, the most populous jurisdiction in the Washington ...

and

. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Democratic primary

Nominee

, former state delegate for HD-02 (2018–20) and candidate for

Defeated in primary

Hala Ayala Hala Sophia Ayala (born April 23, 1973) is an American politician who served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 51st district from 2018 to 2022. She was the Democratic nominee in the 2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial ...

, former state delegate for HD-51 (2018–22) and nominee for

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

* Michael Van Meter, U.S. Navy veteran

General election

Predictions

District 34

Senate District 34 contains portions of

. The incumbent was Democrat Scott Surovell, who was first elected in 2015.

Democratic primary

Nominee

* Scott Surovell, incumbent senator

Republican primary

Nominee

* Mark Springman, research analyst

Endorsements

General election

Predictions

District 35

Senate District 35 contains portions of

. This district had two incumbents following redistricting: Democrat Dave Marsden, who was first elected in 2010, and Democrat

, who was first elected in 1980.

Democratic primary

Nominee

* Dave Marsden, incumbent senator

Defeated in primary

* Heidi Drauschak, public advocate

Declined

, incumbent senator

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

* Mark Vafiades, contractor for U.S. Customs and Border Protection

General election

Predictions

District 36

Senate District 36 contains portions of

. The incumbent was Democrat George Barker, who was first elected in 2007.

Democratic primary

Nominee

* Stella Pekarsky, Fairfax County Public Schools board member

Defeated in primary

* George Barker, incumbent senator

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

* Julie Perry, teacher and nominee for HD-86 in

General election

Campaign

Perry faced allegations of antisemitism for claiming that "To come out and say you’re a teacher on the right is almost as dangerous as … going through Germany in the 1930s and saying, ‘I’m Jewish.’ It’s gotten that bad”. Predictions

District 37

Senate District 37 contains the entire cities of Falls Church, Virginia, Falls Church and Fairfax, Virginia, Fairfax, as well as portions of

. The incumbent was Democrat

, who was first elected in 2007.

Democratic primary

Nominee

* Saddam Azlan Salim, financial consultant

Defeated in primary

, incumbent senator

Withdrawn

* Erika Yalowitz, community organizer ''(endorsed Salim)''

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Nominee

* Ken Reid, former

supervisor

General election

Predictions

District 38

Senate District 38 contains portions of

. This district had two incumbents following redistricting: Democrat Jennifer Boysko, who was first elected in 2019, and Democrat

, who was first elected in 1991.

Democratic primary

Nominee

* Jennifer Boysko, incumbent senator

Declined

, incumbent senator

Endorsements

Republican primary

Nominee

* Matthew Lang, U.S. Navy veteran and nominee for Virginia's 36th House of Delegates district, HD-36 in

General election

Predictions

District 39

Senate District 39 contains the entire city of Alexandria, Virginia, Alexandria, as well as portions of Arlington County, Virginia, Arlington County and

. The incumbent was Democrat Adam Ebbin, who was first elected in 2011.

Democratic primary

Nominee

* Adam Ebbin, incumbent senator

Endorsements

Republican primary

Nominee

* Sophia Moshasha, virtual reality, VR technology advocate

General election

Predictions

District 40

Senate District 40 contains portions of Arlington County, Virginia, Arlington County. The incumbent was Democrat Barbara Favola, who was first elected in 2011.

Democratic primary

Nominee

* Barbara Favola, incumbent senator

Defeated in primary

* James DeVita, attorney

Endorsements

Republican primary

Nominee

* David Henshaw, U.S. Air Force veteran

Results

General election

Predictions

Notes

References

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Republican primary

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Republican primary

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Democratic primary

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