2020 United States Senate election in Virginia

Incumbent Senator Mark Warner first won election in 2008 getting 65% of the vote over former Governor Jim Gilmore. In 2014, during the Tea Party movement, and declining voter turnout, Senator Warner won re-election by a margin of 0.8% against former chair of the Republican National Committee Ed Gillespie. ==Democratic primary==

Candidates Nominee • Mark Warner, incumbent U.S. senator ==Republican primary==

Seven Republicans declared that they would compete in the race, but only three made the threshold of 3,500 signatures. The original signature threshold was 10,000 signatures, but was lowered to 3,500 following a suit by Omari Faulkner. The primary was on June 23. Candidates Nominee • Daniel Gade, college professor and U.S. Army veteran Eliminated in primary • Alissa Baldwin, teacher • Thomas Speciale, U.S. Army veteran and intelligence officer Failed to qualify • Blaine Dunn, Frederick County supervisor • Omari Faulkner, Navy reservist and former Georgetown University basketball player • Victor Williams, attorney and activist Withdrawn • Gary Adkins, financial executive • John Easley, Republican candidate for Virginia's 1st congressional district in 2020 • Scott Taylor, former U.S. representative for Virginia's 2nd congressional district (ran for his former House seat) Declined • Nick Freitas, state delegate and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018 (ran for U.S. House) • Corey Stewart, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018 and former chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors Endorsements Results ==Independents==

Withdrawn • Mary Knapp ==General election==

Virginia's 2020 Senate election was widely considered to be a safe hold for Mark Warner, as pre-election polling showed a massive lead for Warner. Warner's razor-thin victory over Ed Gillespie six years earlier was considered to be a fluke owing to lowered turnout and complacency. On election day, Warner was declared the winner as soon as polls closed based on exit polling alone. The higher turnout is attributable to this election being held concurrently with the presidential election. Warner also notably outperformed Biden in the state, although narrowly. Warner's victory was largely drawn from the DC Metropolitan area in north Virginia. This is the area that has shifted Virginia from a Republican stronghold in the early 2000s to a Democratic stronghold. • Complete video of debate, September 23, 2020 Predictions Post-primary endorsements Polling Graphical summary with Mark Warner and Generic Republican with Generic Democrat and Generic Republican Results By county and independent city Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic • Chesapeake (independent city) • Chesterfield (largest municipality: Chester) • Essex (largest municipality: Tappahannock) • James City (no municipalities) • Loudoun (largest municipality: Leesburg) • Lynchburg (independent city) • Stafford (largest municipality: Aquia Harbour) • Staunton (independent city) • Virginia Beach (independent city) • Winchester (independent city) Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican • Alleghany (largest municipality: Clifton Forge) • Covington (independent city) By congressional district Warner won seven of 11 congressional districts. ==Notes==