Virginia Senate Race

2026 Election • Class 2
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Primary election: Tuesday, August 4, 2026

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Mark Warner
Party
Democrat
Open Seat
No
Current Rating
Safe D our polls
Polls
2 polls

PollingSource Rating

Safe D
Our polling average D+21.5 · 2 polls

General Election Polling Trend

PollingSource average — trailing average of all polls from the last 90 days.

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Expert Ratings

Cook Political Report

Solid D

Inside Elections

Solid D

Sabato's Crystal Ball

Safe D

Candidates

Mark Warner

Mark Warner Incumbent

Democrat
Total Raised: $17,651,762
Cash on Hand: $16,154,714
Bert Mizusawa

Bert Mizusawa

Republican
Total Raised: $341,219
Cash on Hand: $51,419

David Williams

Republican
Total Raised: $93,008
Cash on Hand: $31,147

Kim Farington

Republican
Total Raised: $142,058
Cash on Hand: $16,512

General Election Polling Average

Democrat
52.5%
Republican
31.0%
Margin
D+21.5
Last Poll
Jun 16, 2026

Average reflects all polls from the last 90 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more — subscribe for the full history. How accurate is each pollster? →

PollsterDateSampleMoEDemRep
The Public Sentiment Institute 2026-06-16 996 LV ±3.70 Mark Warner 51.00% Kim Farington 33.00%
The Public Sentiment Institute/ Virginia Project (R) partisan·R 2026-05-05 1047 LV ±3.70 Mark Warner 54.00% Kim Farington 29.00%

Questions About This Race

Who is winning the 2026 Virginia Senate race?

Mark Warner leads Kim Farington 52.5% to 31% in the PollingSource polling average — a D+21.5 margin based on 2 polls from the last 90 days.

Is the 2026 Virginia Senate race competitive?

No — the PollingSource polling average rates it Safe D for Democrats.

What does the latest poll of the 2026 Virginia Senate race say?

The most recent public poll, from The Public Sentiment Institute (completed June 16, 2026), found Mark Warner (D) at 51% and Kim Farington (R) at 33%.

When is the 2026 Virginia Senate race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 90 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race Notes

Three-term incumbent

Independent Expenditures Updated just now

$45,500
Total IE Spending
$45,500
Support
$0
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