2011Final results
2011 election for Virginia Senate District 6
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
Ralph Shearer Northam (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Ben Loyola Jr. (R) by 13.6 points.
Ralph Shearer NorthamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.8%16,606
Ben Loyola Jr.Republican
43.2%12,622
29,228 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