2026 United States Senate election in Virginia

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2026 United States Senate election in Virginia

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Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent U.S. senator Mark Warner Democratic

The 2026 United States Senate election in Virginia will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Virginia. Primary elections will be held on June 16, 2026. Incumbent U.S. Senator Mark Warner is running for election to a fourth term in office.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Lorita Daniels, Spotsylvania County school board member ^[1]
• Jason Reynolds, IT professional ^[2]
• Mark Warner, incumbent U.S. senator ^[3]

Filed paperwork

• Gregory Eichelberger ^[4]

Endorsements

Mark Warner

U.S. Senators

• Tim Kaine, Virginia (2013-present) ^[5]

U.S. Representatives

• Don Beyer, VA-08 (2015-present) ^[5]
• Jennifer McClellan, VA-04 (2023-present) ^[5]
• Bobby Scott, VA-03 (1993-present) ^[5]
• Abigail Spanberger, VA-07 (2019-2025) and Governor-elect of Virginia ^[5]
• Suhas Subramanyam, VA-10 (2025-present) ^[5]
• Eugene Vindman, VA-07 (2025-present) ^[5]
• James Walkinshaw, VA-11 (2025-present) ^[5]

State legislators

• Don Scott, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates (2024-present) from the 88th district (2020-present) ^[6]

Organizations

• AIPAC ^[7]
• Jewish Democratic Council of America ^[8]
• Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs ^[9]
• Population Connection ^[10]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Mark Warner (D)	$16,508,412	$5,070,823	$11,826,000
Source: Federal Election Commission [11]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Kim Farington, financial accountant ^[12]
• Bryce Reeves, state senator from the 28th district (2012–present), candidate for lieutenant governor of Virginia in 2017, and candidate for Virginia's 7th congressional district in 2022 ^[13]
• David Williams, U.S. Marine Corps Reserves colonel ^[14]

Filed paperwork

• Aldous Mina ^[15]

Declined

• Glenn Youngkin, governor of Virginia (2022–present) ^[16]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Kim Farington (R)	$71,828	$63,502	$8,326
Source: Federal Election Commission [11]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Inside Elections [17]	Solid D	August 12, 2025
The Cook Political Report [18]	Solid D	October 14, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [19]	Safe D	August 12, 2025
Race To The WH [20]	Safe D	September 4, 2025

Polling

Hypothetical polling

Mark Warner vs. Glenn Youngkin

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Mark Warner (D)	Glenn Youngkin (R)	Undecided
Virginia Commonwealth University [21]	December 18, 2024 – January 15, 2025	806 (A)	± 4.7%	45%	38%	17%

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

References

1. Eggleston, Mark (November 11, 2025). "Former Spotsylvania County school board chair announces Virginia Senate campaign". WUSA . Retrieved November 28, 2025.
2. "Who in Virginia is running for US Senate in 2026?". Virginia Public Media . September 25, 2025.
3. Shokraei, Carrie (December 2, 2025). "Sen. Mark Warner announces reelection campaign in Virginia". WTOP-FM . Retrieved December 2, 2025.
4. "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1924170". November 5, 2025.
5. Feld, Lowell (December 2, 2025). "Video: Sen. Mark Warner Launches Reelection Campaign "to continue his fight to lower costs and prepare Virginia for the economy of the future"". Blue Virginia. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
6. Stuart, Bob (December 3, 2025). "Democrat Mark Warner seeks fourth term in U.S. Senate". Daily News Record. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
7. "- AIPAC Political Portal". candidates.aipacpac.org. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
8. "JDCA Endorsed Candidates". Jewish Democratic Council of America.
9. "Candidates". Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs.
10. "2026 Endorsements". Population Connection Action Fund. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
11. "2026 Election United States Senate - Virginia". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved April 23, 2025.
12. Stuart, Bob (July 30, 2025). "Kim Farington wants to unseat Mark Warner. But who is she?". The News Virginian . Retrieved August 4, 2025.
13. Palmer, Clark (September 24, 2025). "GOP State Senator Bryce Reeves announces run for US Senate". WFIR . Retrieved September 24, 2025.
14. Quarshie, Mabinty (November 18, 2025). "Navy and Marine Corps veteran launches Virginia Senate campaign to unseat Mark Warner". Washington Examiner .
15. "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1927397". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
16. Parks, Molly (November 26, 2025). "Youngkin rules out Senate run but leaves door open for presidential bid". Washington Examiner . Retrieved November 26, 2025.
17. "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
18. "2026 CPR Senate Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
19. "2026 Senate ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
20. "2026 Senate Forecast". Race to the WH. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
21. McDougle, Robyn (January 24, 2025). "Commonwealth Poll: Virginians overwhelmingly concerned about cost of living". Virginia Commonwealth University. Retrieved April 28, 2025.

External links

Official campaign websites

• Lorita Daniels (D) for Senate
• Gregory Eichelberger (D) for Senate
• Kim Farington (R) for Senate
• Bryce Reeves (R) for Senate
• Jason Reynolds (D) for Senate
• Mark Warner (D) for Senate
• David Williams (R) for Senate