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2024 United States Senate election in Virginia

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Nominee Tim Kaine Hung Cao Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,417,115 2,019,911 Percentage 54.37% 45.44%

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The 2024 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Virginia. Democratic incumbent Tim Kaine won re-election to a third term, defeating Republican former U.S. Navy captain Hung Cao. Primary elections took place on June 18, 2024.

Background

Virginia is considered to be a moderately blue state at the federal level, with Joe Biden carrying Virginia by about 10 percentage points in the 2020 presidential election. Democrats control both U.S. Senate seats, a majority in its U.S. representative congressional delegation, and the minimum majority in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly. However, Republicans flipped all three statewide constitutional offices in the 2021 elections.

Kaine was first elected in 2012 by 6 points, defeating former U.S. Senator George Allen, and won re-election in 2018 by 16 points.

This race was considered to be clearly favoring Kaine as he is popular amongst Virginian voters and typically over-performs other down-ballot candidates.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tim Kaine, incumbent U.S. senator (2013–present)

Endorsements

U.S representatives

• Gabby Giffords, U.S. representative from Arizona's 8th congressional district (2007–2012)

Individuals

• Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, labor organizer and president of NextGen America PAC (2021–present)

Organizations

• Feminist Majority PAC
• Giffords
• Harvard College Democrats
• Humane Society Legislative Fund
• Jewish Democratic Council of America
• Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs
• J Street PAC
• League of Conservation Voters
• LGBT Democrats of Virginia
• National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare PAC
• Natural Resources Defense Council
• NextGen America PAC
• Population Connection Action Fund
• Sierra Club

Labor unions

• United Mine Workers of America

Fundraising

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Hung Cao, former U.S. Navy captain and nominee for Virginia's 10th congressional district in 2022

Eliminated in primary

• Jonathan Emord, constitutional lawyer
• Eddie Garcia, financial advisor and former congressional aide
• Scott Parkinson, former Club for Growth vice president of government affairs and former chief of staff to Ron DeSantis
• Chuck Smith, former chair of the Virginia Beach Republican Party, nominee for Virginia's 3rd congressional district in 2010, and candidate for attorney general in 2017 and 2021

Endorsements

U.S. Presidents

• Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)

Governors

• Bob McDonnell, Former Governor of Virginia (2010-2014)

Individuals

• Oliver North, former President of the National Rifle Association of America (2018–2019), nominee for this seat in 1994

U.S. representatives

• Ron Paul, former U.S. representative from TX-14 (1976–1977, 1979–1985, 1997–2013) (Libertarian)
• Barry Goldwater Jr., former U.S. representative from CA-20 (1969–1983)

U.S. senators

• Ted Cruz, U.S. senator from Texas (2013–present)
• Jim DeMint, U.S. senator from South Carolina (2005–2013)
• Mike Lee, U.S. senator from Utah (2011–present)
• Tommy Tuberville, U.S. senator from Alabama (2021–present)

U.S. representatives

• Jim Banks, U.S. representative from Indiana (2017–present)
• Andy Biggs, U.S. representative from Arizona (2017–present)
• Dan Bishop, U.S. representative from North Carolina (2019–present)
• Lauren Boebert, U.S. representative from Colorado (2021–present)
• Josh Brecheen, U.S. representative from Oklahoma (2023–present)
• Eli Crane, U.S. representative from Arizona (2023–present)
• Bob Good. U.S. representative from Virginia (2021–present)
• Byron Donalds, U.S. representative from Florida (2021–present)
• Mary Miller, U.S. representative from Illinois (2021–present)
• Barry Moore, U.S. representative from Alabama (2021–present)
• Anna Paulina Luna, U.S. representative from Florida (2023–present)
• Scott Perry, U.S. representative from Pennsylvania (2013–present)
• August Pfluger, U.S. representative from Texas (2021–present)
• Matt Rosendale, U.S. representative from Montana (2021–present)
• Jason Smith, U.S. representative from Missouri (2013–present)

Individuals

• David Bossie, president of Citizens United

Organizations

• Citizens United

State legislators

• Amanda Chase, former state senator from the 11th district (2016–2024)

Fundraising

Results

General election

Predictions

Post-primary endorsements

U.S. representatives

• Denver Riggleman, former Republican U.S. representative from Virginia's 5th congressional district (2019–2021) (Independent)

Organizations

• CASA in Action
• People for the American Way

Newspapers

• The Washington Post

Statewide Officials

• Glenn Youngkin, Governor of Virginia (2022-present)

Organizations

• Log Cabin Republicans PAC
• National Federation of Independent Business

Fundraising

Polling

Aggregate polls

Tim Kaine vs. Glenn Youngkin

Debates

Results

By congressional district

Kaine won 7 of 11 congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.

See also

• 2024 Virginia elections

Notes

1. $528,167 of this total was self-funded by Emord
2. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
3. ^ Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
4. "Blank/Null/Won't vote" with 1%
5. "Refused" with 2%; "Some other candidate" with 1%
6. ^ "Would not vote" with 1%
7. "Refused" with 3%; "Someone else" with 2%
8. "None/Wouldn't Vote" with 5%
9. "Someone else" with 10%
10. "Someone else" with 4%
11. "Another party" with 5%
12. "Another party" with 4%
13. "Another party" with 7%
14. "Another party" with 6%
15. "Wouldn't vote" with 8%; "Someone else" with 6%
16. None/Would not vote with 2%, other with 1%
17. None/Would not vote with 5%, other with 5%

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by The Hill and Nexstar
2. Poll sponsored by University of Mary Washington
3. Poll sponsored by The Hill
4. Poll sponsored by Virginians Against Neighborhood Slot Machines

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External links

Official campaign websites

• Hung Cao (R) for Senate
• Tim Kaine (D) for Senate

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