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2015Final results

2015 election for Virginia Senate District 1

Virginia State Senate · Virginia

John C. Miller (D) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Mark R. Matney (R) by 18.8 points.

John C. MillerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.3%17,989
Mark R. MatneyRepublican
40.5%12,278
30,336 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 2015

Races before and after

EvenR+5.11995D+2.42007D+3.62011D+18.82015D+20.62016R+25.12023

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