2011Final results
2011 election for Virginia Senate District 31
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
Barbara Favola (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Caren D. Merrick (R) by 16.4 points.
Barbara FavolaDemocrat · winner
58.2%24,349
Caren D. MerrickRepublican
41.8%17,484
41,833 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