United States Senate election in Virginia, 2024 (June 18 Democratic primary)

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Democratic primary
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Election details
Filing deadline: April 4, 2024
Primary: June 18, 2024
General: November 5, 2024
Pre-election incumbent:
Tim Kaine (Democratic)
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Virginia
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
DDHQ and The Hill: Likely Democratic
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
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U.S. Senate battlegrounds
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A Democratic Party primary took place on June 18, 2024, in Virginia to determine which Democratic candidate would run in the state's general election on November 5, 2024.

Incumbent Tim Kaine advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Virginia.

Thirty-four of 100 seats in the U.S. Senate were up for election in 2024, including one special election. At the time of the election, Democrats had a 51-49 majority.[1] Of the seats up for election in 2024, Democrats held 19, Republicans held 11, and independents held four. As of May 2024, eight members of the U.S. Senate had announced they were not running for re-election.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
April 4, 2024
June 18, 2024
November 5, 2024


Heading into the election, the incumbent was Tim Kaine (Democrat), who was first elected in 2012.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Virginia utilizes an open primary process in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[2][3]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This page focuses on Virginia's United States Senate Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the state's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:

Candidates and election results

Democratic primary election

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

Candidate profiles

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Tim Kaine

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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: Yes

Political Office: 


Biography:  Kaine earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri and a J.D. from Harvard University. Before entering politics, Kaine was a missionary and civil rights lawyer.


Key Messages

The following key messages were curated by Ballotpedia staff. For more on how we identify key messages, click here.

Kaine’s campaign website stated, “Tim Kaine knows that our economy is strongest when workers and families have access to good-paying jobs, higher wages, and the skills to succeed and get ahead.” It also referred to Kaine’s support for the American Rescue Plan, Inflation Reduction Act, and Raise the Wage Act.

Kaine said his bill, the Reproductive Freedom for All Act, was “the only bipartisan bill right now that would codify Roe versus Wade.” Kaine’s campaign website said he was "fighting in the U.S. Senate to stand up for women across the country so they can make their own health care decisions without interference from out-of-touch politicians.”

In a campaign advertisement, Kaine said, “I passed a law bringing down drug prices because too many Virginians were getting squeezed.” Kaine's campaign website stated that as a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Kaine was "working to lower health care costs and protect health care coverage for Virginians."

Show sources

Sources: Tim Kaine 2024 campaign website, “Creating Jobs and Strengthening our Economy,” accessed August 2, 2024; Tim Kaine 2024 campaign website, “Protecting Reproductive Rights,” accessed August 2, 2024; WJLA, “Virginia Senate candidates Tim Kaine, Hung Cao clash on abortion, economy, and immigration,” July 14, 2024; YouTube, “Perfect,” June 24, 2024; Tim Kaine 2024 campaign website, “Making Healthcare More Affordable,” accessed August 2, 2024; Tim Kaine 2024 campaign website, “Meet Tim Kaine,” accessed August 2, 2024; Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, “Kaine, Timothy Michael (Tim),” accessed August 2, 2024

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. Senate Virginia in 2024.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Virginia

Election information in Virginia: June 18, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: June 18, 2024
  • By mail: Postmarked by May 28, 2024
  • Online: May 28, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: June 7, 2024
  • By mail: Received by June 7, 2024
  • Online: June 7, 2024

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: June 18, 2024
  • By mail: Received by June 18, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

N/A

What were the early voting start and end dates?

May 3, 2024 to June 15, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

6:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (EST)


Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Tim Kaine Democratic Party $21,763,526 $21,462,964 $2,820,225 As of December 31, 2024

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. 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.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Virginia in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Virginia, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2024
State Office Party Signatures required Signature formula Filing fee Filing fee formula Filing deadline Source
Virginia U.S. Senate Ballot-qualified party 10,000 Fixed number $3,480.00 2% of annual salary 4/4/2024 Source
Virginia U.S. Senate Unaffiliated 10,000 Fixed number N/A N/A 6/18/2024 Source

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
  • Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
  • State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.


See also: Presidential voting trends in Virginia and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Virginia, 2024
District Incumbent Party PVI
Virginia's 1st Rob Wittman Ends.png Republican R+6
Virginia's 2nd Jennifer Kiggans Ends.png Republican R+2
Virginia's 3rd Bobby Scott Electiondot.png Democratic D+17
Virginia's 4th Jennifer McClellan Electiondot.png Democratic D+16
Virginia's 5th Bob Good Ends.png Republican R+7
Virginia's 6th Ben Cline Ends.png Republican R+14
Virginia's 7th Abigail Spanberger Electiondot.png Democratic D+1
Virginia's 8th Don Beyer Electiondot.png Democratic D+26
Virginia's 9th Morgan Griffith Ends.png Republican R+23
Virginia's 10th Jennifer Wexton Electiondot.png Democratic D+6
Virginia's 11th Gerald Connolly Electiondot.png Democratic D+18


2020 presidential results by 2024 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2024 district lines, Virginia[4]
District Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
Virginia's 1st 46.2% 52.3%
Virginia's 2nd 50.1% 48.2%
Virginia's 3rd 68.3% 30.0%
Virginia's 4th 67.2% 31.5%
Virginia's 5th 45.2% 53.4%
Virginia's 6th 38.4% 60.0%
Virginia's 7th 52.6% 45.8%
Virginia's 8th 77.4% 21.3%
Virginia's 9th 28.5% 70.3%
Virginia's 10th 58.3% 40.2%
Virginia's 11th 70.0% 28.7%


2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:


Following the 2020 presidential election, 52.2% of Virginians lived in one of the state's 39 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 29.4% lived in one of 81 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Virginia was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Virginia following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.[5]

Historical voting trends

Virginia presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 17 Democratic wins
  • 14 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party D D D D D D D R D D D D D R R R D R R R R R R R R R R D D D D

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Virginia

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Virginia.

U.S. Senate election results in Virginia
Race Winner Runner up
2020 56.0%Democratic Party 43.9%Republican Party
2018 57.1%Democratic Party 41.1%Republican Party
2014 49.1%Democratic Party 48.3%Republican Party
2012 52.9%Democratic Party 47.0%Republican Party
2008 65.0%Democratic Party 33.7%Republican Party
Average 56.0 42.8

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Virginia

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Virginia.

Gubernatorial election results in Virginia
Race Winner Runner up
2021 50.6%Republican Party 48.6%Democratic Party
2017 53.9%Democratic Party 45.0%Republican Party
2013 47.8%Democratic Party 45.2%Republican Party
2009 58.6%Republican Party 41.3%Democratic Party
2005 51.7%Democratic Party 46.0%Republican Party
Average 52.5 45.2
See also: Party control of Virginia state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Virginia's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Virginia
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 2 6 8
Republican 0 5 5
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 11 13

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Virginia's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in Virginia, May 2024
Office Officeholder
Governor Republican Party Glenn Youngkin
Lieutenant Governor Republican Party Winsome Earle-Sears
Secretary of State Republican Party Kelly Gee
Attorney General Republican Party Jason Miyares

State legislature

Virginia State Senate

Party As of February 2024
     Democratic Party 21
     Republican Party 19
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 40

Virginia House of Delegates

Party As of February 2024
     Democratic Party 51
     Republican Party 49
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 100

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

Virginia Party Control: 1992-2024
Four years of Democratic trifectas  •  Four years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Governor D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R
Senate D D D D S S R R R R R R R R R R D D D D R R D R R R R R D D D D D
House D D D D D D S S R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D R R D

The table below details demographic data in Virginia and compares it to the broader United States as of 2022.

Demographic Data for Virginia
Virginia United States
Population 8,631,393 331,449,281
Land area (sq mi) 39,481 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 63.5% 65.9%
Black/African American 18.9% 12.5%
Asian 6.9% 5.8%
Native American 0.3% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
Other (single race) 3.5% 6%
Multiple 6.9% 8.8%
Hispanic/Latino 10% 18.7%
Education
High school graduation rate 91.1% 89.1%
College graduation rate 41% 34.3%
Income
Median household income $87,249 $75,149
Persons below poverty level 6.8% 8.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2017-2022).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Two Independents caucused with the Democratic Party. Another independent, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, counted toward the Democratic majority for committee purposes.
  2. ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed October 7, 2024
  3. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections,"Casting a Ballot," accessed October 7, 2024
  4. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed December 15, 2023
  5. ↑ This analysis includes Virginia's 95 counties and 38 independent cities, which are treated as county-equivalents for census purposes.


Virginia's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Tim Kaine (D)
Mark Warner (D)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
Democratic Party (8)
Republican Party (5)


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