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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.

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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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Claude Swanson won Democratic 133,091 99.9%
All other candidates 112 0.1%
Total133,203

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
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

YearWinnerMargin
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