2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for U.S. Senate in Virginia
U.S. Senate · Virginia
Mark Warner (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating James S. "jim" Gilmore III (R) by 31.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Mark WarnerDemocrat · winner
65.0%2,369,327
James S. "jim" Gilmore IIIRepublican
33.7%1,228,830
Glenda Gail ParkerIndependent
0.6%21,690
William B. RedpathLibertarian
0.6%20,269
3,643,294 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 2008
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.
Mark WarnerJames S. "jim" Gilmore III
$13.7M
Raised by the campaign
$2.4M
$12.5M
Spent by the campaign
$2.4M
$1.1M
Cash on hand
$20.7K
Other candidates' campaigns: Glenda Gail Parker $48.3K · William B. Redpath $44.7K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008
The candidates
Mark Warner (D)James S. "jim" Gilmore III (R)
Also on the ballot: Glenda Gail Parker (Independent), 0.6%; William B. Redpath (Libertarian), 0.6%