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U.S. Senate · Virginia

Statewide, Virginia

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Mark Warner, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Mark Warner2,203,63461.3%
Bert Mizusawa1,381,27838.4%
Total Write-ins9,5430.3%

About 98% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • The Democratic primary was canceled and incumbent Mark Warner advanced unopposed. Bert Mizusawa won the Republican primary on August 4, 2026 with 51.5% of the vote, defeating David Williams (28.9%) and Kim Farington (19.6%).[1]
  • Independent candidate Mark Moran withdrew from the general election and is not on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Mark WarnerDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Senator (since 2009)Full profile →Bert MizusawaRFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Mark Warner
    Supports[5]

    Cosponsored S. 2150, the Women's Health Protection Act of 2025, a bill to protect a person's ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy and a provider's ability to provide abortion services.

  • Bert Mizusawa
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Mark Warner
    Supports[4]

    Cosponsored S. 1531, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025, a bill "to regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited."

  • Bert Mizusawa
    Opposes[9]

    Campaign website (quoted on Ballotpedia) says he will defend the right to keep and bear arms and fight any effort to infringe on it.

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Mark Warner
    Recorded votes[16][17][18]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-20). Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-07-01), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations.

  • Bert Mizusawa
    In their own words[10]
    “We must keep our borders secure while making legal immigration for those seeking the American Dream available. Those who broke the law and came here illegally should not be given a free path to citizenship over those choosing to do it legally.”

    In a June 2026 Charlottesville Tomorrow questionnaire for Republican U.S. Senate primary candidates

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Mark Warner
    Recorded votes[17][18]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-07-01), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.

  • Bert Mizusawa
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Mark Warner
    Recorded votes[17][18]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-07-01), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements.

  • Bert Mizusawa
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Mark Warner
    Recorded votes[17][18]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-07-01), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.

  • Bert Mizusawa
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Mark Warner
    Recorded votes[19][20]

    Voted yes on Resolution to end the global tariff emergency (S.J. Res. 49, 2025-04-30), which would have ended the emergency used to impose global tariffs. Voted yes on Resolution to end the global tariff emergency (S.J. Res. 88, 2025-10-30), which would end the emergency used to impose global tariffs.

  • Bert Mizusawa
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Mark Warner
    Recorded votes[21][22]

    Voted yes on War Powers Resolution on Iran (S.J. Res. 59, 2025-06-27), a motion to bring a war powers resolution on Iran to a vote. Voted yes on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (S.J. Res. 90, 2025-11-06), a motion to bring a war powers resolution on Venezuela to a vote.

  • Bert Mizusawa
    —

Research notes & limits

Neither candidate has documented positions on the fixed issue keys via a direct statement, vote, or questionnaire answer found in this research; positions are left empty rather than inferred from party. Bert Mizusawa's Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey text contains minor typos in the original source, reproduced verbatim in quotes. Biography gaps: Mark Warner's Senate biography pages were fetched; Bioguide could not be loaded (blocked), so Ballotpedia and his Senate office were used. Bert Mizusawa's own campaign site could not be loaded, so his biography relies on Ballotpedia, including his Candidate Connection survey; the 41-year service figure is his own description, while Ballotpedia dates his Army service 1979-2016.

Sources · 27

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.United States Senate election in Virginia, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Mark Warner - Delivering for Virginia · Mark Warner campaign · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  3. 3.Mark Warner · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  4. 4.S. 1531, Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 (cosponsors) · Congress.gov Official record
  5. 5.S. 2150, Women's Health Protection Act of 2025 (cosponsors) · Congress.gov Official record
  6. 6.S. 46, Health Care Affordability Act of 2025 (cosponsors) · Congress.gov Official record
  7. 7.S. 5390, End Trump's Tariff Tax Act (cosponsors) · Congress.gov Official record
  8. 8.Statement of Sen. Warner on Military Action in Iran · Office of Sen. Mark Warner Official record
  9. 9.Bert Mizusawa campaign website text (quoted on Ballotpedia, July 6, 2026) · Ballotpedia (campaign website text quoted verbatim) Candidate's own words
  10. 10.Q&A with Virginia's three Republican primary candidates for U.S. Senate · Charlottesville Tomorrow · 2026-06-18 News report
  11. 11.United States Senate election in Virginia, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  12. 12.Mark Warner - Delivering for Virginia · Mark Warner campaign · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  13. 13.Mark Warner · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  14. 14.Meet Mark · Office of Senator Mark Warner Official record
  15. 15.Virginia U.S. Senate election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  16. 16.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — Senate passage · U.S. Senate · 2025-01-20 Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — Senate passage · U.S. Senate · 2025-07-01 Official record
  18. 18.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: Resolution to end the global tariff emergency · U.S. Senate · 2025-04-30 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: Resolution to end the global tariff emergency · U.S. Senate · 2025-10-30 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Iran — motion to discharge · U.S. Senate · 2025-06-27 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela — motion to discharge · U.S. Senate · 2025-11-06 Official record
  23. 23.United States Senate election in Virginia, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  24. 24.Bert Mizusawa campaign website text (quoted on Ballotpedia, July 6, 2026) · Ballotpedia (campaign website text quoted verbatim) Candidate's own words
  25. 25.Retired Army general, Trump adviser to run for US Senate · WSET (Associated Press) · 2018-02-14 News report
  26. 26.Mizusawa wins Virginia GOP primary for US Senate, faces Mark Warner in November · WJLA · 2026-08-04 News report
  27. 27.U.S. Senate · Virginia results 2026 · NBC News News report