2026 results · Virginia · Virginia Senate
Mark R. Warner, the Democrat, wins re-election to the Senate in Virginia
Kamala Harris carried Virginia by 5.8 points in 2024; this year's count is a 17.0-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mark R. WarnerDemocrat, incumbent | 2,200,151 | 61.3% | |
 Bert MizusawaRepublican | 1,380,564 | 38.5% | |
| Write-in | 9,531 | 0.3% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 8:01 AM EST · 98% counted.
About 98% of the expected vote counted3,590,246 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 5:01 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:12 PM ESTSource: Virginia Department of Elections
The map
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What moved most
Scroll through Virginia, part by part. The parts follow the federal government’s metropolitan areas: each big metro’s core counties, its suburbs and outer suburbs, the smaller metro areas, then the small towns and countryside.
What the count shows
Added together, the 133 counties compared moved 17.0 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 80% as many votes as in 2024, from 90% in Falls Church city to 58% in Buchanan County. Where turnout ran higher, the county moved more toward the Republicans (r = −0.28).
Prince William County moved most: D+18.0 for president in 2024, D+42.9 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Fairfax County added 46,447 net votes for Warner against the 2024 margin, 8% of the statewide change
Across the 133 counties compared, the margin moved by 559,277 votes toward Warner: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Fairfax County+46,447 Warner
- Prince William County+37,683 Warner
- Loudoun County+32,532 Warner
- Virginia Beach city+26,981 Warner
- Chesterfield County+25,266 Warner
- Henrico County+16,234 Warner
- Chesapeake city+14,479 Warner
- Spotsylvania County+13,952 Warner
11 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Warner this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Spotsylvania CountyR+8.6D+11.5
- York CountyR+6.1D+5.9
- Lynchburg cityR+7.9D+7.0
- Fluvanna CountyR+6.3D+9.4
- Caroline CountyR+8.8D+8.9
- Waynesboro cityR+5.7D+12.9
- Nelson CountyR+7.5D+7.5
- Prince Edward CountyR+2.6D+12.0
- Lancaster CountyR+7.0D+0.6
- Essex CountyR+7.8D+3.8
- Surry CountyR+0.7D+10.8
How the vote came in
Warner did best among post-election votes (D+64.2) and Mizusawa among Election Day votes(D+11.8).
- Election Day1,931,427 votes, 54% of the countD+11.8
- Early Voting1,306,311 votes, 36% of the countD+29.2
- Mailed Absentee332,629 votes, 9% of the countD+59.5
- Post-Election19,706 votes, 1% of the countD+64.2
- Provisional173 votes, 0% of the countD+31.8
The office’s own categories, as it reports them. Margins are within each kind of vote.
What the places that moved have in common
Each of Virginia’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.
Urban, suburban and rural counties
2024 president 2026 · Urban: 1,000 or more residents per square mile; suburban: 100 to 999; rural: under 100 (our grouping).
Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.
Virginia’s ballot
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The seats that changed party
U.S. HouseBefore the election D 6–5, now D 8–3
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the Virginia Department of Elections. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes. Photos: Mark Warner, by U.S. Senator Mark Warner, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Bert Mizusawa, by U.S. Army, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed.
