The 2018 United States Senate election in Virginia took place on November 6, 2018, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Virginia, concurrently with other elections to the U.S. Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Tim Kaine, who had been his party's unsuccessful nominee for vice president two years earlier, was re-elected to a second term in office, winning this seat by the largest margin since 1988. This was the first election since 1994 that anyone had been re-elected to this seat.

The Republican Party of Virginia central committee voted to select the Republican nominee for Senate by a primary rather than a convention. Corey Stewart, chair of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, won the Republican nomination on June 12, 2018, after defeating Delegate Nick Freitas and Christian minister E. W. Jackson.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Failed to qualify

Declined

Endorsements

Nick Freitas
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
U.S. governors
State senators
State delegates
Local officials
Individuals
Party leaders
Organizations
Newspapers and other media
  • 71 Republic[57]
  • Arlington Sun Gazette[58]
  • The Reagan Battalion[59]
E. W. Jackson
Cabinet-level officials
U.S. governors
Statewide office holders
Local officials
  • Suzy Kelly, Chesapeake city councilwoman, chairman of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, CEO of Jo-Kell
Individuals
Organizations

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Nick
Freitas		 E. W.
Jackson		 Corey
Stewart		 Other Undecided
Atlantic Media & Research (R-Stewart)[64] May 14–18, 2018 355 ± 5.2% 9% 5% 32% – –
Christopher Newport University[65] February 5–28, 2018 422 ± 2.5% 6% 7% 16% 5%[66] 66%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Dave
Brat		 Corey
Stewart		 Scott
Taylor		 Other Undecided
University of Mary Washington[67] September 5–12, 2017 562 LV ± 5.2% 11% 15% 20% 12% 38%
867 RV ± 4.1% 9% 12% 20% 9% 45%

Results

Results by county and independent city:
  Stewart—70–80%
  Stewart—60–70%
  Stewart—50–60%
  Stewart—40–50%
  Stewart—<40%
  Tie
  Freitas—<40%
  Freitas—40–50%
  Freitas—50–60%
  Freitas—60–70%
  Freitas—70–80%
Republican primary results[68]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Corey Stewart 136,610 44.87%
Republican Nick Freitas 131,321 43.14%
Republican Earl Jackson, Sr. 36,508 11.99%
Total votes 304,439 100.00%

Third party candidates

General election

The election featured a match-up of two Minnesota-born Virginians: Republican Corey Stewart was born in Duluth, Minnesota, and Democrat Tim Kaine was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[74] All polls leading up to the election showed Kaine defeating Stewart by a wide margin. When polls closed on election day, Tim Kaine was immediately declared the winner before the votes were counted, based on exit polling alone.

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[75] Safe D October 26, 2018
Inside Elections[76] Safe D November 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[77] Safe D November 5, 2018
Fox News[78] Likely D July 9, 2018
CNN[79] Safe D July 12, 2018
RealClearPolitics[80] Safe D August 14, 2018

Debates/townhalls

Host
network/sponsors		 Date Link(s) Participants
Tim
Kaine (D)		 Corey
Stewart (R)		 Matt
Waters (L)
PBS NewsHour/Virginia Bar Association July 21, 2018 [81] Invited Invited —
Hampton University/Liberty University September 20, 2018 [82] Invited Invited —
WRC-TV September 26, 2018 [83] Invited Invited —
Liberty University October 3, 2018 [84] Invited Invited —

Endorsements

Corey Stewart (R)
U.S. executive branch officials
U.S. representatives
State officials
Individuals
Tim Kaine (D)
U.S. executive branch officials
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
State officials
Labor unions
Organizations
Matt Waters (L)
Local officials
  • Joe Walton, Libertarian nominee for VA-07 in 2018 and former chairman of the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors[116]
Party leaders
Individuals
Organizations

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Tim
Kaine (D)		 Corey
Stewart (R)		 Matt
Waters (L)		 Other Undecided
University of Mary Washington/SSRS[124] September 4–9, 2018 512 LV ± 5.8% 52% 36% 5% 0% 4%
704 RV ± 5.0% 51% 33% 5% 1% 7%
801 A ± 4.6% 49% 30% 6% 1% 9%
Cygnal/POOLHOUSE (R)[125] August 22–24, 2018 1,119 ± 2.8% 50% 46% – – 4%
Roanoke College[126] August 12–19, 2018 512 ± 4.3% 51% 34% 4% – 11%
Virginia Commonwealth University[127] July 10–30, 2018 757 ± 3.6% 49% 26% 5% – 20%
Quinnipiac University[128] June 21–25, 2018 1,082 ± 3.7% 54% 36% – 0% 9%
Roanoke College[129] May 20–30, 2018 555 ± 4.2% 44% 33% – – 23%
Christopher Newport University[65] February 5–28, 2018 1,562 ± 2.5% 56% 32% – 1% 11%
University of Mary Washington/PSRAI[130] September 5–12, 2017 562 LV ± 5.2% 53% 36% – – 7%
867 RV ± 4.1% 54% 39% – 1% 4%
Hypothetical polling

with Nick Freitas

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Tim
Kaine (D)		 Nick
Freitas (R)		 Other Undecided
Roanoke College[129] May 20–30, 2018 555 ± 4.2% 45% 30% – 25%
Christopher Newport University[65] February 5–28, 2018 1,562 ± 2.5% 56% 33% 1% 10%

with E. W. Jackson

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Tim
Kaine (D)		 E. W.
Jackson (R)		 Other Undecided
Roanoke College[129] May 20–30, 2018 555 ± 4.2% 45% 30% – 25%
Christopher Newport University[65] February 5–28, 2018 1,562 ± 2.5% 56% 32% 1% 11%

with Dave Brat

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Tim
Kaine (D)		 Dave
Brat (R)		 Undecided
University of Mary Washington[67] September 5–12, 2017 562 LV ± 5.2% 54% 36% 7%
867 RV ± 4.1% 54% 41% 3%

with Barbara Comstock

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Tim
Kaine (D)		 Barbara
Comstock (R)		 Undecided
Gravis Marketing[131] March 14–19, 2017 3,097 ± 1.6% 53% 41% 6%

with Carly Fiorina

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Tim
Kaine (D)		 Carly
Fiorina (R)		 Other Undecided
Quinnipiac University[132] April 6–10, 2017 1,115 ± 2.9% 57% 33% – 7%
Gravis Marketing[131] March 14–19, 2017 3,097 ± 1.6% 53% 41% – 7%
Quinnipiac University[133] February 10–15, 2017 989 ± 3.1% 57% 36% 2% 5%

with Laura Ingraham

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Tim
Kaine (D)		 Laura
Ingraham (R)		 Other Undecided
Quinnipiac University[132] April 6–10, 2017 1,115 ± 2.9% 56% 35% – 7%
Quinnipiac University[133] February 10–15, 2017 989 ± 3.1% 56% 36% 2% 7%

with Scott Taylor

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Tim
Kaine (D)		 Scott
Taylor (R)		 Undecided
University of Mary Washington[67] September 5–12, 2017 562 LV ± 5.2% 52% 37% 7%
867 RV ± 4.1% 53% 41% 4%

Results

Results by House of Delegates

Kaine won the election by a wide margin.[134]

2018 United States Senate election in Virginia[135]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Tim Kaine (incumbent) 1,910,370 57.00% +4.17%
Republican Corey Stewart 1,374,313 41.00% −5.92%
Libertarian Matt Waters 61,565 1.84% N/A
Write-in 5,509 0.16% -0.09%
Total votes 3,351,757 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

By county and independent city

Locality[135] Tim Kaine
Democratic		 Corey Stewart
Republican		 Various candidates
Other parties		 Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
Accomack 5,997 47.05% 6,605 51.82% 143 1.12% -608 -4.77% 12,745
Albemarle 35,701 66.95% 16,371 30.70% 1,254 2.35% 19,330 36.25% 53,326
Alexandria 53,307 81.00% 10,734 16.31% 1,771 2.69% 42,573 64.69% 65,812
Alleghany 1,952 35.80% 3,433 62.96% 68 1.25% -1,481 -27.16% 5,453
Amelia 1,938 33.13% 3,823 65.36% 88 1.50% -1,885 -32.23% 5,849
Amherst 4,541 36.20% 7,779 62.01% 225 1.79% -3,238 -25.81% 12,545
Appomattox 1,828 27.36% 4,751 71.11% 102 1.53% -2,923 -43.75% 6,681
Arlington 87,258 81.62% 16,495 15.43% 3,160 2.96% 70,763 66.19% 106,913
Augusta 8,427 28.27% 20,796 69.77% 584 1.96% -12,369 -41.50% 29,807
Bath 576 32.95% 1,142 65.33% 30 1.72% -566 -32.38% 1,748
Bedford 9,632 27.10% 25,301 71.17% 615 1.73% -15,669 -44.08% 35,548
Bland 504 20.55% 1,916 78.11% 33 1.35% -1,412 -57.56% 2,453
Botetourt 4,543 29.27% 10,720 69.06% 259 1.67% -6,177 -39.80% 15,522
Bristol 1,770 33.57% 3,427 65.00% 75 1.42% -1,657 -31.43% 5,272
Brunswick 3,717 60.38% 2,394 38.89% 45 0.73% 1,323 21.49% 6,156
Buchanan 1,785 30.09% 4,095 69.02% 53 0.89% -2,310 -38.93% 5,933
Buckingham 2,802 45.64% 3,249 52.92% 88 1.43% -447 -7.28% 6,139
Buena Vista 666 37.97% 1,047 59.69% 41 2.34% -381 -21.72% 1,754
Campbell 6,305 28.69% 15,239 69.33% 435 1.98% -8,934 -40.65% 21,979
Caroline 5,838 51.42% 5,323 46.89% 192 1.69% 515 4.54% 11,353
Carroll 2,459 23.15% 8,042 75.72% 120 1.13% -5,583 -52.57% 10,621
Charles City 2,131 63.86% 1,168 35.00% 38 1.14% 963 28.86% 3,337
Charlotte 1,871 39.65% 2,792 59.17% 56 1.19% -921 -19.52% 4,719
Charlottesville 17,641 86.10% 2,346 11.45% 503 2.45% 15,295 74.65% 20,490
Chesapeake 49,506 54.55% 39,632 43.67% 1,614 1.78% 9,874 10.88% 90,752
Chesterfield 83,091 54.01% 67,835 44.09% 2,928 1.90% 15,256 9.92% 153,854
Clarke 3,210 44.67% 3,845 53.51% 131 1.82% -635 -8.84% 7,186
Colonial Heights 2,105 32.81% 4,183 65.21% 127 1.98% -2,078 -32.39% 6,415
Covington 785 44.20% 957 53.89% 34 1.91% -172 -9.68% 1,776
Craig 544 24.81% 1,615 73.64% 34 1.55% -1,071 -48.84% 2,193
Culpeper 8,093 41.71% 10,913 56.24% 398 2.05% -2,820 -14.53% 19,404
Cumberland 1,849 44.09% 2,270 54.12% 75 1.79% -421 -10.04% 4,194
Danville 9,418 62.31% 5,518 36.51% 179 1.18% 3,900 25.80% 15,115
Dickenson 1,524 34.06% 2,926 65.39% 25 0.56% -1,402 -31.33% 4,475
Dinwiddie 4,865 46.00% 5,626 53.20% 85 0.80% -761 -7.20% 10,576
Emporia 1,163 64.97% 608 33.97% 19 1.06% 555 31.01% 1,790
Essex 2,266 51.29% 2,115 47.87% 37 0.84% 151 3.42% 4,418
Fairfax City 7,330 69.22% 2,988 28.22% 271 2.56% 4,342 41.00% 10,589
Fairfax County 340,740 70.92% 129,095 26.87% 10,650 2.22% 211,645 44.05% 480,485
Falls Church 5,902 82.10% 1,112 15.47% 175 2.43% 4,790 66.63% 7,189
Fauquier 13,735 42.64% 17,801 55.26% 678 2.10% -4,066 -12.62% 32,214
Floyd 2,480 36.76% 4,180 61.96% 86 1.27% -1,700 -25.20% 6,746
Fluvanna 5,981 49.84% 5,793 48.27% 227 1.89% 188 1.57% 12,001
Franklin City 1,894 63.32% 1,065 35.61% 32 1.07% 829 27.72% 2,991
Franklin County 6,995 31.54% 14,849 66.94% 337 1.52% -7,854 -35.41% 22,181
Frederick 12,885 37.66% 20,640 60.32% 692 2.02% -7,755 -22.66% 34,217
Fredericksburg 6,621 68.19% 2,832 29.17% 257 2.65% 3,789 39.02% 9,710
Galax 620 33.88% 1,198 65.46% 12 0.66% -578 -31.58% 1,830
Giles 2,036 30.67% 4,500 67.79% 102 1.54% -2,464 -37.12% 6,638
Gloucester 5,529 35.36% 9,816 62.77% 292 1.87% -4,287 -27.42% 15,637
Goochland 5,443 41.16% 7,472 56.50% 310 2.34% -2,029 -15.34% 13,225
Grayson 1,412 24.63% 4,249 74.11% 72 1.26% -2,837 -49.49% 5,733
Greene 3,183 39.15% 4,749 58.41% 198 2.44% -1,566 -19.26% 8,130
Greensville 2,109 60.41% 1,363 39.04% 19 0.54% 746 21.37% 3,491
Halifax 5,869 42.88% 7,691 56.20% 126 0.92% -1,822 -13.31% 13,686
Hampton 37,078 73.43% 12,696 25.14% 723 1.43% 24,382 48.28% 50,497
Hanover 20,228 37.64% 32,333 60.16% 1,183 2.20% -12,105 -22.52% 53,744
Harrisonburg 9,234 67.28% 4,056 29.55% 434 3.16% 5,178 37.73% 13,724
Henrico 94,826 65.16% 47,786 32.83% 2,924 2.01% 47,040 32.32% 145,536
Henry 7,061 37.70% 11,471 61.25% 196 1.05% -4,410 -23.55% 18,728
Highland 400 33.78% 772 65.20% 12 1.01% -372 -31.42% 1,184
Hopewell 3,878 56.33% 2,894 42.04% 112 1.63% 984 14.29% 6,884
Isle of Wight 7,357 43.77% 9,171 54.56% 281 1.67% -1,814 -10.79% 16,809
James City 20,146 51.89% 17,955 46.25% 722 1.86% 2,191 5.64% 38,823
King and Queen 1,318 44.32% 1,615 54.30% 41 1.38% -297 -9.99% 2,974
King George 3,976 40.78% 5,546 56.88% 228 2.34% -1,570 -16.10% 9,750
King William 2,675 35.58% 4,707 62.61% 136 1.81% -2,032 -27.03% 7,518
Lancaster 2,683 47.02% 2,947 51.65% 76 1.33% -264 -4.63% 5,706
Lee 1,671 24.50% 5,096 74.71% 54 0.79% -3,425 -50.21% 6,821
Lexington 1,511 71.27% 569 26.84% 40 1.89% 942 44.43% 2,120
Loudoun 106,064 63.12% 58,369 34.74% 3,592 2.14% 47,695 28.39% 168,025
Louisa 6,384 41.38% 8,790 56.97% 254 1.65% -2,406 -15.60% 15,428
Lunenburg 1,943 43.42% 2,480 55.42% 52 1.16% -537 -12.00% 4,475
Lynchburg 13,582 50.59% 12,238 45.59% 1,025 3.82% 1,344 5.01% 26,845
Madison 2,273 37.70% 3,655 60.62% 101 1.68% -1,382 -22.92% 6,029
Manassas 8,130 62.88% 4,496 34.77% 303 2.34% 3,634 28.11% 12,929
Manassas Park 3,032 69.14% 1,260 28.73% 93 2.12% 1,772 40.41% 4,385
Martinsville 2,889 63.58% 1,566 34.46% 89 1.96% 1,323 29.12% 4,544
Mathews 1,566 35.46% 2,791 63.20% 59 1.34% -1,225 -27.74% 4,416
Mecklenburg 5,149 43.62% 6,533 55.34% 123 1.04% -1,384 -11.72% 11,805
Middlesex 2,031 39.59% 3,014 58.75% 85 1.66% -983 -19.16% 5,130
Montgomery 20,109 56.63% 14,382 40.50% 1,017 2.86% 5,727 16.13% 35,508
Nelson 3,808 51.61% 3,417 46.31% 153 2.07% 391 5.30% 7,378
New Kent 3,736 34.97% 6,774 63.41% 173 1.62% -3,038 -28.44% 10,683
Newport News 39,398 67.54% 17,891 30.67% 1,042 1.79% 21,507 36.87% 58,331
Norfolk 50,565 74.91% 15,603 23.11% 1,337 1.98% 34,962 51.79% 67,505
Northampton 2,924 57.15% 2,124 41.52% 68 1.33% 800 15.64% 5,116
Northumberland 2,631 41.97% 3,567 56.90% 71 1.13% -936 -14.93% 6,269
Norton 408 37.12% 672 61.15% 19 1.73% -264 -24.02% 1,099
Nottoway 2,466 46.48% 2,775 52.31% 64 1.21% -309 -5.82% 5,305
Orange 6,148 41.12% 8,577 57.36% 227 1.52% -2,429 -16.25% 14,952
Page 2,356 28.40% 5,825 70.22% 114 1.37% -3,469 -41.82% 8,295
Patrick 1,633 24.41% 4,999 74.73% 57 0.85% -3,366 -50.32% 6,689
Petersburg 9,170 89.52% 989 9.66% 84 0.82% 8,181 79.87% 10,243
Pittsylvania 8,105 32.03% 16,923 66.87% 278 1.10% -8,818 -34.85% 25,306
Poquoson 1,737 28.97% 4,105 68.47% 153 2.55% -2,368 -39.50% 5,995
Portsmouth 23,985 72.31% 8,601 25.93% 584 1.76% 15,384 46.38% 33,170
Powhatan 4,384 29.28% 10,254 68.49% 334 2.23% -5,870 -39.21% 14,972
Prince Edward 3,893 55.04% 3,064 43.32% 116 1.64% 829 11.72% 7,073
Prince George 5,475 43.34% 7,004 55.45% 153 1.21% -1,529 -12.10% 12,632
Prince William 106,449 64.94% 54,040 32.97% 3,437 2.10% 52,409 31.97% 163,926
Pulaski 4,063 33.63% 7,835 64.85% 183 1.51% -3,772 -31.22% 12,081
Radford 2,979 58.66% 1,958 38.56% 141 2.78% 1,021 20.11% 5,078
Rappahannock 1,845 47.51% 1,984 51.09% 54 1.39% -139 -3.58% 3,883
Richmond City 75,485 84.56% 11,962 13.40% 1,826 2.05% 63,523 71.16% 89,273
Richmond County 1,191 41.08% 1,683 58.05% 25 0.86% -492 -16.97% 2,899
Roanoke City 20,149 64.41% 10,509 33.59% 624 1.99% 9,640 30.82% 31,282
Roanoke County 17,012 40.54% 24,194 57.65% 760 1.81% -7,182 -17.11% 41,966
Rockbridge 3,584 38.34% 5,622 60.13% 143 1.53% -2,038 -21.80% 9,349
Rockingham 9,811 31.00% 21,151 66.84% 683 2.16% -11,340 -35.84% 31,645
Russell 2,471 27.61% 6,379 71.27% 101 1.13% -3,908 -43.66% 8,951
Salem 4,116 41.65% 5,571 56.37% 196 1.98% -1,455 -14.72% 9,883
Scott 1,627 21.63% 5,824 77.43% 71 0.94% -4,197 -55.80% 7,522
Shenandoah 5,362 32.53% 10,836 65.73% 287 1.74% -5,474 -33.21% 16,485
Smyth 2,683 27.75% 6,864 71.00% 121 1.25% -4,181 -43.25% 9,668
Southampton 3,047 43.60% 3,869 55.36% 73 1.04% -822 -11.76% 6,989
Spotsylvania 24,554 47.24% 26,466 50.92% 954 1.84% -1,912 -3.68% 51,974
Stafford 28,536 50.91% 26,368 47.04% 1,145 2.04% 2,168 3.87% 56,049
Staunton 5,417 56.43% 3,937 41.01% 245 2.55% 1,480 15.42% 9,599
Suffolk 21,397 60.63% 13,397 37.96% 498 1.41% 8,000 22.67% 35,292
Surry 1,997 57.43% 1,436 41.30% 44 1.27% 561 16.13% 3,477
Sussex 2,258 58.08% 1,598 41.10% 32 0.82% 660 16.98% 3,888
Tazewell 2,809 21.01% 10,428 77.99% 134 1.00% -7,619 -56.98% 13,371
Virginia Beach 91,813 54.19% 73,575 43.42% 4,055 2.39% 18,238 10.76% 169,443
Warren 5,060 35.48% 8,875 62.23% 327 2.29% -3,815 -26.75% 14,262
Washington 5,825 28.47% 14,350 70.15% 282 1.38% -8,525 -41.67% 20,457
Waynesboro 3,849 49.87% 3,713 48.11% 156 2.02% 136 1.76% 7,718
Westmoreland 3,448 49.62% 3,421 49.23% 80 1.15% 27 0.39% 6,949
Williamsburg 4,530 73.06% 1,547 24.95% 123 1.98% 2,983 48.11% 6,200
Winchester 5,242 57.45% 3,657 40.08% 225 2.47% 1,585 17.37% 9,124
Wise 2,860 26.11% 7,991 72.94% 104 0.95% -5,131 -46.84% 10,955
Wythe 2,879 26.87% 7,669 71.59% 165 1.54% -4,790 -44.71% 10,713
York 13,634 46.96% 14,828 51.07% 572 1.97% -1,194 -4.11% 29,034
Totals1,910,37057.00%1,374,31341.00%67,0742.00%536,05715.99%3,351,757

Counties and independent cities that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties and independent cities that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Kaine won seven of 11 congressional districts.[136]

District Kaine Stewart Representative
1st 48% 50% Rob Wittman
2nd 54% 44% Scott Taylor
Elaine Luria
3rd 70% 28% Bobby Scott
4th 64% 34% Donald McEachin
5th 48% 50% Tom Garrett
Denver Riggleman
6th 41% 56% Bob Goodlatte
Ben Cline
7th 52% 46% Dave Brat
Abigail Spanberger
8th 78% 19% Don Beyer
9th 35% 64% Morgan Griffith
10th 60% 38% Barbara Comstock
Jennifer Wexton
11th 73% 25% Gerry Connolly

References

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  9. ↑ "Veteran of 20 years, Ivan Raiklin, announces U.S. Senate run". SalemTimes-register.com. November 16, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
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