U.S. Senate
Statewide: Mark Warner wins. Called.
Electoral MeridianIndependent Election Research
Forecasts. Results. Evidence.
2026 election results. Mark Warner (D) got 66% of the U.S. Senate vote in Suffolk City. The margin is 15.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 8 local contests from the state's own results.
Statewide: Mark Warner wins. Called.
Whole district: Elaine Luria wins. Called.
The leader in Suffolk City is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 11, 8:19 PM.
City and town races and school boards on Suffolk City's ballots, from Virginia's official results file. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Ellen Hill | 4,019 | 54.4% |
| Shelley S. Butler Barlow | 3,263 | 44.1% |
| Write-In | 109 | 1.5% |
Mary Ellen Hill ahead in Suffolk City.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Will J. Smith | 3,456 | 54.0% |
| Leroy Bennett | 2,856 | 44.6% |
| Write-In | 88 | 1.4% |
Will J. Smith ahead in Suffolk City.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Timothy J. Johnson | 6,450 | 96.3% |
| Write-In | 246 | 3.7% |
Timothy J. Johnson is unopposed.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tyron D. Riddick | 1,931 | 39.3% |
| Dwight S. "D.J." James | 1,875 | 38.1% |
| John T. Rector | 1,083 | 22.0% |
| Write-In | 30 | 0.6% |
Tyron D. Riddick ahead in Suffolk City.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Karima M. Lockwood | 4,174 | 55.9% |
| Kim A. Slingluff | 3,262 | 43.7% |
| Write-In | 34 | 0.5% |
Karima M. Lockwood ahead in Suffolk City.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Karen L. Jenkins | 5,739 | 96.6% |
| Write-In | 201 | 3.4% |
Karen L. Jenkins is unopposed.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DawnMarie Brittingham | 4,308 | 62.0% |
| Wendy M. VanHosen | 2,573 | 37.0% |
| Write-In | 68 | 1.0% |
DawnMarie Brittingham ahead in Suffolk City.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Cheeks | 2,812 | 60.1% |
| Jeffrey E. Ferrin | 1,811 | 38.7% |
| Write-In | 53 | 1.1% |
Steven Cheeks ahead in Suffolk City.
Virginia's official results, file posted Nov 13, 5:56 PM. Unofficial until certified.
Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 57.1% | Donald Trump | 41.3% | D +15.8 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 57.8% | Donald Trump | 40.4% | D +17.4 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 53.8% | Donald Trump | 41.6% | D +12.2 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 57.0% | Mitt Romney | 41.9% | D +15.1 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 56.2% | John McCain | 43.0% | D +13.2 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 47.3% | George W. Bush | 52.1% | R +4.8 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 50.6% | George W. Bush | 48.0% | D +2.6 |
Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved D +13.3.
Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Virginia certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Virginia's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.