2011Final results
2011 election for Virginia Senate District 23
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
Stephen D. Newman (R) won with 78.0% of the vote, defeating Robert W. T. Short Sr. (D) by 56.0 points.
Stephen D. NewmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
78.0%33,481
Robert W. T. Short Sr.Democrat
22.0%9,439
42,920 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