United States Senate election in Virginia, 2020

Elections in Virginia, 2020

• Primary date: June 23
• Primary type: Open
• Registration deadline(s): May 26
• Online registration: Yes
• Same-day registration: No

• Early voting starts: Pending
• Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): June 23 (return by)
• Voter ID: Photo ID
• Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Date of Virginia presidential primary: March 3

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2022 → ← 2018
U.S. Senate, Virginia
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 26, 2020
Primary: June 23, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent: Mark Warner (Democrat)
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Virginia
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds U.S. House battlegrounds Federal and state primary competitiveness Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2020
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Voters in Virginia elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 3, 2020.

Incumbent Mark Warner won election in the general election for U.S. Senate Virginia.

Candidate filing deadline	Primary election	General election
March 26, 2020	June 23, 2020	November 3, 2020

The election filled the Class II Senate seat held by Mark Warner (D). Warner was first elected in 2008.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Virginia modified its absentee/mail-in voting and candidate filing procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

• Absentee/mail-in voting: Drop-boxes to return absentee and mail-in ballots were used for the general election. The witness requirement for absentee voting was suspended, and all absentee and mail-in ballots had prepaid return postage.
• Voter registration: The state's voter registration deadline was extended from October 13, 2020, to October 15, 2020.
• Candidate filing procedures: Petition signature requirements for unaffiliated and minor-party candidates for federal office in Virginia were reduced as follows: 2,500 signatures for presidential candidates; 3,500 signatures for U.S. Senate candidates; and 350 signatures for U.S. House candidates. The filing deadline for unaffiliated and minor-party congressional candidates was extended to August 1.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Virginia

Incumbent Mark Warner defeated Daniel Gade and Al Mina in the general election for U.S. Senate Virginia on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Warner (D)	56.0	2,466,500
		Daniel Gade (R)	43.9	1,934,199
		Al Mina (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	4,388

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,405,087
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mary Knapp (Independent)

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mark Warner advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Virginia.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Virginia

Daniel Gade defeated Alissa Baldwin and Thomas Speciale in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Virginia on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Gade	67.4	208,754
		Alissa Baldwin	18.1	56,165
		Thomas Speciale	14.5	44,795

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 309,714
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Victor Williams (R)
• Gary Adkins (R)
• Omari Faulkner (R)
• Scott Taylor (R)
• Roger Franklin (R)
• John Easley (R)
• Blaine Dunn (R)

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Virginia in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Virginia, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2020
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Signature formula	Filing fee	Filing fee formula	Filing deadline	Source
Virginia	U.S. Senate	Democratic	10,000	Fixed number	$3,480.00	2% of annual salary	3/26/2020	Source
Virginia	U.S. Senate	Republican	3,500	Reduced by court order	$3,480.00	2% of annual salary	3/26/2020	Source
Virginia	U.S. Senate	Unaffiliated	3,500	Fixed number (reduced by court order)	N/A	N/A	8/1/2020	Source

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election. It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Mark Warner	Democratic Party	$17,406,917	$17,150,515	$388,410	As of December 31, 2020
Daniel Gade	Republican Party	$4,925,967	$4,918,186	$7,781	As of December 31, 2020
Al Mina	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2020. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

Race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Virginia, 2020
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 3, 2020	October 27, 2020	October 20, 2020	October 13, 2020
The Cook Political Report	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every week throughout the election season.

Election history

2018

See also: United States Senate election in Virginia, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Virginia

Incumbent Tim Kaine defeated Corey Stewart and Matt Waters in the general election for U.S. Senate Virginia on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Kaine (D)	57.0	1,910,370
		Corey Stewart (R)	41.0	1,374,313
		Matt Waters (L)	1.8	61,565
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	5,125

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,351,373
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Virginia

Incumbent Tim Kaine advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Virginia on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Tim Kaine

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Virginia

Corey Stewart defeated Nick Freitas and E.W. Jackson in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Virginia on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Corey Stewart	44.9	136,610
		Nick Freitas	43.1	131,321
		E.W. Jackson	12.0	36,508

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 304,439
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ron Wallace (R)
• Ivan Raiklin (R)
• Bert Mizusawa (R)

2014

U.S. Senate, Virginia General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mark Warner Incumbent	49.1%	1,073,667
	Republican	Ed Gillespie	48.3%	1,055,940
	Libertarian	Robert Sarvis	2.4%	53,102
	N/A	write-in	0.1%	1,764
Total Votes				2,184,473
Source: Virginia Department of Elections

2012

U.S. Senate, Virginia General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Timothy M. Kaine	52.9%	2,010,067
	Republican	George F. Allen	47%	1,785,542
	Write-In	N/A	0.2%	6,587
Total Votes				3,802,196
Source: Virginia State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2020
• United States Senate elections, 2020

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Virginia's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Tim Kaine (D)

Mark Warner (D)

Representatives

District 1

Rob Wittman (R)

District 2

Jennifer Kiggans (R)

District 3

Bobby Scott (D)

District 4

Jennifer McClellan (D)

District 5

John McGuire (R)

District 6

Benjamin Lee Cline (R)

District 7

Eugene Vindman (D)

District 8

Donald Sternoff Beyer (D)

District 9

H. Morgan Griffith (R)

District 10

Suhas Subramanyam (D)

District 11

James Walkinshaw (D)

Democratic Party (8)

Republican Party (5)