2007Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2007 election for Virginia Senate District 6
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
Ralph Shearer Northam (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating D. Nick Rerras (R) by 8.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ralph Shearer NorthamDemocrat · winner
54.4%17,307
D. Nick RerrasRepublican · incumbent
45.6%14,499
31,806 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 2007
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET