Virginia US Senate 2026
Election day is November 3, 2026. A statewide contest in Virginia.
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What the Virginia US Senate election decides
The Senate confirms federal judges and cabinet officers, ratifies treaties, and can stop legislation the House passes. With a six-year term and a hundred-member chamber, a single seat is a larger share of the institution than any House district, which is why Senate races draw national money into state contests.
Each state sends two senators regardless of population, so this seat carries the same weight as California's or Wyoming's. Virginia voters fill it alongside all 11 of the state's House seats, and a Senate term runs six years, spanning two future Congresses and, in this case, the next presidential election.
How Virginia votes
Virginia's center of gravity has shifted to the Washington suburbs and the urban crescent through Richmond to Hampton Roads, moving the state toward Democrats federally while its odd-year state races stay closely fought. That backdrop is the ground any Virginia campaign fights on, and it is what the Electorate HQ simulation reads first when it weighs a ticket's platform against this contest.
About this race
The 2026 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Virginia. Democratic incumbent Mark Warner was re-elected to a fourth term, defeating Republican Army general Bert Mizusawa.
In the August 4 primary elections, Warner was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Mizusawa won the Republican nomination with 51.5% of the vote over Marine Corps Reserves officer David Williams and financial accountant Kim Farington.
Warner won the general election, with major news organizations immediately declaring him the victor when polls in the state closed at 7:00 PM. Furthermore, he won by his highest margin since his first election in 2008. This was also the first Senate election in Virginia since that year where any candidate broke 60% of the vote.
Latest coverage of the Virginia US Senate race
West Virginia 2026 Election ResultsVirginia primary voters choose candidates for November racesVirginia’s Senate race is taking place outside the national spotlightVoter Guide: 2026 Virginia Votes: Midterm ElectionVirginia 2026 voter guide: Key races and amendments on your ballotWest Virginia 2026 U.S. Senate Race SummaryVirginia U.S. Senate Election 2026: Latest PollsWarner Wins Virginia Senate Race by Wide Margin Over RepublicanThe rest of the Virginia ballot
Every Virginia House district, the counties inside each one, and an address lookup that resolves your exact districts are on the Virginia state page.
Analysis covering Virginia
The 2026 Senate map covers 62% of the country and 70% of the states
Thirty-five of fifty states vote for Senate this year. Weighted by people rather than states the share drops, and that gap is the design of the chamber.
Twenty-six states elect a senator and a governor on the same day in 2026
The overlap between the Senate class and the gubernatorial cohort is a coincidence of two unrelated calendars, and it decides where money goes.