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      Home/Elections/2012/US Senate/Virginia
      2012·US Senate·Virginia

      Virginia US Senate

      Winner
      DEM
      Tim Kaine
      52.9%2,010,067 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      George Allen
      47.0%1,785,542 votes
      Margin
      D+5.9
      3,802,196 total votes
      3 candidates3,802,196 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Tim KaineDEM✓
      		DEM2,010,06752.9%
      George AllenREP
      		REP1,785,54247.0%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH6,5870.2%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Virginia(Class II)

      2024
      Tim KaineDEM
      D+7.5
      2020
      Mark WarnerDEM
      D+12.1
      2018
      Tim KaineDEM
      D+16.0
      2014
      Mark WarnerDEM
      D+0.8
      2008
      Mark WarnerDEM
      D+31.3
      2006
      James C WebbDEM
      D+0.4
      2002
      John M WarnerREP
      R+82.6
      2000
      George AllenREP
      R+4.6
      1996
      John M WarnerREP
      R+5.1
      1994
      Chuck RobbDEM
      D+2.7
      1990
      John M WarnerREP
      R+80.9
      1988
      Chuck RobbDEM
      D+42.6
      1984
      John M WarnerREP
      R+40.1
      1982
      Paul S Trible Jr.REP
      R+2.4
      View all US Senate history for Virginia →

      Candidates

      George AllenREP
      Record1W-2L
      Avg MarginD+0.6
      Career2000-2012
      US Senate
      Full profile →
      Tim KaineDEM
      Record4W-0L
      Avg MarginD+9.2
      Career2005-2024
      US Senate / Governor
      Full profile →

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