2019Final results
2019 election for Virginia Senate District 21
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
John S. Edwards (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Steven Lee Nelson (Oth) by 31.7 points.
John S. EdwardsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.5%26,877
Steven Lee NelsonOther party
33.8%13,882
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.7%291
41,050 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET