Virginia Election Results 2026: Democrat Mark Warner defeats Bert Mizusawa to win a fourth Senate term-here's how Virginia's House candidates perform

Virginia election results: Democratic Senator Mark Warner has won re-election in Virginia, defeating Republican challenger Bert Mizusawa in the November 3, 2026, midterm elections. The victory gives Warner another six years in the US Senate and extends his time representing Virginia. The retired Army major general and Afghanistan war veteran Mizusawa was unable to unseat the Democratic incumbent.

The Associated Press called the Senate race for Warner at 7 p.m. EST, while NBC News Decision Desk results showed him with a clear lead as most votes were counted.

Who won the Virginia Senate election?

Warner won a fourth term, according to the election results. With 97.3% of the expected vote counted, he had received 61%, or 2,176,203 votes. Mizusawa had 38.8%, with 1,384,206 votes. Write-in candidates received 0.3%. Warner also serves as vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. His victory came in a state with one of the country's largest populations of federal workers. Many were affected by President Donald Trump's efforts to reduce the federal workforce early in his second term.

With about 95% of the votes counted, Warner had also performed well among voters from different political backgrounds. He received slightly more support than Mizusawa among moderate Republicans, a group Trump carried by about 10 percentage points in 2024.

How did Virginia's House candidates perform?

The Senate contest was not the only race drawing attention in Virginia. NBC News Decision Desk results also showed projected winners in the state’s 11 congressional districts. In the 1st District, Democrat Shannon Taylor led Republican Rob Wittman with 50.5 percent to 49.3 percent. Democrat Elaine Luria was projected to win the 2nd District with 53.1 per cen defeating Republican incumbent Jen Kiggans, who received 44.6 percent.

Democratic incumbents also won the 4th district. Bobby Scott received 72.4 percent in the 3rd while Jennifer McClellan secured 72.2 percent in the 4th.

In the remaining districts, Republican John McGuire III led Democrat Tom Perriello in the 5th while Republican Ben Cline was projected to win the 6th. Democrats Eugene Vindman, Donald Beyer Jr. and Suhas Subramanyam were projected winners in the 8th and 10th districts. Republican Morgan Griffith led in the 9th, and Democrat James Walkinshaw was projected to win the 11th.

The Associated Press had called nine of Virginia’s 11 House races at the time of the results update.

What is the balance of power in Virginia’s legislature?

The state legislature was not up for an election in 2026. The next Virginia State Senate elections are scheduled for November 2 2027. Democrats currently hold 21 seats compared with 19 for Republicans.

In the House of Delegates, Democrats hold 63 seats. Republicans have 36. The next elections are also scheduled for November 2, 2027, although one seat is up for election in 2026 and is not included in those totals. The information is taken from The AP.