1996 Virginia U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 1996 Virginia U.S. Senate Election?

John William Warner won the 1996 Virginia U.S. Senate Election. John William Warner received 1,235,744 popular votes (52.48%). The main challenger was Mark R. Warner (47.39%).

See the full head-to-head between Warner and Warner

Warner +5.1 pts · won by 119,762 votes

John William Warner RepublicanWINNER52.48%

1,235,744 votes

Mark R. Warner Democratic47.39%

1,115,982 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.