1979 Virginia Senate elections|
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Turnout | 51.65%[1] |
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| Majority party | Minority party | | | | Leader | Abe Brault | William A. Truban | Party | Democratic | Republican | Leader since | January 14, 1976 | January 14, 1976 | Leader's seat | 34th | 27th | Last election | 35 seats, 69.6% | 5 seats, 26.2% | Seats won | 30 | 10 | Seat change | 5 | 5 | Popular vote | 625,023 | 346,137 | Percentage | 63.5% | 35.2% | Swing | 6.1 pp | 9.0 pp | |
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The 1979 Virginia Senate elections were held on November 6, 1979, alongside the Virginia House of Delegates election. All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia were up for election.
↓ 30 | 10 |
Democratic | Republican |
Parties | Seats | Popular Vote |
1975 | 1979 | +/- | Strength | Vote | % | Change |
| Democratic | 35 | 30 | 5 | 75.00% | 625,023 | 63.53% | 6.09% |
| Republican | 5 | 10 | 5 | 25.00% | 346,137 | 35.18% | 8.99% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | | 0.00% | 11,988 | 1.22% | 2.95% |
- | Write-ins | 0 | 0 | | 0.00% | 680 | 0.07% | 0.04% |
Total | 40 | 40 | 0 | 100.00% | 983,828 | 100.00% | - |
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