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1990 Senate elections · Virginia history

Virginia U.S. Senate election 1990

John W. Warner REP +62.8 · Class II seat · held 11/6/90

Votes counted
1,083,690
Margin
62.8 pts
Seat held by
Republicanheld

General election 11/6/90

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
John W. Warner WonREP876,78280.91%
Nancy B. SpannausIND196,75518.16%
Write-in—10,1530.94%
Total1,083,690

Official source: data

Other Virginia Senate races

YearSeatWinnerMargin
2024Class ITimothy Michael Kaine8.9
2020Class IIMark R. Warner12.1
2018Class ITimothy Michael Kaine16.0
2014Class IIMark R. Warner0.8
2012Class ITimothy Michael Kaine5.9
2008Class IIMark R. Warner31.3
2006Class IJim Webb0.4
2002Class IIJohn W. Warner72.8
2000Class IGeorge F. Allen4.6
1996Class IIJohn W. Warner5.1
1994Class ICharles S. Robb2.7
1990Class IIJohn W. Warner62.8

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Questions and answers

Who won the 1990 Virginia Senate race?

John W. Warner (REP) won with 80.9% of the vote, ahead of Nancy B. Spannaus (18.2%), a margin of 62.8 points.

Did the Virginia Senate seat change party in 1990?

No. The Republican Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 1990 Virginia Senate race?

1,083,690 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.