The 2027 Virginia Senate election will take place on November 2, 2027. All 40 seats in the Virginia Senate are up for election. Prior to the election 21 Senate seats were held by Democrats and 19 seats were held by Republicans.
Background Partisan background
In the 2024 US presidential election, Kamala Harris won 25 districts, while Donald Trump won 15. Republicans represented four districts won by Harris in 2024: Districts 12 (Glen Sturtevant, Harris +0.17%), 17 (Emily Jordan, Harris +4.65%), 24 (Danny Diggs, Harris +8.13%), and 27 (Tara Durant, Harris +3.08%).
Summary of results by district District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Outcome 1st Timmy French Rep TBD 2nd Mark Obenshain Rep TBD 3rd Chris Head Rep TBD 4th David Suetterlein Rep TBD 5th Travis Hackworth Rep TBD 6th Todd Pillion Rep TBD 7th Bill Stanley Rep TBD 8th Mark Peake Rep TBD 9th Tammy Brankley Mulchi Rep TBD 10th Luther Cifers Rep TBD 11th Creigh Deeds Dem TBD 12th Glen Sturtevant Rep TBD 13th Lashrecse Aird Dem TBD 14th Lamont Bagby Dem TBD 15th Michael Jones Dem TBD 16th Schuyler VanValkenburg Dem TBD 17th Emily Jordan Rep TBD 18th Louise Lucas Dem TBD 19th Christie Craig Rep TBD 20th Bill DeSteph Rep TBD 21st Angelia Williams Graves Dem TBD 22nd Aaron Rouse Dem TBD 23rd Mamie Locke Dem TBD 24th Danny Diggs Rep TBD 25th Richard Stuart Rep TBD 26th Ryan McDougle Rep TBD 27th Tara Durant Rep TBD 28th Bryce Reeves Rep TBD 29th Jeremy McPike Dem TBD 30th Danica Roem Dem TBD 31st Russet Perry Dem TBD 32nd Kannan Srinivasan Dem TBD 33rd Jennifer Carroll Foy Dem TBD 34th Scott Surovell Dem TBD 35th Dave Marsden Dem TBD 36th Stella Pekarsky Dem TBD 37th Saddam Azlan Salim Dem TBD 38th Jennifer Boysko Dem TBD 39th Elizabeth Bennett-Parker Dem TBD 40th Barbara Favola Dem TBD
Special elections District 15 Incumbent Senator Ghazala Hashmi, first elected in 2019, was elected as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
District 39 Incumbent Senator Adam Ebbin, first elected in 2011, will resign to become a senior advisor to the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. A special election will be held on February 10.
Democratic primary Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax Democrats was held a firehouse primary on January 13.
Candidates Nominee Elizabeth Bennett-Parker, state delegate for HD-5
Defeated in primary Amy Jackson, former Vice Mayor of Alexandria Mark Levine, former state delegate for HD-45 Charles Sumpter, World Wildlife Fund executive
Endorsements
Results
Republican nomination A canvass was set to be held at the headquarters of the Alexandria Republican Party to select a candidate on January 13. Julie Robben Lineberry was selected as the Republican candidate as she was the only person to apply for the role.
General election
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