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2023 Elections. Choose a chamber below: Democrats maintained their majority in the Virginia State Senate. Prior to November 7, 2023, Democrats held a 22-18 majority. The election resulted in a 21-19 Democratic majority, representing a net change of -1 for Democrats and +1 for Republicans.
- Virginia State Senate - Ballotpedia
The Virginia State Senate meets in the state capitol...
- Virginia State Senate elections, 2023 (June 20, 2023 primaries)
The Virginia State Senate held 22 primaries on June 20,...
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- Party Control
- Members
- Historical Party Control
- Elections
Current partisan control
The table below shows the partisan breakdown of the Virginia State Senate as of May 2024:
Leadership
The lieutenant governor serves as presiding officer of the Senate. In the event of the lieutenant governor's absence, the president pro tempore becomes presiding officer. The president pro tempore is elected by the Senate.
Leadership and members
1. Senate president: Winsome Sears(R) 2. Senate president pro tempore: Louise Lucas(D) 3. Majority leader: Scott Surovell(D) 4. Minority leader: Ryan McDougle(R)
Salaries
1. 1.1. See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
Democrats won a 21-19 majority in the Virginia State Senate in 2019, gaining control of the chamber for the first time since 2007. The table below shows the partisan history of the Virginia Senate following every general election from 1991 to 2023. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures...
Senate: General Elections. Note: Districts were renumbered starting in 2023. The district numbers in past elections do not relate to the current district numbers.
Oct 23, 2023 · State Senate District 26: Ryan McDougle, R-Va. (incumbent) Pamela R. Garner, D-Va. You can view the 2023 Virginia State Senate headshots by clicking on the image gallery below:
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- August 1, 2024
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Nov 7, 2023 · (WSET) — Virginians across the state will be voting on new--or newly re-elected--State Senators in the 2023 elections. These people are on the ballot in the ABC13 viewing area.
This page covers elections for the Virginia State Senate on November 7, 2023. Use the links below for full results coverage. Democrats hold a 22-18 edge in the Virginia State Senate. Members serve four-year terms.
The Virginia State Senate held 22 primaries on June 20, 2023, a decade-high number in the chamber. Axios Richmond's Ned Oliver wrote that "Senate races have the potential to color Virginia politics for the next decade amid a surge of progressive and conservative campaigning to replace longtime incumbents."
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