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      Home/Elections/2008/US Senate/Virginia
      2008·US Senate·Virginia

      Virginia US Senate

      Winner
      DEM
      Mark Warner
      65.0%2,369,327 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      James S. III Gilmore
      33.7%1,228,830 votes
      Margin
      D+31.3
      3,643,294 total votes
      3 candidates3,643,294 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Mark WarnerDEM✓
      		DEM2,369,32765.0%
      James S. III GilmoreREP
      		REP1,228,83033.7%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH45,1371.2%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Virginia(Class II)

      2024
      Tim KaineDEM
      D+7.5
      2020
      Mark WarnerDEM
      D+12.1
      2018
      Tim KaineDEM
      D+16.0
      2014
      Mark WarnerDEM
      D+0.8
      2012
      Tim KaineDEM
      D+5.9
      2006
      James C WebbDEM
      D+0.4
      2002
      John M WarnerREP
      R+82.6
      2000
      George AllenREP
      R+4.6
      1996
      John M WarnerREP
      R+5.1
      1994
      Chuck RobbDEM
      D+2.7
      1990
      John M WarnerREP
      R+80.9
      1988
      Chuck RobbDEM
      D+42.6
      1984
      John M WarnerREP
      R+40.1
      1982
      Paul S Trible Jr.REP
      R+2.4
      View all US Senate history for Virginia →

      Candidates

      James S. III GilmoreREP
      Record2W-1L
      Avg MarginR+4.1
      Career1978-2008
      US Senate / Governor / State House
      Full profile →
      Mark WarnerDEM
      Record4W-1L
      Avg MarginD+8.8
      Career1996-2020
      US Senate / Governor
      Full profile →

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