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2023 election for Virginia Senate District 7
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
Bill Stanley (R) won with 75.7% of the vote, defeating Deborah I. "Renie" Gates (D) by 51.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Bill StanleyRepublican · winner
75.7%43,158
Deborah I. "Renie" GatesDemocrat
24.2%13,794
57,007 votes
Source: Virginia Department of ElectionsUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:42 PM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2023
Races before and after
Source: Virginia Department of ElectionsUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:42 PM ET