Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedAug 24, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC
To election day72 days
Simulations200,000

Virginia — U.S. Senate

Currently held by a Democrat · incumbent running

Democrat
Mark Warner
97%
Republican
Bert Mizusawa
3%
ForecastSafe D
Projected margin
D+18.9
80% range
D+6.9 to D+30.9
Partisan lean
D+7.3
Uncertainty multiplier
1.47×

The 80% range comes from 200,000 simulations in which this race’s error is correlated with every other race through the national, state and demographic layers.

How the estimate is built
Polls 16%Fundamentals 84%
Polling average
D+16.5
Fundamentals
D+20.1
Blended
D+19.5
Similar-race shift
−0.9
Poll–fundamentals gap
3.5 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
2
Distinct pollsters
1
Most recent
June 16, 2026
Democrat
49.1%
Republican
32.5%
Undecided / other
14.9%
Spread between polls
0.5 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
D+7.3
Elasticity
0.98
Incumbency
+4.2
Candidate experience
0.0
Fundraising
+4.3
National environment
D+5.3
Expected margin
D+21.0

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