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2020 Senate elections · Virginia history

Virginia U.S. Senate election 2020

Mark R. Warner DEM +12.1 · Class II seat · held 11/3/20

Votes counted
4,405,087
Margin
12.1 pts
Seat held by
Democraticheld
President in VA
D+10.1same year

General election 11/3/20

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Mark R. Warner WonDEM2,466,50055.99%
Daniel M. GadeREP1,934,19943.91%
Write-in—4,3880.10%
Total4,405,087

Official source: Presidential.html

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

Full Virginia Senate history →

Questions and answers

Who won the 2020 Virginia Senate race?

Mark R. Warner (DEM) won with 56.0% of the vote, ahead of Daniel M. Gade (43.9%), a margin of 12.1 points.

Did the Virginia Senate seat change party in 2020?

No. The Democratic Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2020 Virginia Senate race?

4,405,087 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.