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2012 Virginia U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 2012 Virginia U.S. Senate Election?

Tim Kaine won the 2012 Virginia U.S. Senate Election. Tim Kaine received 2,010,067 popular votes (52.87%). The main challenger was George F. Allen (46.96%).

See the full head-to-head between Kaine and Allen

Kaine +5.9 pts · won by 224,525 votes
Tim KaineDemocraticWINNER52.87%
2,010,067 votes
George F. AllenRepublican46.96%
1,785,542 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.