1979 Virginia Senate election

none September 2023 1979 Virginia Senate elections Virginia legislative no 1975 Virginia Senate election 1975 November 6, 1979 1983 Virginia Senate election 1983 All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia 21 51.65%Registration/Turnout Statistics https://www.elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/registrationturnout-statistics/ Virginia Department of Elections April 27, 2020 160x160px Abe Brault January 14, 1976 Democratic Party (United States) 34th 35 seats, 69.6% 30 5 625,023 63.5% 6.1 pp Majority leader Abe Brault Democratic Party (United States) Hunter Andrews Democratic Party (United States) 160x160px William A. Truban Republican Party (United States) January 14, 1976 27th 5 seats, 26.2% 10 5 346,137 35.2% 9.0 pp The 1979 Virginia Senate elections were held on November 6, 1979, alongside the Virginia House of Delegates election. All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia were up for election. Overall results + ↓ 30 10 Democratic Republican Parties Seats Popular Vote 1975 1979 +/- Strength Vote % Change Democratic Party (United States)Democratic 35 30 5 75.00% 625,023 63.53% 6.09% Republican Party (United States)Republican 5 10 5 25.00% 346,137 35.18% 8.99% Independent Party (United States) Independent 0 0 0.00% 11,988 1.22% 2.95% - Write-ins 0 0 0.00% 680 0.07% 0.04% Total 40 40 0 100.00% 983,828 100.00% - See also United States elections, 1979 Virginia elections, 1979 Virginia House of Delegates election, 1979 References Virginia Category:1979 Virginia elections Category:Virginia Senate elections