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Nov 3, 2026

Virginia - United States Senate

Mark Warner seeks a fourth term against retired Army Maj. Gen. Bert Mizusawa, with independent Mark Moran also running. Republicans haven't won a Senate race in Virginia since 2002.

Mark Warner
Mark Warner
Democrat · Age 71 · Incumbent

Former governor and tech entrepreneur; top Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, in the Senate since 2009.

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Bert Mizusawa
Republican

Retired Army major general who commanded a joint interagency task force in Afghanistan and advised the CIA director. Won the August 4 primary with 51.5% over David Williams and Kim Farington. Priorities: curbing federal spending, pro-military policy and a simpler tax code.

Primary results →
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Ratings: Cook Political Report (Aug 20), Sabato’s Crystal Ball (Aug 26), Decision Desk HQ (Aug 5). Source →

No public poll has tested Warner against a named Republican yet. Nonpartisan raters treat this as one of the safest Democratic seats of 2026: the Cook Political Report rates it Solid Democrat and Sabato's Crystal Ball rates it Safe Democrat. Warner won his last race by 12 points.

Where they stand

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Money & campaign finance

Where each candidate stands on campaign-finance questions.

WARNER
MIZUSAWA
Unknown Ban Congress from trading stocks Unknown
Unknown Takes corporate PAC money Unknown
Fundraising
RAISEDCASH ON HANDUNDER-$200 DONORS
Mark Warner
$17.9M$16.1M17% of receipts
Bert Mizusawa
$419K$90K29% of receipts

Campaign committee totals for the 2025–26 cycle, through July 15, 2026. Under-$200 share is unitemized individual contributions divided by total receipts. FEC filings →

Agree or differ?

Strong national defense
Warner runs on his security record; Mizusawa, a retired major general, puts pro-military policy at the top of his platform
AGREE
Supporting veterans
Warner touts burn-pit benefits he helped pass; Mizusawa campaigns on decades of uniformed service
AGREE
Trump's tariffs
Warner blames them for rising prices and Virginia port slowdowns · the Republican primary field defended them as negotiating leverage
DIFFER
Gun laws
Warner backs background checks and gun-safety bills · the challengers campaign on protecting Second Amendment rights
DIFFER
Size of government
Mizusawa wants to curb federal spending · Warner says gutting the federal workforce is gutting Virginia's economy
DIFFER
Positions summarized from campaign websites, voting records, and news reports · July 2026
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