Mark R. Warner, U.S. Senator

Mark R. Warner

U.S. Senator● In office
Born
December 15, 1954
Current age
71
Home state
Virginia
Party
Democratic
In office
U.S. Senator, Virginia (present)
On the ballot
1996–2020
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Warner8.0M
Opponents6.4M
5
Elections run

Between 1996 and 2020, Mark R. Warner ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and Governor), winning 4 and losing 1. Warner's biggest single-election total was 2,466,500 votes, in the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Virginia. Warner's closest win came in the 2014 U.S. Senate election in Virginia, decided by 17,727 votes.

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How many votes has Mark R. Warner received?

Mark R. Warner has received 8,009,653 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.

Election history

Mark R. Warner’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2020U.S. SenateVirginiaWon2,466,50055.99%Daniel M. Gade
2014U.S. SenateVirginiaWon1,073,66749.15%Ed. W. Gillespie
Robert C. Sarvis
2008U.S. SenateVirginiaWon2,369,32765.03%James S. Jim Gilmore III
Glenda Gail Parker

William B. Redpath
2001GovernorVirginiaWon984,17752.16%Mark Earley
1996U.S. SenateVirginiaLost1,115,98247.39%John William Warner
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000805) and Wikidata (Q453893). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Mark R. Warner: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/mark-warner. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.