1995 Virginia Senate election

1995 Virginia Senate elections

← 1991 November 7, 1995 1999 →

All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout52.2%[1] Increase 3.1 pp
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Joseph B. Benedetti Hunter Andrews
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 8, 1992 January 9, 1980
Leader's seat 10th 1st
Last election 18 seats, 41.7% 22 seats, 54.8%
Seats won 20 20
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2
Popular vote 764,025 581,008
Percentage 55.3% 42.0%
Swing Increase 13.6 pp Decrease 12.8 pp

Majority leader before election

Hunter Andrews
Democratic

Elected Majority leader

None

The Virginia Senate election of 1995 was held on Tuesday, November 7.

  1. ^ "Registration/Turnout Statistics". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved April 27, 2020.