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1916 US Senate election in Virginia
Claude Swanson (Democrat) won in Virginia in 1916 with 99.9% of the vote and no opponent from the other main party.
Democrats led in 122 of the 122 counties as they stood then. The largest, Richmond, cast 9,043 votes and went to the Democrat by 100.0 points. The closest was Hopewell, where 28 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Swanson won | Democratic | 133,091 | 99.9% |
| All other candidates | 112 | 0.1% | |
| Total | 133,203 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 9,043 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 9,043 | D+100.0 | |
| Norfolk | 4,736 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 4,736 | D+100.0 | |
| Roanoke | 2,962 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 2,962 | D+100.0 | |
| Pittsylvania | 2,602 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 2,602 | D+100.0 | |
| Washington | 2,490 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 2,490 | D+100.0 | |
| Wise | 2,484 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 2,484 | D+100.0 | |
| Augusta | 2,342 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 2,343 | D+100.0 |
| Norfolk (Ext) | 2,262 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 2,262 | D+100.0 | |
| Rockingham | 2,252 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 2,252 | D+100.0 | |
| Russell | 2,221 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 2,221 | D+100.0 | |
| Halifax | 2,177 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 2,177 | D+100.0 | |
| Shenandoah | 2,086 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 2,086 | D+100.0 | |
| Lee | 2,047 99.9% | 0 0.0% | 3 | 2,050 | D+99.9 |
| Accomack | 1,996 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,996 | D+100.0 | |
| Lynchburg | 1,988 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,988 | D+100.0 | |
| Tazewell | 1,937 99.9% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 1,939 | D+99.9 |
| Bedford | 1,933 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,933 | D+100.0 | |
| Wythe | 1,893 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,893 | D+100.0 | |
| Franklin | 1,809 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,809 | D+100.0 | |
| Loudoun | 1,763 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,763 | D+100.0 | |
| Scott | 1,716 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,716 | D+100.0 | |
| Fairfax | 1,634 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,634 | D+100.0 | |
| Portsmouth | 1,626 99.9% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 1,628 | D+99.9 |
| Newport News | 1,543 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,543 | D+100.0 | |
| Mecklenburg | 1,500 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,500 | D+100.0 | |
| Frederick | 1,490 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,490 | D+100.0 | |
| Fauquier | 1,473 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,473 | D+100.0 | |
| Albemarle | 1,406 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,406 | D+100.0 | |
| Rockbridge | 1,380 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,380 | D+100.0 | |
| Alexandria | 1,373 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,373 | D+100.0 | |
| Danville | 1,342 99.9% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 1,343 | D+99.9 |
| Nelson | 1,338 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,338 | D+100.0 | |
| Pulaski | 1,282 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,282 | D+100.0 | |
| Petersburg | 1,280 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,280 | D+100.0 | |
| Buchanan | 1,262 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,262 | D+100.0 | |
| Montgomery | 1,236 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,236 | D+100.0 | |
| Amherst | 1,234 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,234 | D+100.0 | |
| Campbell | 1,231 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,231 | D+100.0 | |
| Grayson | 1,209 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,209 | D+100.0 | |
| Botetourt | 1,184 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,184 | D+100.0 | |
| Giles | 1,169 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,169 | D+100.0 | |
| Roanoke | 1,130 99.8% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 1,132 | D+99.8 |
| Dickenson | 1,030 92.2% | 0 0.0% | 87 | 1,117 | D+92.2 |
| Southampton | 1,106 99.8% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 1,108 | D+99.8 |
| Page | 1,103 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,103 | D+100.0 | |
| Carroll | 1,094 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,094 | D+100.0 | |
| Henry | 1,079 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,079 | D+100.0 | |
| Culpeper | 1,033 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,033 | D+100.0 | |
| Alexandria | 1,030 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,030 | D+100.0 | |
| Charlotte | 1,025 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,025 | D+100.0 | |
| Patrick | 949 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 949 | D+100.0 | |
| Hanover | 945 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 945 | D+100.0 | |
| Lunenburg | 933 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 933 | D+100.0 | |
| Madison | 915 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 915 | D+100.0 | |
| Prince William | 903 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 903 | D+100.0 | |
| Northampton | 875 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 875 | D+100.0 | |
| Henrico | 854 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 854 | D+100.0 | |
| Caroline | 853 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 853 | D+100.0 | |
| Brunswick | 852 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 852 | D+100.0 | |
| Louisa | 831 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 831 | D+100.0 | |
| Chesterfield | 829 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 829 | D+100.0 | |
| Orange | 822 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 822 | D+100.0 | |
| Appomattox | 787 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 787 | D+100.0 | |
| Floyd | 781 99.6% | 0 0.0% | 3 | 784 | D+99.6 |
| Buckingham | 782 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 782 | D+100.0 | |
| Prince Edward | 782 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 782 | D+100.0 | |
| Staunton | 771 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 771 | D+100.0 | |
| Isle Of Wight | 768 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 768 | D+100.0 | |
| Warren | 768 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 768 | D+100.0 | |
| Alleghany | 763 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 763 | D+100.0 | |
| Nansemond (Ext) | 738 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 738 | D+100.0 | |
| Charlottesville | 727 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 727 | D+100.0 | |
| Gloucester | 715 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 715 | D+100.0 | |
| Nottoway | 674 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 674 | D+100.0 | |
| Dinwiddie | 673 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 673 | D+100.0 | |
| Spotsylvania | 670 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 670 | D+100.0 | |
| Winchester | 668 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 668 | D+100.0 | |
| Princess Anne (Ext) | 650 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 650 | D+100.0 | |
| Clarke | 628 99.8% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 629 | D+99.8 |
| Bristol | 629 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 629 | D+100.0 | |
| Mathews | 625 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 625 | D+100.0 | |
| Goochland | 620 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 620 | D+100.0 | |
| Stafford | 618 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 618 | D+100.0 | |
| Northumberland | 615 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 615 | D+100.0 | |
| Harrisonburg | 602 99.7% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 604 | D+99.7 |
| Fluvanna | 602 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 602 | D+100.0 | |
| Clifton Forge | 571 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 571 | D+100.0 | |
| Middlesex | 567 99.6% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 569 | D+99.6 |
| Elizabeth City (Ext) | 560 99.8% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 561 | D+99.8 |
| Highland | 561 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 561 | D+100.0 | |
| Sussex | 560 99.8% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 561 | D+99.8 |
| Lancaster | 549 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 549 | D+100.0 | |
| Bland | 545 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 545 | D+100.0 | |
| Suffolk | 543 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 543 | D+100.0 | |
| Bath | 529 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 529 | D+100.0 | |
| Fredericksburg | 517 99.8% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 518 | D+99.8 |
| Cumberland | 512 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 512 | D+100.0 | |
| Surry | 509 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 509 | D+100.0 | |
| Craig | 492 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 492 | D+100.0 | |
| Rappahannock | 486 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 486 | D+100.0 | |
| Westmoreland | 477 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 477 | D+100.0 | |
| Hampton | 467 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 467 | D+100.0 | |
| King And Queen | 466 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 466 | D+100.0 | |
| Richmond | 460 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 460 | D+100.0 | |
| Amelia | 459 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 459 | D+100.0 | |
| Greensville | 445 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 445 | D+100.0 | |
| King William | 426 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 426 | D+100.0 | |
| King George | 420 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 420 | D+100.0 | |
| Greene | 385 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 385 | D+100.0 | |
| Essex | 376 99.7% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 377 | D+99.7 |
| Powhatan | 366 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 366 | D+100.0 | |
| Prince George | 332 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 332 | D+100.0 | |
| York | 303 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 303 | D+100.0 | |
| Radford | 301 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 301 | D+100.0 | |
| New Kent | 232 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 232 | D+100.0 | |
| Charles City | 216 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 216 | D+100.0 | |
| Buena Vista | 214 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 214 | D+100.0 | |
| James City | 160 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 160 | D+100.0 | |
| Warwick (Ext) | 147 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 147 | D+100.0 | |
| Williamsburg | 102 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 102 | D+100.0 | |
| Smyth | 30 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 30 | D+100.0 | |
| Hopewell | 28 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 28 | D+100.0 |
Counties as they stood in 1916; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Virginia Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Timothy M. Kaine (D) | D+8.9 |
| 2020 | Mark Robert Warner (D) | D+12.1 |
| 2018 | Timothy M. Kaine (D) | D+16.0 |
| 2014 | Mark R. Warner (D) | D+0.8 |
| 2012 | Timothy M. Kaine (D) | D+5.9 |
| 2008 | Mark Warner (D) | D+31.3 |
| 2006 | Jim Webb (D) | D+0.4 |
| 2002 | John Warner (R) | R+82.6 |
| 2000 | George F. Allen (R) | R+4.6 |
| 1996 | John W. Warner (R) | R+5.1 |
| 1994 | Chuck Robb (D) | D+2.7 |
| 1990 | John Warner (R) | R+80.9 |
| 1988 | Charles S. Robb (D) | D+42.6 |
| 1984 | John Warner (R) | R+40.1 |
| 1982 | Paul Trible (R) | R+2.4 |
| 1978 | John William Warner (R) | R+0.4 |
| 1976 | Harry F. Byrd Jr. (other) | |
| 1972 | William Lloyd Scott (R) | R+5.3 |
| 1970 | Harry F. Byrd Jr. (other) | |
| 1966 | William B. Spong Jr. (D) | D+25.1 |
| 1964 | Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) | D+44.8 |
| 1960 | A. Willis Robertson (D) | D+81.3 |
| 1958 | Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) | D+69.3 |
| 1954 | A. Willis Robertson (D) | D+79.9 |
| 1952 | Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) | D+73.4 |
| 1948 | A. Willis Robertson (D) | D+34.8 |
| 1946 | Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) | D+34.4 |
| 1942 | Carter Glass (D) | D+91.1 |
| 1940 | Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) | D+93.3 |
| 1936 | Carter Glass (D) | D+86.9 |
| 1934 | Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) | D+55.0 |
| 1930 | Carter Glass (D) | D+76.7 |
| 1928 | Claude Swanson (D) | D+99.8 |
| 1924 | Carter Glass (D) | D+48.9 |
| 1922 | Claude Swanson (D) | D+45.4 |
| 1918 | Thomas S. Martin (D) | D+99.7 |
| 1916 | Claude Swanson (D) | D+99.9 |