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2011Final results

2011 election for Virginia Senate District 35

Virginia State Senate · Virginia

Richard L. Saslaw (D) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Robert C. Sarvis (R) by 25.7 points.

Richard L. SaslawDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.7%15,905
36.0%9,272
25,768 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

EvenD+16.71983D+20.51991D+14.11995D+17.11999D+25.72011D+35.62023

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates