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2019 election for Virginia Senate District 13

Virginia State Senate · Virginia

John J. Bell (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Geary Michael Higgins (R) by 8.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

John J. BellDemocrat · winner
54.2%44,762
45.6%37,645
82,516 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 2019

Races before and after

EvenR+13.61999R+17.52007R+14.22011R+4.82015D+8.62019D+19.82023

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