2023 Virginia Senate election

2023 Virginia Senate election

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All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia
21[a] seats needed for a majority
Turnout39%[1]
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Dick Saslaw
(retired)
Tommy Norment
(retired)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 10, 1996 January 9, 2008
Leader's seat 35thSpringfield 26th[b]Williamsburg
Last election 21 19
Seats before 22 17
Seats won 21 19
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 2
Popular vote 1,229,331[2] 1,193,583
Percentage 49.8% 48.4%
Swing Decrease 3.4% Increase 8.6%

  Third party
 
Party Non-Caucusing Republican
Last election 0
Seats before 1
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 1

     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain

Majority Leader before election

Dick Saslaw
Democratic

Elected Majority Leader

Scott Surovell
Democratic

The 2023 Virginia Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, concurrently with elections for the Virginia House of Delegates, to elect senators to all 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia for the 163rd and 164th Virginia Assembly. Nomination primaries held through the Department of Elections were held June 20, 2023.[3] These were the first elections held following redistricting as a result of the 2020 census.[4] The Democrats retained control of the Senate.[5]


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  1. ^ "General Assembly Turnout - Nov 2023".
  2. ^ State Election Results
  3. ^ "§ 24.2-515. Presidential election year primaries". lis.virginia.gov.
  4. ^ "Virginia State Senate elections, 2023". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  5. ^ Rankin, Sarah (November 8, 2023). "Virginia Democrats sweep legislative elections after campaigning on abortion rights". Associated Press. Retrieved June 23, 2024.