1990Final results
1990 election for U.S. Senate in Virginia
U.S. Senate · Virginia
John Warner (R) won with 80.9% of the vote, defeating Nancy B. Spannaus (Ind) by 62.8 points.
John WarnerRepublican · winner
80.9%876,782
Nancy B. SpannausIndependent
18.2%196,755
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.9%10,153
1,083,690 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Nancy B. SpannausJohn Warner
$134.2K
Raised by the campaign
$1.8M
$133.3K
Spent by the campaign
$1.2M
$982
Cash on hand
$622.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1990.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1990