2019 Virginia Senate election

The 2019 Virginia Senate election was held on November 5, 2019, concurrently with the House election, to elect members to all 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia for the 161st Virginia General Assembly and the 162nd Virginia General Assembly. Primaries were held on June 11. The elections resulted in Democrats gaining 2 seats in the senate, and gaining control of both chambers of the General Assembly, marking the first time that Democrats held control of both legislative and executive branches in Virginia since 1993.

2019 Virginia Senate election

November 5, 2019

All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia
21 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Dick Saslaw Tommy Norment
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 10, 1996 January 9, 2008
Leader's seat 35th - Springfield 3rd - Williamsburg
Last election 19 21
Seats won 21 19
Seat change 2 2
Popular vote 1,211,835 907,477
Percentage 53.2% 39.8%
Swing 9.5% 12.8%

Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold
Results By Vote Share:
Democratic:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      90-100%
Republican:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      90-100%

Majority leader before election

Tommy Norment
Republican

Elected Majority leader

Dick Saslaw
Democratic

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