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Its Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861, due to its secession from the Union, but senators representing its western counties continued to sit until March 1865. Virginia's Senate seats were again filled from January 1870. Virginia's current senators are Democrats Mark Warner and Tim Kaine.
Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee: Shelley Moore Capito: WV: January 3, 2025: Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference: James Lankford: OK: January 3, 2025: Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee: Tim Scott: SC: January 3, 2025: Chair of the Senate Republican Steering Committee Mike Lee: UT: January 3, 2015
Current U.S. representatives from Virginia District Member (Residence) [2] Party Incumbent since CPVI (2022) [3] District map 1st: Rob Wittman : Republican December 11, 2007 R+6: 2nd: Jen Kiggans (Virginia Beach) Republican January 3, 2023 R+2: 3rd: Bobby Scott (Newport News) Democratic January 3, 1993 D+17: 4th: Jennifer McClellan : Democratic
2024 U.S. Senate Election Results: See the map. Who controls the Senate? Democrats currently have majority control of the Senate. Of the 100 seats, 47 are held by Democrats. Republicans have 49 seats.
Republican Senator George Allen lost close races in 2006, to Democratic newcomer Jim Webb, and again in 2012, to Webb's replacement, former Governor Tim Kaine. [34] In 2008, Democrats won both United States Senate seats; former Democratic Governor Mark Warner was elected to replace retiring Republican John Warner (no relation). [35]
As of 2018, Massachusetts was the most Democratic state, with 56% of residents identifying as Democrats, while only 27% of residents identified as Republicans. However, it is important to note that Washington D.C. (while not a state) has 3 electoral votes and 76% of residents identify as Democrats, while 6% identify as Republicans.
It passed with a two-thirds majority of 27 to 12 in the Virginia Senate, and was referred to committee in the House of Delegates. [12] In November 2020, Virginia's ballot question #1, a constitutional amendment, moved the power to draw legislative districts to a 16-member bipartisan commission made up of eight legislators and eight citizens ...
Republicans have retaken control of the US Senate, after flipping seats in West Virginia, Ohio and Montana. The results guarantee the Republicans at least 52 out of 100 seats in the new chamber ...