The 1979 Virginia Senate elections were held on November 6, 1979, alongside the Virginia House of Delegates election. All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia were up for election.
Overall results
+ ↓ 30 10 Democratic Republican
Parties Seats Popular Vote 1975 1979 +/- Strength Vote % Change Democratic 35 30 5 75.00% 625,023 63.53% 6.09% Republican 5 10 5 25.00% 346,137 35.18% 8.99% Independent 0 0 0.00% 11,988 1.22% 2.95% - Write-ins 0 0 0.00% 680 0.07% 0.04% Total 40 40 0 100.00% 983,828 100.00% -
See also United States elections, 1979 Virginia elections, 1979 Virginia House of Delegates election, 1979
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