# 2011 Virginia Senate election

Prior to the election, Democrats held 22 seats, and Republicans held 18 seats. Redistricting caused the 13th district to be moved from Hampton Roads to Northern Virginia and the 22nd district to be moved from the Roanoke area to a district stretching from Lynchburg to Richmond. Republicans gained two seats, making the Senate tied with 20 Democrats and 20 Republicans.
Four incumbent senators chose to retire: Fred Quayle (R-13), Patsy Ticer (D-30), Mary Margaret Whipple (D-31), and William Wampler Jr. (R-40). In addition, two senators, Ralph K. Smith (R-22) and Bill Stanley (R-19) chose to seek re-election in new districts: Smith went from the 22nd to Stanley's 19th, while Stanley opted to challenge incumbent Democrat Roscoe Reynolds in the 20th.

## Results
### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Ballotpedia | Lean R (flip) | October 31, 2011 |

### Results

Note: Only races with more than one candidate running are listed below. Unofficial results from the State Board of Elections website.
Party abbreviations: D - Democratic Party, R - Republican Party, IG - Independent Green Party, I - Independent.
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Status | 2011 Result |
| 1st | John Miller | Democratic | 2007 | Reelected | John Miller (D) 51.7% Mickey Chohany (R) 48.1% |
| 2nd | Mamie Locke | Democratic | 2003 | Reelected | Mamie Locke (D) 65.4% Thomas Harmon IV (R) 34.4% |
| 6th | Ralph Northam | Democratic | 2007 | Reelected | Ralph Northam (D) 56.6% Ben Loyola (R) 43.3% |
| 10th | John Watkins | Republican | 1998 | Reelected | John Watkins (R) 56.6% David Bernard (D) 43.2% |
| 13th | Fred Quayle | Republican | 1991 | Retired (District eliminated); Republican hold | Dick Black (R) 57.0% Shawn Mitchell (D) 42.8% |
| 16th | Henry L. Marsh | Democratic | 1991 | Reelected | Henry L. Marsh (D) 69.0% Preston Brown (I) 30.5% |
| 17th | Edd Houck | Democratic | 1983 | Defeated | Bryce Reeves (R) 50.2% Edd Houck (D) 49.7% |
| 19th | Bill Stanley | Republican | 2010 | Elected in 20th District; Republican hold | Ralph K. Smith (R) 56.5% J. Brandon Bell (I) 43.2% |
| 20th | Roscoe Reynolds | Democratic | 1996 | Defeated | Bill Stanley (R) 46.8% Roscoe Reynolds (D) 45.5% Jeff Evans (I) 7.6% |
| 21st | John Edwards | Democratic | 1995 | Reelected | John Edwards (D) 55.9% Dave Nutter (R) 44.0% |
| 22nd | Ralph K. Smith | Republican | 2007 | Elected in 19th District (District eliminated); Republican hold | Thomas Garrett, Jr. (R) 58.1% Bert Dodson (D) 41.8% |
| 23rd | Steve Newman | Republican | 1995 | Reelected | Steve Newman (R) 77.8% Robert Short (D) 21.9% |
| 25th | Creigh Deeds | Democratic | 2001 | Reelected | Creigh Deeds (D) 64.4% T.J. Aldous (R) 35.5% |
| 27th | Jill Holtzman Vogel | Republican | 2007 | Reelected | Jill Holtzman Vogel (R) 74.6% Shaun Broy (D) 23.2% Donald Marro (I) 2.1% |
| 29th | Chuck Colgan | Democratic | 1975 | Reelected | Chuck Colgan (D) 55.0% Tom Gordy (R) 44.8% |
| 30th | Patsy Ticer | Democratic | 1995 | Retired; Democratic hold | Adam Ebbin (D) 64.4% Tim McGhee (R) 35.4% |
| 31st | Mary Margaret Whipple | Democratic | 1995 | Retired; Democratic hold | Barbara Favola (D) 58.1% Caren Merrick (R) 41.7% |
| 32nd | Janet Howell | Democratic | 1991 | Reelected | Janet Howell (D) 60.3% Patrick Forrest (R) 39.7% |
| 33rd | Mark Herring | Democratic | 2007 | Reelected | Mark Herring (D) 54.1% Patricia Phillips (R) 45.8% |
| 34th | Chap Petersen | Democratic | 2007 | Reelected | Chap Petersen (D) 59.7% Gerarda Cullipher (R) 40.2% |
| 35th | Dick Saslaw | Democratic | 1980 | Reelected | Dick Saslaw (D) 61.7% Robert Sarvis (R) 36.0% Katherine Pettigrew (IG) 2.3% |
| 36th | Toddy Puller | Democratic | 2000 | Reelected | Toddy Puller (D) 55.4% Jeff Frederick (R) 44.4% |
| 37th | Dave Marsden | Democratic | 2010 | Reelected | Dave Marsden (D) 53.8% Jason Flanary (R) 46.2% |
| 38th | Phillip Puckett | Democratic | 1998 | Reelected | Phillip Puckett (D) 53.0% Adam Light (R) 46.9% |
| 39th | George Barker | Democratic | 2007 | Reelected | George Barker (D) 53.1% Miller Baker (R) 46.8% |
| 40th | William Wampler Jr. | Republican | 1988 | Retired; Republican hold | Bill Carrico (R) 66.9% John Lamie (D) 33.0% |