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Sen. Mark Warner wins Virginia against Republican challenger Daniel Gade

Nov 4, 2020, 13:42 IST
  • Polls have closed in the race between Sen. Mark Warner's and Republican Daniel Gade in Virginia's 2020 US Senate election.
  • Warner, the incumbent, won against Republican Gade.
  • Warner was narrowly reelected in 2014 by less than 1 percentage point.
  • The state voted for Hillary Clinton over President Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election by 5.4 percentage points.
  • See the live coverage and full results from the US Senate elections.
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Virginia incumbent Sen. Mark Warner successfully defended his seat against Republican challenger Daniel Gade.

Warner has been a member of the US Senate for 11 years. He won his bid for reelection in 2014 after narrowly defeating his opponent by less than 1 percentage point. Fellow Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine recently retained his seat in 2018 by defeating his opponent by 16 points.

Gade is a West Point graduate who had his right leg amputated after a 2005 combat injury in Iraq. The retired lieutenant colonel has worked as a professor and veterans' rights advocate.

In the 2016 presidential election, Virginia voted for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton over President Donald Trump by 4.4 percentage points.

Sabato's Crystal Ball with the University of Virginia Center for Politics called the race "safe" for Democrats.

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The win sets up Warner for his third term.

Warner serves on the Senate Intelligence Committee and has landed in the spotlight after speaking out in favor of greater regulation for Big Tech companies.

See Insider's full guide to the race for the US Senate here.

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