2008 Senate elections · Virginia history
Virginia U.S. Senate election 2008
Mark R. Warner DEM +31.3 gain · Class II seat · held 11/4/08
- Votes counted
- 3,643,294
- Margin
- 31.3 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in VA
- D+6.3same year
General election 11/4/08
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark R. Warner Won | DEM | 2,369,327 | 65.03% | |
| James S. Gilmore III | REP | 1,228,830 | 33.73% | |
| Glenda Gail Parker | IGR | 21,690 | 0.60% | |
| Bill Redpath | LIB | 20,269 | 0.56% | |
| Write-in | — | 3,178 | 0.09% | |
| Total | 3,643,294 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Virginia Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Timothy Michael Kaine | 8.9 |
| 2020 | Class II | Mark R. Warner | 12.1 |
| 2018 | Class I | Timothy Michael Kaine | 16.0 |
| 2014 | Class II | Mark R. Warner | 0.8 |
| 2012 | Class I | Timothy Michael Kaine | 5.9 |
| 2008 | Class II | Mark R. Warner | 31.3 |
| 2006 | Class I | Jim Webb | 0.4 |
| 2002 | Class II | John W. Warner | 72.8 |
| 2000 | Class I | George F. Allen | 4.6 |
| 1996 | Class II | John W. Warner | 5.1 |
| 1994 | Class I | Charles S. Robb | 2.7 |
| 1990 | Class II | John W. Warner | 62.8 |
Full Virginia Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2008 Virginia Senate race?
Mark R. Warner (DEM) won with 65.0% of the vote, ahead of James S. Gilmore III (33.7%), a margin of 31.3 points.
Did the Virginia Senate seat change party in 2008?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2008 Virginia Senate race?
3,643,294 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.