2011Final results
2011 election for Virginia Senate District 21
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
John S. Edwards (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating David A. Nutter (R) by 11.9 points.
John S. EdwardsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.0%21,259
David A. NutterRepublican
44.0%16,728
37,987 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 2011
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET