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2024 Senate elections · Virginia history

Virginia U.S. Senate election 2024

Timothy Michael Kaine DEM +8.9 · Class I seat · held 11/5/24

Votes counted
4,442,926
Margin
8.9 pts
Seat held by
Democraticheld
President in VA
D+5.8same year

General election 11/5/24

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Timothy Michael Kaine WonDEM2,415,42954.37%
Hung CaoREP2,018,99245.44%
Write-in—8,5050.19%
Total4,442,926

By county

Montgomery: Timothy Michael Kaine +7.4Nelson: Hung Cao +3.5Patrick: Hung Cao +49.1Powhatan: Hung Cao +42.7Pulaski: Hung Cao +35.0Rappahannock: Hung Cao +17.8Smyth: Hung Cao +45.3Warren: Hung Cao +32.4Wythe: Hung Cao +50.2Alexandria: Timothy Michael Kaine +56.8Buena Vista: Hung Cao +33.6Charlottesville: Timothy Michael Kaine +68.2Emporia: Timothy Michael Kaine +35.5Harrisonburg: Timothy Michael Kaine +29.4Hopewell: Timothy Michael Kaine +20.1Richmond city (no county figures)Salem: Hung Cao +13.0Waynesboro: Hung Cao +0.7Amelia: Hung Cao +41.5Bath: Hung Cao +46.6Buckingham: Hung Cao +17.1Clarke: Hung Cao +13.5Culpeper: Hung Cao +20.8Floyd: Hung Cao +30.8Goochland: Hung Cao +18.8King William: Hung Cao +35.4Lunenburg: Hung Cao +17.3Madison: Hung Cao +32.3Suffolk: Timothy Michael Kaine +19.5Virginia Beach: Timothy Michael Kaine +5.5Winchester: Timothy Michael Kaine +16.2Fairfax City: Timothy Michael Kaine +33.5Alleghany: Hung Cao +31.5Appomattox: Hung Cao +45.9Arlington: Timothy Michael Kaine +57.2Augusta: Hung Cao +43.2Bedford: Hung Cao +48.3Brunswick: Timothy Michael Kaine +12.4Campbell: Hung Cao +44.9Caroline: Hung Cao +5.5Charles City: Timothy Michael Kaine +14.2Craig: Hung Cao +56.5Cumberland: Hung Cao +20.1Dickenson: Hung Cao +43.3Fauquier: Hung Cao +21.4Franklin: Hung Cao +40.5Frederick: Hung Cao +23.1Gloucester: Hung Cao +34.3Greensville: Timothy Michael Kaine +15.4Hanover: Hung Cao +24.3Highland: Hung Cao +34.1James City: Timothy Michael Kaine +5.8Lancaster: Hung Cao +7.2Middlesex: Hung Cao +24.8Essex: Hung Cao +3.6Mathews: Hung Cao +36.3Albemarle: Timothy Michael Kaine +33.4Amherst: Hung Cao +32.7Botetourt: Hung Cao +38.7Carroll: Hung Cao +54.4Dinwiddie: Hung Cao +18.2Fluvanna: Hung Cao +3.5Greene: Hung Cao +20.6King And Queen: Hung Cao +21.4Louisa: Hung Cao +23.5New Kent: Hung Cao +30.4Northumberland: Hung Cao +20.3Russell: Hung Cao +49.6Stafford: Timothy Michael Kaine +3.4Bedford city (no county figures)Danville: Timothy Michael Kaine +26.8Franklin City: Timothy Michael Kaine +27.0Lynchburg: Hung Cao +6.7Norton: Hung Cao +23.2Portsmouth: Timothy Michael Kaine +42.6Williamsburg: Timothy Michael Kaine +44.7Nottoway: Hung Cao +17.6Orange: Hung Cao +20.7Page: Hung Cao +44.1Pittsylvania: Hung Cao +36.7Prince William: Timothy Michael Kaine +22.1Rockbridge: Hung Cao +28.8Scott: Hung Cao +54.8Shenandoah: Hung Cao +33.7Surry: Timothy Michael Kaine +3.0Sussex: Timothy Michael Kaine +7.8Tazewell: Hung Cao +47.9Washington: Hung Cao +43.2Wise: Hung Cao +44.8Bristol: Hung Cao +28.2Chesapeake: Timothy Michael Kaine +6.0Covington: Hung Cao +16.1Falls Church: Timothy Michael Kaine +59.9Galax: Hung Cao +33.3Lexington: Timothy Michael Kaine +27.6Manassas: Timothy Michael Kaine +18.5Manassas Park: Timothy Michael Kaine +27.4Norfolk: Timothy Michael Kaine +44.3Petersburg: Timothy Michael Kaine +75.2Radford: Timothy Michael Kaine +5.7Staunton: Timothy Michael Kaine +16.9Fairfax: Timothy Michael Kaine +35.7Giles: Hung Cao +42.5Grayson: Hung Cao +52.3Halifax: Hung Cao +16.0Henry: Hung Cao +23.3Isle Of Wight: Hung Cao +15.8King George: Hung Cao +23.6Lee: Hung Cao +52.6Mecklenburg: Hung Cao +15.5Loudoun: Timothy Michael Kaine +17.6Northampton: Timothy Michael Kaine +9.5Prince Edward: Timothy Michael Kaine +0.5Prince George: Hung Cao +17.4Richmond: Timothy Michael Kaine +64.0Roanoke: Timothy Michael Kaine +1.0Rockingham: Hung Cao +32.9Southampton: Hung Cao +19.4Spotsylvania: Hung Cao +4.9Westmoreland: Hung Cao +8.1York: Hung Cao +5.0Colonial Heights: Hung Cao +25.2Fredericksburg: Timothy Michael Kaine +34.1Hampton: Timothy Michael Kaine +43.0Newport News: Timothy Michael Kaine +32.3Poquoson: Hung Cao +43.1Roanoke city (no county figures)Martinsville: Timothy Michael Kaine +28.8Henrico: Timothy Michael Kaine +31.0Accomack: Hung Cao +9.8Bland: Hung Cao +58.5Buchanan: Hung Cao +48.2Charlotte: Hung Cao +27.9Chesterfield: Timothy Michael Kaine +10.5
Counties coloured by the leading candidate, shaded by margin. County returns: MIT Election Data and Science Lab.

Counties carried: Hung Cao 86, Timothy Michael Kaine 45.

Official source: 2024NovemberGeneral

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 2024 Virginia Senate race?

Timothy Michael Kaine (DEM) won with 54.4% of the vote, ahead of Hung Cao (45.4%), a margin of 8.9 points.

Did the Virginia Senate seat change party in 2024?

No. The Democratic Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2024 Virginia Senate race?

4,442,926 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.