2023 Virginia Senate election

The 2023 Virginia Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, concurrently with elections for the Virginia House of Delegates, to elect senators to all 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia for the 163rd and 164th Virginia Assembly. Nomination primaries held through the Department of Elections were held June 20, 2023.^[3] These were the first elections held following redistricting as a result of the 2020 census.^[4] The Democrats retained control of the Senate.^[5]

2023 Virginia Senate election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 2027 →
All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia 21[a] seats needed for a majority
Turnout	39%[1]
Majority party Minority party   Leader Dick Saslaw (retired) Tommy Norment (retired) Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 10, 1996 January 9, 2008 Leader's seat 35th–Springfield 26th[b]–Williamsburg Last election 21 19 Seats before 22 17 Seats won 21 19 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 1,229,331[2] 1,193,583 Percentage 49.8% 48.4% Swing 3.4% 8.6%   Third party   Party Non-Caucusing Republican Last election 0 Seats before 1 Seats won 0 Seat change 1
Results by gains and holds Results by winning party vote share      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain Vote share:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Majority Leader before election Dick Saslaw Democratic Elected Majority Leader Scott Surovell Democratic

Background

Following the 2019 election, the Democratic Party gained 2 seats in the Senate, and gained control of both chambers of the General Assembly, marking the first time that Democrats held a government trifecta in Virginia since 1993.^[6] This was short-lived, however, as Republicans regained the governorship and the House of Delegates in the 2021 elections.

This Senate election as well as those for the House of Delegates were held following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade with the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision, which ruled that abortion is not a constitutional right in the United States. Governor Glenn Youngkin attempted to sell to the people of Virginia a 15-week "limit" on abortion instead of using the word "ban", fearing such a word to be alienating to swing voters. Youngkin wanted a Republican trifecta to enact a conservative agenda as well,^[7] but Democrats were able to out message Youngkin and convince Virginians that his abortion "limit" was a ban.

The Democrats retained their majority in the Senate, dashing Youngkin's hopes of a GOP trifecta even if Republicans retained the House of Delegates, which was also won by Democrats simultaneously, re-establishing full control of the Virginia General Assembly that was lost by Democrats in 2021. After the election, Glenn Youngkin said he would not be a candidate for President of the United States in the presidential election.^[8]

Retirements

Nine incumbents did not seek re-election.

Republicans

1. District 3: Tommy Norment retired.^[9]
2. District 23: Steve Newman retired.^[10]
3. District 24: Emmett Hanger retired.^[11]
4. District 27: Jill Vogel retired.^[12]

Democrats

1. District 6: Lynwood Lewis retired.^[13]
2. District 13: John Bell retired.^[14]
3. District 21: John Edwards retired.^[15]
4. District 32: Janet Howell retired.^[14]
5. District 35: Dick Saslaw retired.^[16]

Resignation

One seat was left vacant on the day of the general election due to resignation in 2023.

Republicans

One Republican resigned before the end of his term.

1. District 14: John Cosgrove resigned September 30 to become deputy commissioner of the Virginia Marine Resources Commission.^[17] Cosgrove's former chief of staff Christie New Craig won the seat in the general election.^[18]

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

Five incumbent senators, four Democrats and one Republican, were defeated in the June 20 primary election.^[19]

Democrats

1. District 13: Joe Morrissey lost renomination to former state delegate Lashrecse Aird.^[20]
2. District 18: Lionell Spruill lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent Louise Lucas.^[21]
3. District 36: George Barker lost renomination to Fairfax County School Board Member Stella Pekarsky.^[22]
4. District 37: Chap Petersen lost renomination to financial consultant Saddam Azlan Salim.^[22]

Republicans

1. District 12: Amanda Chase lost renomination to former state senator Glen Sturtevant.^[23]

In general election

Democrats

1. District 24: Monty Mason lost re-election to former York-Poquoson Sheriff Danny Diggs.^[24]

Republicans

1. District 16: Siobhan Dunnavant lost re-election to State Delegate Schuyler VanValkenburg.^[25]

Newly created seats

Democratic gain

1. District 21: Won by State Delegate Angelia Williams Graves^[26]
2. District 30: Won by State Delegate Danica Roem^[27]
3. District 31: Won by prosecutor Russet Perry^[28]
4. District 32: Won by State Delegate Suhas Subramanyam^[29]
5. District 33: Won by former state delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy^[30]

Republican gain

1. District 1: Won by farmer Timmy French^[31]
2. District 3: Won by State Delegate Chris Head^[32]
3. District 10: Won by State Delegate John McGuire^[33]
4. District 17: Won by State Delegate Emily Brewer^[34]
5. District 27: Won by State Delegate Tara Durant^[35]

Special elections

District 38

Incumbent Republican Ben Chafin, first elected in 2014, died on January 1, 2021.^[36]

2021 Virginia Senate
38th District special election

← 2019 March 23, 2021 (2021-03-23) 2023 →
Virginia's 38th Senate district
Candidate Travis Hackworth Laurie Buchwald Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 18,100 5,629 Percentage 76.2% 23.7%
County and independent city results Hackworth:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Buchwald:      50–60%
State senator before election Ben Chafin Republican Elected State senator Travis Hackworth Republican

Virginia's 38th Senate district, 2021 special election^[37]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Travis Hackworth	18,100	76.2
	Democratic	Laurie A. Buchwald	5,629	23.7
	Write-in		39	0.1
Total votes			23,768	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

Main article: 2023 Virginia's 7th Senate district special election

2023 Virginia Senate
7th District special election

← 2019 January 10, 2023 (2023-01-10) November 2023 →
Virginia's 7th Senate district
Turnout	25%[38]
Candidate Aaron Rouse Kevin H. Adams Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 19,923 19,227 Percentage 50.84% 49.07%
Precinct results Rouse:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Adams:      50–60%      60–70%
State senator before election Jen Kiggans Republican Elected State senator Aaron Rouse Democratic

Incumbent Republican Jen Kiggans, first elected in 2019, resigned on November 15, 2022, to take office as U.S. representative for Virginia's 2nd congressional district.^[39]

Virginia's 7th Senate district, 2023 special election^[40]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Aaron Rouse	19,923	50.84
	Republican	Kevin Adams	19,227	49.07
	Write-in		34	.09
Total votes			39,150	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 9

2023 Virginia Senate
9th District special election

← 2019 March 28, 2023 (2023-03-28) November 2023 →
Virginia's 9th Senate district
Candidate Lamont Bagby Steve Imholt Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 13,552 1,495 Percentage 89.8% 9.9%
County and independent city results Bagby:      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
State senator before election Jennifer McClellan Democratic Elected State senator Lamont Bagby Democratic

Democrat Jennifer McClellan, first elected in 2017, resigned on March 7, 2023, to take office as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 4th congressional district. Lamont Bagby won the special election to take the seat.

Democratic firehouse primary results^[41]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lamont Bagby	4,726	72.4
	Democratic	Alexsis Rodgers	1,375	21.1
	Democratic	Dawn Adams	424	6.5
Total votes			6,525	100.0

2023 Virginia Senate special election, District 9^[42]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lamont Bagby	13,552	89.8
	Republican	Steve Imholt	1,495	9.9
	Write-in		37	0.3
Total votes			15,084	100
	Democratic hold

Overview

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	Before	After	+/–
	Democratic	37	1,229,331	49.84%	22	21	1
	Republican	37	1,193,583	48.39%	17[c]	19	2
-	Write-ins	-	28,863	1.17%	0	0
	Independent	3	13,500	0.55%	0	0
	Libertarian	1	1,108	0.04%	0	0
Total[2]			2,466,385	100.00	40	40

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. Senate District 24, 1.07% gain
2. Senate District 27, 1.76%
3. Senate District 30, 3.83%
4. Senate District 17, 4.82%
5. Senate District 31, 5.7%
6. Senate District 4, 6.65%
7. Senate District 16, 9.51% gain
8. Senate District 12, 9.7%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
270toWin[43]	Lean D	November 2, 2023
Elections Daily[44]	Lean D	November 2, 2023
CNalysis[45]	Lean D	November 7, 2023

Results summary by Virginia Senate district

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected senator	Party
1	New seat			Timmy French		Rep
2	Mark Obenshain[d]		Rep	Mark Obenshain		Rep
	Emmett Hanger[e]		Rep
3	New seat			Chris Head		Rep
4	David Suetterlein[f]		Rep	David Suetterlein		Rep
	John Edwards[g]		Dem
5	Travis Hackworth[h]		Rep	Travis Hackworth[h]		Rep
6	Todd Pillion[i]		Rep	Todd Pillion		Rep
7	Bill Stanley[j]		Rep	Bill Stanley		Rep
8	Mark Peake[k]		Rep	Mark Peake		Rep
	Stephen Newman[l]		Rep
9	Frank Ruff[m]		Rep	Frank Ruff		Rep
10	New seat			John McGuire		Rep
11	Creigh Deeds[n]		Dem	Creigh Deeds		Dem
12	Amanda Chase[o]		Rep[p]	Glen Sturtevant		Rep
13	Joe Morrissey[q]		Dem	Lashrecse Aird		Dem
14	Lamont Bagby[r]		Dem	Lamont Bagby		Dem
15	Ghazala Hashmi[s]		Dem	Ghazala Hashmi		Dem
16	Siobhan Dunnavant[t]		Rep	Schuyler VanValkenburg		Dem
17	New seat			Emily Brewer		Rep
18	Louise Lucas		Dem	Louise Lucas		Dem
	Lionell Spruill[u]		Dem
19	Vacant[v]			Christie Craig		Rep
20	Bill DeSteph[w]		Rep	Bill DeSteph		Rep
	Lynwood Lewis[x]		Dem
21	New seat			Angelia Graves		Dem
22	Aaron Rouse[y]		Dem	Aaron Rouse		Dem
23	Mamie Locke[z]		Dem	Mamie Locke		Dem
24	Monty Mason[aa]		Dem	Danny Diggs		Rep
25	Richard Stuart[ab]		Rep	Richard Stuart		Rep
26	Ryan McDougle[ac]		Rep	Ryan McDougle		Rep
	Tommy Norment[b]		Rep
27	New seat			Tara Durant		Rep
28	Bryce Reeves[ad]		Rep	Bryce Reeves		Rep
29	Jeremy McPike		Dem	Jeremy McPike		Dem
30	New seat			Danica Roem		Dem
31	Jill Vogel[ae]		Rep	Russet Perry		Dem
32	John Bell[af]		Dem	Suhas Subramanyam		Dem
33	New seat			Jennifer Carroll Foy		Dem
34	Scott Surovell[ag]		Dem	Scott Surovell		Dem
35	Dick Saslaw		Dem	Dave Marsden		Dem
	Dave Marsden[ah]		Dem
36	George Barker[ai]		Dem	Stella Pekarsky		Dem
37	Chap Petersen[aj]		Dem	Saddam Azlan Salim		Dem
38	Jennifer Boysko[ak]		Dem	Jennifer Boysko		Dem
	Janet Howell[al]		Dem
39	Adam Ebbin[am]		Dem	Adam Ebbin		Dem
40	Barbara Favola[an]		Dem	Barbara Favola		Dem

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size size[ao]	Margin of error	Democratic Party	Republican Party	Other / Undecided
Virginia Commonwealth University[46]	July 14–25, 2023	804 (A)	± 5.46%	44%	44%	12%

List of districts

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40

District 1

2023 Virginia Senate
1st District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Timmy French Emily Scott Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 37,453 21,334 Percentage 58.2% 33.2%

Precinct results French:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Scott:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

State senator before election OPEN Elected State senator Timmy French Republican

Senate District 1 contains all of the city of Winchester, Clarke County, Frederick County, Shenandoah County, and Warren County. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Republican primary

Nominee

• Timmy French, farmer^[47]

Defeated in primary

• Lance Allen, security company executive and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2021^[48]
• James Bergida, Christendom College professor^[49]
• Blaine Dunn, vice chair of the Frederick County Board of Supervisors and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020^[50]
• Dave LaRock, state delegate^[51]
• John Massoud, Strasburg town councilor and nominee for HD-48 in 1997^[52]
• Brandon Monk, Frederick County school board member^[53]
• Brad Pollack, Shenandoah County supervisor^[50]

Failed to qualify

• Robert Hupman, farmer^[54]

Results

Virginia's 1st Senate District, 2023 Republican primary^[55]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Timmy French	5,681	32.90%
	Republican	Dave LaRock	4,409	25.53%
	Republican	Brandon Monk	2,086	12.08%
	Republican	James Bergida	1,940	11.23%
	Republican	John Massoud	1,437	8.32%
	Republican	Lance Allen	908	5.26%
	Republican	Bradley Pollack	435	2.52%
	Republican	Blaine Dunn	373	2.16%
Total votes			17,269	100.00%

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Emily Scott, labor union employee and nominee for HD-15 in 2021^[56][50]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe R	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid R	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 1st Senate District, 2023 general election^[59]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Timmy French	37,453	58.23
	Democratic	Emily Scott	21,334	33.17
	Write-in		5,535	8.61%
Total votes			64,322	100.00%
	Republican win (new seat)

^[60]

District 2

2023 Virginia Senate
2nd District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Mark Obenshain Kathy Beery Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 39,770 16,398 Percentage 69.4% 28.6%

Precinct results Obenshain:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Beery:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

State senator before election Mark Obenshain Republican Emmett Hanger Republican Elected State senator Mark Obenshain Republican

Senate District 2 contains all of the city of Harrisonburg, Bath County, Highland County, Page County, and Rockingham County, as well as portions of Augusta County. This district had two incumbents following redistricting: Republicans Emmett Hanger, who was first elected in 1995, and Mark Obenshain, who was first elected in 2003.

Republican primary

Nominee

• Mark Obenshain, incumbent senator^[61]

Declined

• Emmett Hanger, incumbent senator^[11]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Kathy Beery, retired teacher^[50]

Libertarian primary

Nominee

• Joshua Huffman, political scientist^[50]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe R	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid R	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 2nd Senate District, 2023 general election^[62]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Obenshain (incumbent)	39,770	69.36%
	Democratic	Kathy Beery	16,398	28.60%
	Libertarian	Joshua Huffman	1,108	1.93%
	Write-in		60	0.10%
Total votes			57,336	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 3

2023 Virginia Senate
3rd District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Chris Head Jade Harris Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 41,381 21,353 Percentage 65.9% 34.0%

Precinct results Head:     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Harris:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%

State senator before election OPEN Elected State senator Chris Head Republican

Senate District 3 contains all of the cities of Buena Vista, Covington, Lexington, Staunton, Waynesboro, Alleghany County, Botetourt County, Craig County, and Rockbridge County, as well as portions of Augusta County and Roanoke County. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Republican primary

Nominee

• Chris Head, state delegate for HD-03 (2012–present)^[63]

Declined

• Emmett Hanger, incumbent senator^[11]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Jade Harris, former vice mayor of Glasgow and nominee for HD-24 in the 2023 special election^[50]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe R	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid R	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 3rd Senate District, 2023 general election^[64]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Head	41,381	65.88%
	Democratic	Jade Harris	21,353	33.99%
	Write-in		83	0.13%
Total votes			62,817	100.00%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 4

2023 Virginia Senate
4th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate David Suetterlein Trish White-Boyd Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 32,127 28,108 Percentage 53.2% 46.6%

Precinct results Suetterlein:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% White-Boyd:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

State senator before election John Edwards Democratic David Suetterlein Republican Elected State senator Mark Obenshain Republican

Senate District 4 contains the entire cities of Roanoke and Salem, as well as portions of Roanoke County and Montgomery County. This district had two incumbents following redistricting: Democrat John Edwards, who was first elected in 1995, and Republican Dave Suetterlein, who was first elected in 2015.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Trish White-Boyd, Roanoke city councilor^[65]

Defeated in primary

• D.A. Pierce, U.S. Air Force veteran^[65]
• Luke Priddy, Roanoke city councilor and chief of staff to outgoing State Sen. John Edwards^[65][66]

Declined

• John Edwards, incumbent senator from SD-21^[50]

Endorsements

Luke Priddy

State legislators

• John Edwards, state senator from SD-21 (1996-present)^[67]

Results

County and independent city results

  White-Boyd

•   50–60%

Virginia's 4th Senate District, 2023 Democratic primary^[68]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Trish White-Boyd	4,138	57.15%
	Democratic	Luke Priddy	2,746	37.92%
	Democratic	DeAnthony "D. A." Pierce	357	4.93%
Total votes			7,241	100.00%

Republican primary

Nominee

• Dave Suetterlein, incumbent senator^[50]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Solid R (flip)	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Likely R (flip)	September 8, 2023

Endorsements

Trish Boyd-White

Organizations

• Sierra Club^[69]
• Virginia AFL-CIO^[70]

Virginia's 4th Senate District, 2023 general election^[71]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Suetterlein (incumbent)	32,127	53.22%
	Democratic	Trish White-Boyd	28,108	46.57%
	Write-in		126	0.21%
Total votes			60,362	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 5

2023 Virginia Senate
5th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Travis Hackworth Robert Beckman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 36,528 18,092 Percentage 66.8% 33.1%

Precinct results Hackworth:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Beckman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

State senator before election Travis Hackworth Republican Elected State senator Travis Hackworth Republican

Senate District 5 contains all of the city of Radford, Bland County, Giles County, Pulaski County, Smyth County, and Tazewell County, as well as portions of Montgomery County and Wythe County. The incumbent was Republican Travis Hackworth, who was first elected in 2021.

Republican primary

Nominee

• Travis Hackworth, incumbent senator^[50]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Robert Beckman^[50]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe R	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid R	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 5th Senate District, 2023 general election^[72]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Travis Hackworth (incumbent)	36,528	66.78%
	Democratic	Robert Beckman	18,092	33.07%
	Write-in		80	0.15%
Total votes			54,700	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 6

2023 Virginia Senate
6th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Todd Pillion Party Republican Popular vote 43,641 Percentage 97.1%

Precinct results Pillion:      80–90%      >90%

State senator before election Todd Pillion Republican Elected State senator Todd Pillion Republican

Senate District 6 contains all of the cities of Bristol, Norton, Buchanan County, Dickenson County, Lee County, Russell County, Scott County, Washington County, and Wise County. The incumbent was Republican Todd Pillion, who was first elected in 2019.

Republican primary

Nominee

• Todd Pillion, incumbent senator^[50]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe R	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Safe R	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 6th Senate District, 2023 general election^[73]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Pillion (incumbent)	43,641	97.10%
	Write-in		1,302	2.90%
Total votes			44,943	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 7

2023 Virginia Senate
7th District election

← 2023 (Special) November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Bill Stanley Deborah "Renie" Gates Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 43,158 13,794 Percentage 75.2% 24.2%

County and independent city results Stanley :      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Gates:      50–60%      60–70%      >90%

State senator before election Bill Stanley Republican Elected State senator Bill Stanley Republican

Senate District 7 contains the entire cities of Galax, Martinsville, Carroll County, Floyd County, Franklin County, Grayson County, Henry County, and Patrick County, as well as portions of Wythe County. The incumbent was Republican Bill Stanley, who was first elected in 2011.

Republican primary

Nominee

• Bill Stanley, incumbent senator^[50]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Deborah "Renie" Gates, attorney^[50]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe R	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid R	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 7th Senate District, 2023 general election^[74]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Stanley (incumbent)	43,158	75.71%
	Democratic	Deborah "Renie" Gates	13,794	24.20%
	Write-in		55	0.10%
Total votes			57,007	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 8

2023 Virginia Senate
8th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Mark Peake Donna St. Clair Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 41,754 17,744 Percentage 70.1% 29.8%

Precinct results Peake:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% St. Clair:     40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

State senator before election Stephen Newman Republican Mark Peake Republican Elected State senator Mark Peake Republican

Senate District 8 contains the entire city of Lynchburg, Bedford County, and Campbell County. This seat had two incumbents following redistricting: Republican Stephen Newman, who was first elected in 1995, and Republican Mark Peake, who was first elected in 2017.

Republican primary

Nominee

• Mark Peake, incumbent senator^[75]

Declined

• Stephen Newman, incumbent senator^[10]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Donna StClair, retired teacher^[76]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe R	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid R	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 8th Senate District, 2023 general election^[77]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Peake (incumbent)	41,754	70.10%
	Democratic	Donna St. Clair	17,744	29.79%
	Write-in		68	0.11%
Total votes			59,566	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 9

2023 Virginia Senate
9th District election

← 2023 (Special) November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Frank Ruff Party Republican Popular vote 41,877 Percentage 92.6%

Precinct results Ruff:     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

State senator before election Frank Ruff Republican Elected State senator Frank Ruff Republican

Senate District 9 contains the entire city of Danville, Charlotte County, Halifax County, Lunenburg County, Mecklenburg County, Nottoway County, and Pittsylvania County, as well as portions of Prince Edward County. The incumbent was Republican Frank Ruff, who was first elected in 2000.

Republican primary

Nominee

• Frank Ruff, incumbent senator^[50]

Democratic primary

Failed to qualify

• Trudy Berry, U.S. Air Force veteran and nominee for HD-61 in 2019 and 2021^[78]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe R	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Safe R	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 9th Senate District, 2023 general election^[79]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Ruff (incumbent)	41,877	92.58%
	Write-in		3,354	7.42%
Total votes			45,231	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 10

2023 Virginia Senate
10th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate John McGuire Party Republican Popular vote 59,013 Percentage 91.2%

Precinct results McGuire:     50–60%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%      No Votes

State senator before election OPEN Elected State senator John McGuire Republican

Senate District 10 contains all of Amelia County, Appomattox County, Buckingham County, Cumberland County, Fluvanna County, Goochland County, and Powhatan County, as well as portions of Hanover County, Louisa County and Prince Edward County. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Republican convention

Nominee

• John McGuire, state delegate^[80]

Defeated at convention

• Duane Adams, Louisa County supervisor^[80]
• Sandy Brindley, community activist^[81]
• Jack Dyer, businessman^[50][81]

Results

Total vote tallies were not released publicly.^[82]

Democratic Primary

Failed to qualify

• Dan Tomlinson^[82]

Withdrawn

• Jacob Boykin, university student^[50]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe R	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Safe R	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 10th Senate District, 2023 general election^[83]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John McGuire	59,013	91.16%
	Write-in		5,721	8.84%
Total votes			64,734	100.00%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 11

2023 Virginia Senate
11th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Creigh Deeds Philip Hamilton Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 48,676 25,416 Percentage 65.6% 34.3%

Precinct results Deeds:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Hamilton:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

State senator before election Creigh Deeds Democratic Elected State senator Creigh Deeds Democratic

Senate District 11 contains the entire city of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Amherst County, and Nelson County, as well as portions of Louisa County. The incumbent was Democrat Creigh Deeds, who was first elected in 2001.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Creigh Deeds, incumbent senator for SD-25 (2001–present) and nominee for attorney general in 2005 and governor in 2009^[84]

Eliminated in primary

• Sally Hudson, state delegate for HD-57 (2020–present)^[85]

Endorsements

Creigh Deeds

State legislators

• David Toscano, state delegate from the 57th district (2006-2020) and Minority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates (2011-2018)^[86]

Organizations

• Giffords PAC^[87]

Results

Democratic primary results by county/independent city (left) and precinct (right).

  Deeds

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

  Hudson

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   >90%

  Tie

Virginia's 11th Senate District, 2023 Democratic primary^[88]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Creigh Deeds (incumbent)	13,623	50.87%
	Democratic	Sally Hudson	13,158	49.13%
Total votes			26,781	100.00%

Republican primary

Nominee

• Philip Hamilton, activist and nominee for HD-57 in 2021^[50]

Independents

Failed to qualify

• J'riah Guerrero, public transit employee^[89]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe D	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid D	September 8, 2023

Endorsements

Criegh Deeds

Organizations

• Sierra Club^[69]

Virginia's 11th Senate District, 2023 general election^[90]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Creigh Deeds (incumbent)	48,676	65.61%
	Republican	Philip Hamilton	25,416	34.26%
	Write-in		100	0.13%
Total votes			74,192	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 12

2023 Virginia Senate
12th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Glen Sturtevant Natan McKenzie Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 44,597 36,689 Percentage 54.7% 45.0%

Precinct results Sturtevant:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% McKenzie:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

State senator before election Amanda Chase Republican Elected State senator Glen Sturtevant Republican

Senate District 12 contains the entire city of Colonial Heights, as well as portions of Chesterfield County. The incumbent was non-caucusing Republican Amanda Chase, who was first elected in 2015.^[91]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Glen Sturtevant, former state senator for SD-10 (2016–20)^[92]

Eliminated in primary

• Amanda Chase, incumbent senator^[93]
• Tina Ramirez, founder of the International Religious Freedom Caucus and candidate for VA-7 in 2020^[94]

Results

County and independent city results

  Sturtevant

•   30–40%
•   40–50%

Virginia's 12th Senate District, 2023 Republican primary^[95]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glen Sturtevant	8,578	39.53%
	Republican	Amanda Chase (incumbent)	8,203	37.80%
	Republican	Tina M. Ramirez	4,920	22.67%
Total votes			21,701	100.00%

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Natan McKenzie, businessman^[50]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe R	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid R	September 8, 2023

Endorsements

Natan McKenzie

Organizations

• Sierra Club^[69]
• Virginia AFL-CIO^[70]

Virginia's 12th Senate District, 2023 general election^[96]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glen Sturtevant	44,597	54.72%
	Democratic	Natan McKenzie	36,689	45.02%
	Write-in		213	0.26%
Total votes			81,499	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 13

2023 Virginia Senate
13th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Lashrecse Aird Eric Ditri Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 35,470 23,725 Percentage 59.8% 40.0%

Precinct results Aird:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Ditri:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

State senator before election Joe Morrissey Democratic Elected State senator Lashrecse Aird Democratic

Senate District 13 contains the entire cities of Hopewell, Petersburg, Charles City County, Prince George County, Surry County, and Sussex County, as well as portions of Dinwiddie County and Henrico County.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Lashrecse Aird, former state delegate for HD-63 (2016–22)^[97]

Eliminated in primary

• Joe Morrissey, incumbent senator^[50]

Withdrawn

• Angela Rowe, retired bank executive^[50]

Endorsements

Lashrecse Aird

Federal officials

• Jennifer McClellan, U.S. representative from VA-04 (2023-present)

State legislators

• Jennifer Boysko, state senator for Virginia's 33rd Senate district (2019–present)^[98]
• Barbara Favola, state senator for Virginia's 31st Senate district (2012–present)^[98]
• Ghazala Hashmi, state senator for Virginia's 10th Senate district (2020–present)^[98]
• Janet Howell, state senator for Virginia's 32nd Senate district (1992–present)^[98]
• Jay Jones, State Delegate for the 89th district (2018-2021)^[99]
• Mamie Locke, state senator for Virginia's 2nd Senate district (2004–present)^[98]
• Louise Lucas, president pro tempore of the Virginia Senate (2020–present) and state senator for Virginia's 18th Senate district (1992–present)^[98]
• Dave Marsden, state senator for Virginia's 37th Senate district (2010-present)^[100]

Organizations

• EMILY's List^[101]
• National Organization for Women – Virginia PAC^[102]
• People for the American Way^[103]
• Virginia Legislative Black Caucus^[104]
• Virginia Latino Caucus^[104]

Results

County and independent city results

  Aird

•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

Virginia's 13th Senate District, 2023 Democratic primary^[105]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lashrecse Aird	15,297	70.00%
	Democratic	Joe Morrissey (incumbent)	6,557	30.00%
Total votes			21,854	100.00%

Republican primary

Nominee

• Eric Ditri, corporate financier^[50]

Independents

Failed to qualify

• Daniel Muniz^[50]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe D	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid D	September 8, 2023

Endorsements

Lashrece Aird

Organizations

• Sierra Club^[69]
• Virginia AFL-CIO^[70]

Virginia's 13th Senate District, 2023 general election^[106]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lashrecse Aird	35,470	59.82%
	Republican	Eric Ditri	23,725	40.01%
	Write-in		98	0.17%
Total votes			59,297	100.00%
	Democratic hold

^[107]

District 14

2023 Virginia Senate
14th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Lamont Bagby Party Democratic Popular vote 61,127 Percentage 95.3%

Precinct results Bagby:      80–90%      >90% :      No Data

State senator before election Lamont Bagby Democratic Elected State senator Lamont Bagby Democratic

Senate District 14 contains portions of the city of Richmond and Henrico County. The incumbent was Democrat Lamont Bagby, who was first elected in 2023.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Lamont Bagby, incumbent senator^[50]

Defeated in primary

• Katie Gooch, community organizer and minister^[108]

Endorsements

Lamont Bagby

State legislators

• Jay Jones, former state delegate from the 89th district (2018–21) and candidate for Attorney General in 2021^[99]

Organizations

• Giffords PAC^[87]

Results

County and independent city results

  Bagby

•   60–70%
•   80–90%

Virginia's 14th Senate District, 2023 Democratic primary^[109]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lamont Bagby (incumbent)	14,032	71.85%
	Democratic	Katie Gooch	5,498	28.15%
Total votes			19,530	100.00%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe D	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Safe D	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 14th Senate District, 2023 general election^[110]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lamont Bagby (incumbent)	61,127	95.34
	Write-in		2,989	4.66%
Total votes			64,116	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 15

2023 Virginia Senate
15th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Ghazala Hashmi Hayden Fisher Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 33,253 20,042 Percentage 62.2% 37.5%

Precinct results Hashmi:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Fisher:      50–60%

State senator before election Ghazala Hashmi Democratic Elected State senator Ghazala Hashmi Democratic

Senate District 15 contains portions of the city of Richmond and Chesterfield County. The incumbent was Democrat Ghazala Hashmi, who was first elected in 2019.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Ghazala Hashmi, incumbent senator^[111]

Endorsements

Ghazala Hashmi

Organizations

• Giffords PAC^[87]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Hayden Fisher, attorney^[50]

Withdrawn

• Elmer Diaz, realtor^[50]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe D	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid D	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 15th Senate District, 2023 general election^[112]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ghazala Hashmi (incumbent)	33,253	62.16%
	Republican	Hayden Fisher	20,042	37.46%
	Write-in		202	0.38%
Total votes			53,494	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 16

2023 Virginia Senate
16th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Schuyler VanValkenburg Siobhan Dunnavant Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 44,803 37,000 Percentage 54.7% 45.1%

Precinct results VanValkenburg:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Dunnavant:      50–60%      60–70%

State senator before election Siobhan Dunnavant Republican Elected State senator Schuyler VanValkenburg Democratic

Senate District 16 contains portions of Henrico County. The incumbent was Republican Siobhan Dunnavant, who was first elected in 2015.

Republican primary

Nominee

• Siobhan Dunnavant, incumbent senator^[50]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Schuyler VanValkenburg, state delegate for HD-72 (2018–present)^[113]

Endorsements

Schuyler VanValkenburg

State legislators

• Jay Jones, state delegate for 89th district (2018-2021)^[99]

Organizations

• Giffords PAC^[87]

General election

Endorsements

Schuyler VanValkenburg

Federal officials

• Joe Biden, President of the United States^[114]
• Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States^[114]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Lean D (flip)	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Lean D (flip)	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 16th Senate District, 2023 general election^[115]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Schuyler VanValkenburg	44,803	54.66%
	Republican	Siobhan Dunnavant (incumbent)	37,000	45.14%
	Write-in		157	0.18%
Total votes			81,960	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 17

2023 Virginia Senate
17th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Emily Brewer Clint Jenkins Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 39,752 36,083 Percentage 52.3% 47.5%

Precinct results Brewer:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Jenkins:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%      No Data

State senator before election OPEN Elected State senator Emily Brewer Republican

Senate District 17 contains the entire cities of Emporia, Franklin, Suffolk, Brunswick County, Greensville County, Isle of Wight County, and Southampton County, as well as portions of the city of Portsmouth and Dinwiddie County. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Clint Jenkins, state delegate^[116]

Endorsements

Clint Jenkins

Organizations

• Giffords PAC^[87]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Emily Brewer, state delegate^[116]

Defeated in primary

• Hermie Sadler, former NASCAR driver^[117]

Results

Virginia's 17th Senate District, 2023 Republican primary^[118]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Emily Brewer	9,552	58.77%
	Republican	Hermie Sadler	6,700	41.23%
Total votes			16,252	100.00%

General election

Endorsements

Emily Brewer

State officials

• Jason Miyares, 48th attorney general of Virginia (2022-present) and state delegate from the 82nd district (2016-2022)^[67]
• Winsome Sears, 42nd lieutenant governor of Virginia (2022-present) and state delegate from the 90th district (2002-2004)^[67]
• Glenn Youngkin, 74th governor of Virginia (2022–present)^[67]

Clint Jenkins

Federal officials

• Joe Biden, President of the United States^[114]
• Kamala Harris, Vice-President of the United States^[114]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Lean R	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Lean R	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 17th Senate District, 2023 general election^[119]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Emily Brewer	39,752	52.27%
	Democratic	Clint Jenkins	36,083	47.45%
	Write-in		216	0.28%
Total votes			76,051	100.00%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 18

2023 Virginia Senate
18th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Louise Lucas Tony Goodwin Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 28,668 19,828 Percentage 58.9% 40.7%

Precinct results Lucas:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Goodwin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

State senator before election Louise Lucas Democratic Lionell Spruill Democratic Elected State senator Louise Lucas Democratic

Senate District 18 contains portions of the cities of Chesapeake and Portsmouth. This district had two incumbents following redistricting: Democrat Louise Lucas, who was first elected in 1991, and Democrat Lionell Spruill, who was first elected in 2016.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Louise Lucas, President pro tempore of the Virginia Senate (2020–present) from SD-18 (1992–present)^[120]

Eliminated in primary

• Lionell Spruill, incumbent senator for SD-05 (2016–present)^[120]

Endorsements

Lionell Spruill

State legislators

• Jay Jones, state delegate for 89th district (2018-2021)^[99]

Results

Primary results by precinct:

  Lucas

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

  Spruill

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

Virginia's 18th Senate District, 2023 Democratic primary^[121]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Louise Lucas (incumbent)	9,614	53.12%
	Democratic	Lionell Spruill (incumbent)	8,484	46.88%
Total votes			18,098	100.00%

Republican primary

Nominee

• Tony Goodwin, businessman^[50]

Eliminated in primary

• Merle Rutledge, activist and candidate for governor in 2021^[122]

Results

Virginia's 18th Senate District, 2023 Republican firehouse primary^[122]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tony Goodwin	175	87.94
	Republican	Merle Rutledge	24	12.06
Total votes			199	100.00%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe D	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid D	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 18th Senate District, 2023 general election^[123]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Louise Lucas (incumbent)	28,668	58.87%
	Republican	Tony Goodwin	19,828	40.72%
	Write-in		203	0.42%
Total votes			48,699	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 19

2023 Virginia Senate
19th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Christie Craig Myra Payne Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 35,186 25,201 Percentage 58.1% 42.6%

Precinct results Craig:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Payne:      50–60%      60–70%

State senator before election John Cosgrove Republican Elected State senator Christie Craig Republican

Senate District 19 contains portions of the cities of Chesapeake and Virginia Beach. The incumbent was Republican John Cosgrove, who was first elected in 2013.

Republican primary

Nominee

• Christie Craig, former Chesapeake school board member and former chief of staff to incumbent John Cosgrove^[50]

Defeated in primary

• Tim Anderson, state delegate^[124]
• Jeff Bruzzesi, businessman^[50]

Declined

• John Cosgrove, incumbent senator^[125]

Results

Virginia's 19th Senate District, 2023 Republican primary^[126]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christie Craig	4,582	37.66%
	Republican	Tim Anderson	3,979	32.71%
	Republican	Jeff L. Bruzzesi	3,605	29.63%
Total votes			12,166	100.00%

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Myra Payne^[50]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe R	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid R	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 19th Senate District, 2023 general election^[127]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christie Craig	35,186	58.11%
	Democratic	Myra Payne	25,201	42.62%
	Write-in		160	0.26%
Total votes			60,547	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 20

2023 Virginia Senate
20th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Bill DeSteph Victoria Luevanos Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 36,545 27,560 Percentage 56.9% 42.9%

Precinct results DeSteph:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Luevanos:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

State senator before election Bill DeSteph Republican Lynwood Lewis Democratic Elected State senator Christie Craig Republican

Senate District 20 contains all of Accomack County and Northampton County, as well as portions of the cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach. This district had two incumbents following redistricting: Democrat Lynwood Lewis, who was first elected in 2014, and Republican Bill DeSteph, who was first elected in 2015.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Victoria Luevanos, U.S. Navy veteran^[50]

Declined

• Lynwood Lewis, incumbent senator^[50]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Bill DeSteph, incumbent senator^[50]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe R (flip)	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid R (flip)	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 20th Senate District, 2023 general election^[128]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill DeSteph (incumbent)	36,545	56.90%
	Democratic	Victoria Luevanos	27,560	42.91%
	Write-in		126	0.20%
Total votes			64,231	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 21

2023 Virginia Senate
21st District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Angelia Williams Graves Giovanni Dolmo Party Democratic Independent Popular vote 28,071 7,913 Percentage 77.0% 21.7%

Precinct results Graves:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

State senator before election OPEN Elected State senator Angelia Williams Graves Democratic

Senate District 21 contains portions of the city of Norfolk. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Angelia Williams Graves, state delegate for HD-90 (2021–present) ^[129]

Defeated in primary

• Andria McClellan, Norfolk city councilor and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2021^[130]

Withdrawn

• Mike Pudhorodsky, activist^[131]

Endorsements

Angelia Williams Graves

State officials

• Ralph Northam, 73rd governor of Virginia (2018-2022)^[132]

State legislators

• Jay Jones, state delegate for 89th district (2018-2021)^[99]
• Don Scott, state delegate from the 80th district (2020-present) and Minority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates (2022-present)^[132]

Results

Virginia's 21st Senate District, 2023 Democratic primary^[133]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Angelia Williams Graves	7,983	62.23%
	Democratic	Andria P. McClellan	4,846	37.77%
Total votes			12,829	100.00%

Independents

• Giovanni Dolmo, Republican nominee for HD-89 in the 2022 special election^[134]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe D	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid D	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 21st Senate District, 2023 general election^[135]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Angelia Williams Graves	28,071	77.04%
	Independent	Giovanni Dolmo	7,913	21.72%
	Write-in		454	1.25%
Total votes			36,438	100.00%
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 22

2023 Virginia Senate
22nd District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Aaron Rouse Kevin H. Adams Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 29,999 24,368 Percentage 55.1% 44.8%

Precinct results Rouse:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Adams:      50–60%      60–70%

State senator before election Aaron Rouse Democratic Elected State senator Aaron Rouse Democratic

Senate District 22 contains portions of Virginia Beach. The incumbent was Democrat Aaron Rouse, who was first elected on January 10, 2023, in a special election triggered by the resignation of the previous incumbent, Jen Kiggans, who resigned this seat after winning her election to Virginia's 2nd congressional district in the 2022 election, defeating incumbent Elaine Luria.^[136]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Aaron Rouse, incumbent senator^[137]

Endorsements

Aaron Rouse

Organizations

• Giffords PAC^[87]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Kevin Adams, U.S. Navy veteran and nominee for SD-7 in the 2023 special election^[50]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe D	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid D	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 22nd Senate District, 2023 general election^[138]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Aaron Rouse (incumbent)	29,999	55.10%
	Republican	Kevin Adams	24,368	44.76%
	Write-in		74	0.14%
Total votes			54,441	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 23

2023 Virginia Senate
23rd District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Mamie Locke Party Democratic Popular vote 35,132 Percentage 89.7%

Precinct results Locke:      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

State senator before election Mamie Locke Democratic Elected State senator Mamie Locke Democratic

Senate District 23 contains the entire city of Hampton, as well as portions of the city of Newport News. The incumbent was Democrat Mamie Locke, who was first elected in 2003.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Mamie Locke, incumbent senator^[50]

Endorsements

Mamie Locke

Organizations

• Giffords PAC^[87]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe D	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Safe D	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 23rd Senate District, 2023 general election^[139]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mamie Locke (incumbent)	35,132	89.73%
	Write-in		4,021	10.27%
Total votes			39,153	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 24

2023 Virginia Senate
24th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Danny Diggs Monty Mason Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 33,952 33,227 Percentage 50.4% 49.4%

Precinct results Diggs:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Mason:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

State senator before election Monty Mason Democratic Elected State senator Danny Diggs Republican

Senate District 24 contains the entire cities of Poquoson, Williamsburg, and York County, as well as portions of the city of Newport News and James City County. The incumbent was Democrat Monty Mason, who was first elected in 2016.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Monty Mason, incumbent senator^[50]

Endorsements

Monty Mason

Organizations

• Giffords PAC^[87]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Danny Diggs, former York-Poquoson sheriff (2000–22) ^[140]

General election

Endorsements

Monty Mason

Federal officials

• Joe Biden, President of the United States^[114]
• Kamala Harris, Vice-President of the United States^[114]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Lean R	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Tossup	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 24th Senate District, 2023 general election^[141]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Danny Diggs	33,952	50.43%
	Democratic	Monty Mason (incumbent)	33,227	49.36%
	Write-in		143	0.21%
Total votes			67,179	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 25

2023 Virginia Senate
25th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Richard Stuart Jolicia Ward Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 42,650 26,287 Percentage 61.8% 38.1%

Precinct results Stuart:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Ward:      50–60%      60–70%

State senator before election Richard Stuart Republican Elected State senator Richard Stuart Republican

Senate District 25 contains all of Caroline County, Essex County, King George County, King William County, Lancaster County, Middlesex County, Northumberland County, Richmond County, and Westmoreland County, as well as portions of King & Queen County and Spotsylvania County. The incumbent was Republican Richard Stuart, who was first elected in 2007.

Republican primary

Nominee

• Richard Stuart, incumbent senator^[142]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Jolicia Ward, community activist and candidate for HD-99 in 2021^[143]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe R	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid R	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 25th Senate District, 2023 general election^[144]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Stuart (incumbent)	42,650	61.78%
	Democratic	Jolicia Ward	26,287	38.08%
	Write-in		93	0.13%
Total votes			69,030	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 26

2023 Virginia Senate
26th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Ryan McDougle Pam Garner Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 57,026 34,684 Percentage 62.1% 37.8%

Precinct results McDougle:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Garner:      50–60%      60–70%

State senator before election Ryan McDougle Republican Tommy Norment Republican Elected State senator Ryan McDougle Republican

Senate District 26 contains all of Gloucester County, Mathews County, and New Kent County, as well as portions of Hanover County, James City County, and King & Queen County. This district had two incumbents following redistricting: Republican Ryan McDougle, who was first elected in 2006, and Republican Tommy Norment, who was first elected in 1991.

Republican primary

Nominee

• Ryan McDougle, incumbent senator^[50]

Declined

• Tommy Norment, Senate Minority Leader^[50]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Pam Garner, U.S. Air Force veteran^[50]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe R	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid R	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 26th Senate District, 2023 general election^[145]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ryan McDougle (incumbent)	57,026	62.13%
	Democratic	Pam Garner	34,684	37.79%
	Write-in		74	0.08%
Total votes			91,784	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 27

2023 Virginia Senate
27th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Tara Durant Joel Griffin Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 34,180 32,927 Percentage 48.1% 46.4%

Precinct results Durant:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Griffin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

State senator before election OPEN Elected State senator Tara Durant Republican

Senate District 27 contains the entire city of Fredericksburg, as well as portions of Spotsylvania County and Stafford County. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Joel Griffin, U.S. Marine veteran^[50]

Eliminated in primary

• Ben Litchfield, attorney^[146]

Failed to qualify

• Luke Wright, U.S. Marine Corps veteran^[50]

Endorsements

Joel Griffin

State legislators

• Jay Jones, state delegate for 89th district (2018-2021)^[99]

Results

County and independent city results

  Griffin

•   50–60%
•   60–70%

Virginia's 27th Senate District, 2023 Democratic primary^[147]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joel Griffin	6,331	59.90%
	Democratic	Ben Litchfield	4,239	40.10%
Total votes			10,570	100.00%

Republican primary

Nominee

• Tara Durant, state delegate for HD-28 (2022–present)^[148]

Eliminated in primary

• Matt Strickland, U.S. Army veteran^[149]

Endorsements

Tara Durant

State legislators

• Glenn Youngkin, 74th governor of Virginia (2022-present)^[150]

Results

County and independent city results

  Durant

•   50–60%
•   70–80%

Virginia's 27th Senate District, 2023 Republican primary^[151]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tara Durant	8,066	56.96%
	Republican	Matt Strickland	6,094	43.04%
Total votes			14,160	100.00%

Independents

Declared

• Monica Gary, Stafford County supervisor for the Aquia District (2023–present)^[152]

General election

Endorsements

Joel Griffin

Federal officials

• Joe Biden, President of the United States^[114]
• Kamala Harris, Vice-President of the United States^[114]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Lean R	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Tilt R	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 27th Senate District, 2023 general election^[153]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tara Durant	34,180	48.11%
	Democratic	Joel Griffin	32,927	46.35%
	Independent	Monica Gary	3,282	4.62%
	Write-in		653	0.92%
Total votes			71,042	100.00%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 28

2023 Virginia Senate
28th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Bryce Reeves Jason Ford Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 44,737 24,412 Percentage 62.5% 34.1%

Precinct results Reeves:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Ford:      40–50%      50–60%

State senator before election Bryce Reeves Republican Elected State senator Bryce Reeves Republican

Senate District 28 contains all of Culpeper County, Greene County, Madison County, Orange County, and Rappahannock County, as well as portions of Fauquier County and Spotsylvania County. The incumbent was Bryce Reeves, who was first elected in 2011.

Republican firehouse primary

Nominee

• Bryce Reeves, incumbent senator^[154]

Defeated in primary

• Mike Allers, teacher^[155]

Results

Virginia's 28th Senate District, 2023 Republican firehouse primary^[156]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bryce Reeves (incumbent)	2,564	77
	Republican	Mike Allers	787	23
Total votes			3,351	100

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Jason Ford, manager^[157]

Independents

Declared

• Elizabeth Melson, president of FairVote Virginia^[50]

Did not qualify

• Tawana Campbell, tax professional^[50]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe R	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid R	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 28th Senate District, 2023 general election^[158]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bryce Reeves (incumbent)	44,737	62.52%
	Democratic	Jason Ford	24,412	34.11%
	Independent	Elizabeth Melson	2,305	3.22%
	Write-in		105	0.15%
Total votes			71,559	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 29

2023 Virginia Senate
29th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Jeremy McPike Nikki Baldwin Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 29,641 22,872 Percentage 56.84% 43.4%

Precinct results McPike:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Baldwin:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

State senator before election Jeremy McPike Democratic Elected State senator Jeremy McPike Democratic

Senate District 29 contains portions of Prince William County and Stafford County. The incumbent was Democrat Jeremy McPike, who was first elected in 2015.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Jeremy McPike, incumbent senator (2016–present)^[50]

Defeated in primary

• Elizabeth Guzmán, state delegate for HD-31 (2018–present)^[159]

Endorsements

Jeremy McPike

State legislators

• Jay Jones, state delegate for 89th district (2018-2021)^[99]

Newspapers

• The Washington Post^[160]

Results

County results

  McPike

•   50–60%

  Guzmán

•   50–60%

Virginia's 29th Senate District, 2023 Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeremy McPike (incumbent)	6,321	50.20%
	Democratic	Elizabeth Guzmán	6,271	49.80%
Total votes			12,592	100.00%

Republican primary

Nominee

• Nikki Baldwin, U.S. Navy veteran^[50]

Defeated in primary

• Maria Martin, author^[50]

Results

Republican Primary results:

  Baldwin

•   50–60%
•   60–70%

  Martin

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

  Tie

Virginia's 29th Senate District, 2023 Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nikki Baldwin	2,605	50.02%
	Republican	Maria Martin	2,603	49.98%
Total votes			5,208	100.00%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe D	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid D	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 29th Senate District, 2023 general election^[161]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeremy McPike (incumbent)	29,641	56.24%
	Republican	Nikki Baldwin	22,872	43.40%
	Write-in		189	0.36%
Total votes			52,702	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 30

2023 Virginia Senate
30th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Danica Roem Bill Woolf Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 30,499 28,240 Percentage 51.8% 47.9%

Precinct results Roem:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Woolf:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

State senator before election OPEN Elected State senator Danica Roem Democratic

Senate District 30 contains all of the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park, as well as portions of Prince William County. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Danica Roem, state delegate for HD-13 (2018–present) ^[162]

Endorsements

Danica Roem

Organizations

• Giffords PAC^[87]

Republican primary

Nominee

• William "Bill" Woolf, nonprofit founder and former Department of Justice employee^[163]

Defeated in primary

• Robert Ruffolo, U.S. Army veteran^[163]

Withdrawn

• Ian Lovejoy, former Manassas City Councilor and nominee for HD-50 in 2019^[164] (running for House of Delegates)^[165]

Endorsements

William "Bill" Woolf

State officials

• Glenn Youngkin, Governor of Virginia (2022-present) ^[166]

Results

Virginia's 30th Senate District, 2023 Republican primary^[167]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Woolf	4,998	70.22%
	Republican	Robert Ruffolo	2,120	29.78%
Total votes			7,118	100.00%

General election

Endorsements

Danica Roem

Federal officials

• Joe Biden, President of the United States^[114]
• Kamala Harris, Vice-President of the United States^[114]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Likely D	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Likely D	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 30th Senate District, 2023 general election^[168]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Danica Roem	30,499	51.76%
	Republican	Bill Woolf	28,240	47.93%
	Write-in		183	0.31%
Total votes			59,922	100.00%
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 31

2023 Virginia Senate
31st District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Russet Perry Juan Pablo Segura Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 46,821 41,755 Percentage 52.7% 47.0%

Precinct results Perry:      50–60%      60–70% Segura:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

State senator before election Jill Vogel Republican Elected State senator Russet Perry Democratic

Senate District 31 contains portions of Fauquier County and Loudoun County. The incumbent was Republican Jill Vogel, who was first elected in 2007.

Republican primary

Nominee

• Juan Pablo Segura, entrepreneur^[169]

Withdrawn

• Geary Higgins, former Loudoun County supervisor and nominee for SD-13 in 2019^[170]

Declined

• Jill Vogel, incumbent senator^[50]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Russet Perry, attorney^[171]

Defeated in primary

• Zach Cummings, Leesburg town councilor (2021–present)^[172]

Endorsements

Russet Perry

State legislators

• Jay Jones, state delegate for 89th district (2018-2021)^[99]

Newspapers

• The Washington Post^[160]

Results

Virginia's 31st Senate District, 2023 Democratic primary^[105]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Russet Perry	8,733	65.07%
	Democratic	Zach Cummings	4,688	34.93%
Total votes			13,421	100.00%

General election

Russet Perry

Federal officials

• Joe Biden, President of the United States^[114]
• Kamala Harris, Vice-President of the United States^[114]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Lean D (flip)	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Lean D (flip)	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 31st Senate District, 2023 general election^[173]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Russet Perry	46,821	52.74%
	Republican	Juan Pablo Segura	41,755	47.04%
	Write-in		196	0.22%
Total votes			88,772	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 32

2023 Virginia Senate
32nd District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Suhas Subramanyam Greg Moulthrop Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 36,590 23,541 Percentage 60.6% 39.0%

Precinct results Subramanyam:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

State senator before election John Bell Democratic Elected State senator Suhas Subramanyam Democratic

Senate District 32 contains portions of Loudoun County. The incumbent was Democrat John Bell, who was first elected in 2019.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Suhas Subramanyam, state delegate for HD-87 (2020–present)^[14]

Defeated in primary

• Ibraheem Samirah, former state delegate for HD-86 (2019–22)^[174]

Declined

• John Bell, incumbent senator^[14]

Endorsements

Suhas Subramanyam

State legislators

• Jay Jones, state delegate for 89th district (2018-2021)^[99]

Newspapers

• The Washington Post^[160]

Results

Virginia's 32nd Senate District, 2023 Democratic primary^[175]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suhas Subramanyam	11,178	73.65%
	Democratic	Ibraheem Samirah	4,000	26.35%
Total votes			15,178	100.00%

Republican primary

Declared

• Greg Moulthrop, tech entrepreneur and nominee for HD-87 in 2021^[50][176]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe D	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid D	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 32nd Senate District, 2023 general election^[177]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suhas Subramanyam	36,590	60.55%
	Republican	Greg Moulthrop	23,541	38.96%
	Write-in		300	0.50%
Total votes			60,431	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 33

2023 Virginia Senate
33rd District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Jennifer Carroll Foy Michael Van Meter Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 35,003 20,525 Percentage 62.9% 36.9%

Precinct results Foy:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Van Meter:      40–50%      50–60%      Tie 40–50%      No Votes

State senator before election OPEN Elected State senator Jennifer Carroll Foy Democratic

Senate District 33 contains portions of Fairfax County and Prince William County. This was an open seat following redistricting.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Jennifer Carroll Foy, former state delegate for HD-02 (2018–20) and candidate for governor in 2021^[178]

Defeated in primary

• Hala Ayala, former state delegate for HD-51 (2018–22) and nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2021^[179]

Endorsements

Hala Ayala

Federal officials

• Jim Moran, U.S. representative from VA-08 (1991–2015)^[180]

State officials

• Terry McAuliffe, former governor of Virginia (2014–2018) and former chair of the Democratic National Committee (2001–2005)^[181]
• Ralph Northam, former governor of Virginia (2018–2022)^[181]

State legislators

• Eileen Filler-Corn, state delegate from HD-41 (2010–present) and former Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates (2020–2022)^[181]
• Dick Saslaw, Majority Leader of the Virginia Senate (2008–2012, 2014, 2020–present) from SD-35 (1980–present)^[182]

Organizations

• 314 Action^[183]
• Latino Victory^[184]

Jennifer Carroll Foy

State legislators

• Nadarius Clark, state delegate from HD-79 (2022–2023)^[185]
• Joshua Cole, state delegate from HD–28 (2020–2022)^[185]
• Kelly Convirs-Fowler, state delegate from HD–21 (2018–present)^[185]
• Dan Helmer, state delegate from HD-40 (2020–present)^[185]
• Sally Hudson, state delegate from HD-57 (2020–present)^[185]
• Chris Hurst, state delegate from HD-12 (2018–2022)^[185]
• Michelle Maldonado, state delegate from HD-50 (2022–present)^[185]
• Joe Morrissey, state senator from 16th district (2020–present)^[185]
• Don Scott, Minority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates (2022–present) from HD-80 (2020–present)^[181]
• Rodney Willett, state delegate from HD-73 (2020–present)^[185]

Individuals

• Qasim Rashid, author and attorney^[185]

Labor unions

• IBB^[186]
• IBEW^[186]
• SMART^[186]

Newspapers

• The Washington Post^[160]

Results

County results

  Carroll Foy

•   60–70%

Virginia's 33rd Senate District, 2023 Democratic primary^[187]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennifer Carroll Foy	9,627	62.85%
	Democratic	Hala Ayala	5,691	37.15%
Total votes			15,318	100.00%

Republican primary

Nominee

• Michael Van Meter, U.S. Navy veteran^[188]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe D	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid D	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 33rd Senate District, 2023 general election^[189]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennifer Carroll Foy	35,003	62.85%
	Republican	Michael Van Meter	20,525	36.85%
	Write-in		169	0.30%
Total votes			55,697	100.00%
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 34

2023 Virginia Senate
34th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Scott Surovell Mark Springman Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 38,140 16,389 Percentage 69.8% 30.0%

Precinct results Surovell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Springman:      50–60%      No Votes

State senator before election Scott Surovell Democratic Elected State senator Scott Surovell Democratic

Senate District 34 contains portions of Fairfax County. The incumbent was Democrat Scott Surovell, who was first elected in 2015.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Scott Surovell, incumbent senator^[50]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Mark Springman, research analyst^[50]

Endorsements

Scott Surovell

Organizations

• Giffords PAC^[87]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe D	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid D	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 34th Senate District, 2023 general election^[190]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott Surovell (incumbent)	38,140	69.75%
	Republican	Mark Springman	16,389	29.97%
	Write-in		149	0.27%
Total votes			54,678	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 35

2023 Virginia Senate
35th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Dave Marsden Mark Vafiades Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 39,441 18,677 Percentage 67.6% 32.0%

Precinct results Marsden:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

State senator before election Dave Marsden Democratic Dick Saslaw Democratic Elected State senator Dave Marsden Democratic

Senate District 35 contains portions of Fairfax County. This district had two incumbents following redistricting: Democrat Dave Marsden, who was first elected in 2010, and Democrat Dick Saslaw, who was first elected in 1980.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Dave Marsden, incumbent senator^[50]

Defeated in primary

• Heidi Drauschak, public advocate^[191]

Declined

• Dick Saslaw, incumbent senator^[50]

Endorsements

Dave Marsden

Federal officials

• Gerry Connolly, U.S. representative from VA-11 (2009–present)^[132]
• Tim Kaine, U.S Senator from Virginia (2013–present), former chair of the Democratic National Committee (2009–2011), and former governor of Virginia (2006–2010)^[132]
• Mark Warner, U.S. senator from Virginia (2009–present) and former governor of Virginia (2002–2006)^[132]

State legislators

• Dick Saslaw, Majority Leader of the Virginia Senate (2008–2012, 2014, 2020–present) from SD-35 (1980–present)^[182]
• Scott Surovell, state senator from SD-36 (2016–present)^[182]

Newspapers

• The Washington Post^[160]

Results

Virginia's 35th Senate District, 2023 Democratic primary^[192]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dave Marsden (incumbent)	12,179	62.65%
	Democratic	Heidi Drauschak	7,260	37.35%
Total votes			19,439	100.00%

Republican primary

Nominee

• Mark Vafiades, contractor for U.S. Customs and Border Protection^[193]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe D	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid D	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 35th Senate District, 2023 general election^[194]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dave Marsden (incumbent)	39,441	67.63%
	Republican	Mark Vafiades	18,677	32.02%
	Write-in		198	0.34%
Total votes			58,316	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 36

2023 Virginia Senate
36th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Stella Pekarsky Julie Perry Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 36,802 23,458 Percentage 60.8% 38.8%

Precinct results Pekarsky:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Perry:      50–60%

State senator before election George Barker Democratic Elected State senator Stella Pekarsky Democratic

Senate District 36 contains portions of Fairfax County. The incumbent was Democrat George Barker, who was first elected in 2007.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Stella Pekarsky, Fairfax County Public Schools board member^[195]

Defeated in primary

• George Barker, incumbent senator^[50]

Endorsements

George Barker

Federal officials

• Gabby Giffords, U.S. representative from AZ-08 (2007–2012)^[100]

State officials

• Terry McAuliffe, former governor of Virginia (2014–2018) and former chair of the Democratic National Committee (2001–2005)^[132]
• Ralph Northam, former governor of Virginia (2018–2022)^[132]

Organizations

• Giffords PAC^[87]

Newspapers

• The Washington Post^[160]

Stella Pekarsky

State cabinet officials

• Atif Qarni, former Virginia Secretary of Education (2018–2021)^[196]

State legislators

• Kaye Kory, state delegate for HD-38 (2010–present)^[196]

Results

Primary results:

  Pekarsky

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   80–90%

  Barker

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   >90%

Virginia's 36th Senate District, 2023 Democratic primary^[197]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stella Pekarsky	8,083	52.47%
	Democratic	George Barker (incumbent)	7,322	47.53%
Total votes			15,405	100.00%

Republican primary

Nominee

• Julie Perry, teacher and nominee for HD-86 in 2021^[50]

General election

Campaign

Perry faced allegations of antisemitism for claiming that "To come out and say you’re a teacher on the right is almost as dangerous as … going through Germany in the 1930s and saying, ‘I’m Jewish.’ It’s gotten that bad”.^[198]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe D	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid D	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 36th Senate District, 2023 general election^[199]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stella Pekarsky	36,802	60.85%
	Republican	Julie Perry	23,458	38.78%
	Write-in		223	0.37%
Total votes			60,483	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 37

2023 Virginia Senate
37th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Saddam Azlan Salim Ken Reid Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 40,947 18,427 Percentage 68.7% 30.9%

Precinct results Pekarsky:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

State senator before election Chap Petersen Democratic Elected State senator Saddam Azlan Salim Democratic

Senate District 37 contains the entire cities of Falls Church and Fairfax, as well as portions of Fairfax County. The incumbent was Democrat Chap Petersen, who was first elected in 2007.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Saddam Azlan Salim, financial consultant^[200]

Defeated in primary

• Chap Petersen, incumbent senator^[50]

Withdrawn

• Erika Yalowitz, community organizer (endorsed Salim)^[201]

Endorsements

Chap Petersen

Newspapers

• The Washington Post^[160]

Saddam Azlan Salim

State legislators

• Eileen Filler-Corn, state delegate from HD-41 (2010–present) and former Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates (2020–2022)^[202]

Results

County and independent city results

  Salim

•   50–60%
•   60–70%

  Petersen

•   50–60%

Virginia's 37th Senate District, 2023 Democratic primary^[203]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Saddam Azlan Salim	10,477	54.13%
	Democratic	Chap Petersen (incumbent)	8,880	45.87%
Total votes			19,357	100.00%

Republican primary

Nominee

• Ken Reid, former Loudoun County supervisor^[204]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe D	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid D	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 37th Senate District, 2023 general election^[205]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Saddam Azlan Salim	40,947	68.69%
	Republican	Ken Reid	18,427	30.91%
	Write-in		238	0.40%
Total votes			59,612	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 38

2023 Virginia Senate
38th District election

← 2021 (Special) November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Jennifer Boysko Matthew Lang Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 47,623 21,742 Percentage 68.5% 31.3%

Precinct results Boysko:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

State senator before election Jennifer Boysko Democratic Janet Howell Democratic Elected State senator Jennifer Boysko Democratic

Senate District 38 contains portions of Fairfax County. This district had two incumbents following redistricting: Democrat Jennifer Boysko, who was first elected in 2019, and Democrat Janet Howell, who was first elected in 1991.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Jennifer Boysko, incumbent senator^[50]

Declined

• Janet Howell, incumbent senator^[50]

Endorsements

Jennifer Boysko

Organizations

• Giffords PAC^[87]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Matthew Lang, U.S. Navy veteran and nominee for HD-36 in 2021^[50]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe D	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid D	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 38th Senate District, 2023 general election^[206]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennifer Boysko (incumbent)	47,623	68.46%
	Republican	Matthew Lang	21,742	31.25%
	Write-in		200	0.29%
Total votes			69,565	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 39

2023 Virginia Senate
39th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Adam Ebbin Sophia Moshasha Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 40,675 11,100 Percentage 78.3% 21.4%

Precinct results Ebbin:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

State senator before election Adam Ebbin Democratic Elected State senator Adam Ebbin Democratic

Senate District 39 contains the entire city of Alexandria, as well as portions of Arlington County and Fairfax County. The incumbent was Democrat Adam Ebbin, who was first elected in 2011.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Adam Ebbin, incumbent senator^[207]

Endorsements

Adam Ebbin

Organizations

• Giffords PAC^[87]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Sophia Moshasha, VR technology advocate^[50]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe D	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid D	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 39th Senate District, 2023 general election^[208]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Ebbin (incumbent)	40,675	78.30%
	Republican	Sophia Moshasha	11,100	21.37%
	Write-in		171	0.33%
Total votes			51,946	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 40

2023 Virginia Senate
40th District election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →

Candidate Barbara Favola David Henshaw Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 48,055 11,149 Percentage 80.9% 18.77%

Precinct results Favola:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

State senator before election Barbara Favola Democratic Elected State senator Barbara Favola Democratic

Senate District 40 contains portions of Arlington County. The incumbent was Democrat Barbara Favola, who was first elected in 2011.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Barbara Favola, incumbent senator^[50][209]

Defeated in primary

• James DeVita, attorney^[50]

Endorsements

Barbara Favola

State legislators

• Jay Jones, state delegate for 89th district (2018-2021)^[99]

Organizations

• Giffords PAC^[87]

Newspapers

• The Washington Post^[160]

Republican primary

Nominee

• David Henshaw, U.S. Air Force veteran^[50]

Results

Virginia's 40th Senate District, 2023 Democratic primary^[210]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Favola (incumbent)	21,424	83.74%
	Democratic	James DeVita	4,160	16.26%
Total votes			25,584	100.00%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[57]	Safe D	November 6, 2023
CNalysis[58]	Solid D	September 8, 2023

Virginia's 40th Senate District, 2023 general election^[211]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Favola (incumbent)	48,055	80.92%
	Republican	David Henshaw	11,149	18.77%
	Write-in		182	18.77%
Total votes			59,386	100.00%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election
• 2023 United States state legislative elections
• List of Virginia state legislatures

Notes

1. A majority of 20 was also possible for Republicans as the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, a Republican at the time, held the tie-breaker vote.
2. Redistricted from the 3rd district.
3. Includes one non-caucusing Republican senator, Amanda Chase.
4. Redistricted from the 26th district.
5. Redistricted from the 24th district.
6. Redistricted from the 19th district.
7. Redistricted from the 21st district.
8. Redistricted from the 38th district.
9. Redistricted from the 40th district.
10. Redistricted from the 20th district.
11. Redistricted from the 22nd district.
12. Redistricted from the 23rd district.
13. Redistricted from the 15th district.
14. Redistricted from the 25th district.
15. Redistricted from the 11th district.
16. Senator Amanda Chase is a Republican who does not caucus with the Virginia Republican Party.
17. Redistricted from the 16th district.
18. Redistricted from the 9th district.
19. Redistricted from the 10th district.
20. Redistricted from the 12th district.
21. Redistricted from the 5th district.
22. Redistricted from the 14th district. Republican Senator John Cosgrove resigned his seat on September 30, 2023.
23. Redistricted from the 8th district.
24. Redistricted from the 6th district.
25. Redistricted from the 7th district.
26. Redistricted from the 2nd district.
27. Redistricted from the 1st district.
28. Redistricted from the 28th district.
29. Redistricted from the 4th district.
30. Redistricted from the 17th district.
31. Redistricted from the 27th district.
32. Redistricted from the 13th district.
33. Redistricted from the 36th district.
34. Redistricted from the 37th district.
35. Redistricted from the 39th district.
36. Redistricted from the 34th district.
37. Redistricted from the 33rd district.
38. Redistricted from the 32nd district.
39. Redistricted from the 30th district.
40. Redistricted from the 31st district.
41. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear