Races · Senate · 2020 · Virginia
Senate · class II · open seat
Mark Warner vs Daniel Gade
Where this race stands
VerifiedTossup · model 99% D
No recent polls or markets for this race. PVI baseline (D+1) suggests Tossup.
The poliagg-v34 ensemble forecasts D+16.6 with an 80% CI ranging from D+4.6 (10th pctile) to D+28.6 (90th pctile), giving D a 99% chance of winning.
CITATIONS · tossup
Forecast · poliagg-v34
Predicted final margin
D +16.6
80% CI: D +4.6 → D +28.6 · win prob 99%
R+30R+15TIEDD+15D+30
Quality · inputs
Data quality · high
| Polls used | 16 |
| Days to election | passed |
| Actual result | D+12.1 |
| Residual σ | 6.00pt |
| Generated | 7/1/2026 |
Polling average
Weighted, plus each pollster's measured bias subtracted before averaging.
All polls · 16 results
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| Date | Pollster · trust signals | n · pop | Lean | Bias · track | vs raters | D · R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | Swayable+2For · Swayable | 283 · LV | D-LEAN | D +7.817 tracked | +2.5d lean | 61 · 39 |
| Oct 31 | Data for Progress+1 | 690 · LV | NEUTRAL | D +1.151 tracked | +0.8aligned | 57 · 42 |
| Oct 28 | Roanoke CollegeFor · Roanoke College | 802 · LV | NEUTRAL | R +1.63 tracked | — | 55 · 39 |
| Oct 26 | Christopher Newport UniversityFor · Christopher Newport University | 908 · LV | NEUTRAL | — | — | 57 · 37 |
| Oct 25 | Swayable+2For · Swayable | 332 · LV | D-LEAN | D +7.817 tracked | +2.5d lean | 60 · 40 |
| Oct 21 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 709 · LV | NEUTRAL | — | — | 55 · 38 |
| Oct 18 | Schar School/Washington Post+1For · The Washington Post | 908 · LV | NEUTRAL | — | — | 57 · 39 |
| Oct 13 | Civiqs/Daily KosFor · Civiqs/Daily Kos | 1,231 · LV | D-LEAN | D +4.05 tracked | -0.9aligned | 54 · 43 |
| Oct 11 | Reconnect Research/Roanoke CollegeFor · The Reconnect Research | 602 · LV | NEUTRAL | — | — | 55 · 38 |
| Oct 11 | Roanoke College/Reconnect Research | 602 · LV | NEUTRAL | — | — | 55 · 38 |
Endorsements · 11 total
Source · Wikipedia · 1 candidate with no endorsements yet11
Endorsements tracked
Mark Warner0 · 0%
Daniel Gade11 · 100%
Total11
Scraped from each candidate’s Wikipedia endorsement list.
RDaniel Gade11 endorsers
Most notable · Don Bolduc · brigadier general and 2020 candidate for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire
Other9
Other · 9
- Bill Carrico · former ( 40 )
- E. W. Jackson · pastor and conservative activist
- Elise Stefanik · (NY-21)
- Jill Vogel · ( 27 )
- Randy Forbes · former (VA-04)
- Richard Stuart · ( 28 )
- Scott Rigell · former (VA-02)
- Terry Kilgore · ( 1 )
- Wendell Walker · ( 23 )
Elected officials2
Federal 1State 0Local 0
Elected officials · 2
- Don Bolduc · brigadier general and 2020 candidate for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire
- Morton Blackwell · Virginia representative to the Republican National Committee
DMark Warner0 endorsers
no endorsers yet
No endorsements found yet. Endorsements come from the candidate's Wikipedia article (when one exists) and update with the daily scrape.
Money raised · own committees
FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · last filing 2020-11-20Mark WarnerS6VA00093 ↗
Receipts
$13.2M
Disburse
$15.9M
Cash on hand
$388.4K
Debts
$0
Top industries
Lawyers / law firms$102.6K
Lawyers / law firms · $102.6K
- Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz · $82.9K
- Deloitte & Touche, LLP · $19.7K
Individuals $102.6K · PACs $0
Securities & investment$67.1K
Securities & investment · $67.1K
- Goldman Sachs · $37.5K
- Morgan Stanley · $29.6K
Individuals $67.1K · PACs $0
Air transport$38.1K
Air transport · $38.1K
- United Airlines · $38.1K
Individuals $38.1K · PACs $0
Computers / electronics$24.3K
Computers / electronics · $24.3K
- Amazon · $24.3K
Individuals $24.3K · PACs $0
Top contributors
WACHTELL LIPTON ROSEN & KATZ$82.9K
UNITED AIRLINES$38.1K
GOLDMAN SACHS$37.5K
MORGAN STANLEY$29.6K
MASTERCARD$26.2K
Daniel GadeS0VA00146 ↗
Receipts
$4.9M
Disburse
$4.9M
Cash on hand
$7.8K
Debts
$0
Top industries
Oil & gas$11.2K
Oil & gas · $11.2K
- Holtzman Oil Group · $11.2K
Individuals $11.2K · PACs $0
Crop production$10.0K
Crop production · $10.0K
- Engel Family Farms · $10.0K
Individuals $10.0K · PACs $0
Securities & investment$8.4K
Securities & investment · $8.4K
- The Carlyle Group · $8.4K
Individuals $8.4K · PACs $0
Air transport$8.2K
Air transport · $8.2K
- United Airlines · $8.2K
Individuals $8.2K · PACs $0
Computers / electronics$7.4K
Computers / electronics · $7.4K
- Ibm · $7.4K
Individuals $7.4K · PACs $0
Top contributors
OURISMAN$11.2K
TSSI$11.2K
HOLTZMAN OIL GROUP$11.2K
ENGEL FAMILY FARMS$10.0K
KINSALE CAPITAL GROUP$9.8K
Outside spending · independent expenditures
FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · 24/48-hr IE reportsIE total
$299.7K
D side
$10.4K · 3%
R side
$289.3K · 97%
Top spender
RESTORATION PAC
| Spender | Side | Amount | Share | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESTORATION PAC super pac · boosts R
| R | $211.5K | 71% | against Mark Warner |
| AMERICAN MAJORITY ACTION INC. pac · boosts R
| R | $29.5K | 10% | for Daniel Gade |
| MIDDLE RESOLUTION FEDERAL PAC INC super pac · boosts R
| R | $26.9K | 9% | for Daniel Gade |
| THE GUARDIAN FUND pac · boosts R
| R | $13.9K | 5% | for Daniel Gade |
| HEALTH JUSTICE FOR ALL super pac · boosts D
| D | $7.7K | 3% | for Mark Warner |
| THE FAMILY FOUNDATION ACTION pac · boosts R
| R | $7.5K | 2% | for Daniel Gade |
| SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) pac · boosts D
| D | $2.0K | 1% | for Mark Warner |
| LOUDOUN COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE party · boosts D
| D | $242 | 0% | for Mark Warner |
| JDCA PAC super pac · boosts D
| D | $168 | 0% | for Mark Warner |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES super pac · boosts D
| D | $93.22 | 0% | against Daniel Gade |
Editorial ratings · 5 raters
Cook · Sabato · Inside Elections · 538 · DDHQ et al.Safe D5
Safe D · 5 raters
- The Cook Political Report · Oct 28
- DDHQ · Nov 2
- 538 · Nov 1
- Inside Elections · Oct 27
- Sabato's Crystal Ball · Nov 1
The Cook Political Report
Safe DDDHQ
Safe D538
Safe DInside Elections
Safe DSabato's Crystal Ball
Safe DDemographic crosstabs
age · education · race · genderNo demographic crosstabs published for this race yet. Most pollsters release only topline numbers; subgroup breakdowns (age, education, race, gender) appear here when a pollster publishes them.
Rating timeline
Verification trail
Polls verified16 / 16deterministic
Polls flagged—none
Markets ingested0 platformsnone listed
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE · 2020-11-20
Endorsements11 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage< 5 articlesGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks