1995Final results
1995 election for Virginia Senate District 23
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
Stephen D. Newman (R) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating B. J. Coleman (D) by 30.6 points.
Stephen D. NewmanRepublican · winner
65.3%29,539
B. J. ColemanDemocrat
34.7%15,690
45,229 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1995
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET