| Election Name: | 1995 Virginia Senate elections |
| Country: | Virginia |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1991 Virginia Senate election |
| Previous Year: | 1991 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1995 |
| Next Election: | 1999 Virginia Senate election |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
| Seats For Election: | All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia |
| Majority Seats: | 21 |
| Turnout: | 52.2%[1] 3.1 pp |
| Majority leader | |
| Before Election: | Hunter Andrews |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | None |
| Leader1: | Joseph B. Benedetti |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Leader Since1: | January 8, 1992 |
| Leaders Seat1: | 10th |
| Last Election1: | 18 seats, 41.7% |
| Seats1: | 20 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 764,025 |
| Percentage1: | 55.3% |
| Swing1: | 13.6 pp |
| Leader2: | Hunter Andrews |
| Leader Since2: | January 9, 1980 |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat2: | 1st |
| Last Election2: | 22 seats, 54.8% |
| Seats2: | 20 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 581,008 |
| Percentage2: | 42.0% |
| Swing2: | 12.8 pp |
| Map Size: | 300px |
The Virginia Senate election of 1995 was held on Tuesday, November 7.
| 20 | 20 | |
| Republican | Democratic |
| Parties | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1991 | align=center | 1995 | align=center | +/- | align=center | Strength | align=center | Vote | align=center | % | align=center | Change | |||
| Democratic | align=right | 18 | align=right | 20 | align=right | 2 | align=right | 50.00% | align=right | 764,025 | align=right | align=right | ||||
| Republican | align=right | 22 | align=right | 20 | align=right | 2 | align=right | 50.00% | align=right | 581,008 | align=right | align=right | ||||
| Independent | align=right | 0 | align=right | 0 | align=right | align=right | 0.00% | align=right | align=right | align=right | ||||||
| - | Write-ins | align=right | 0 | align=right | 0 | align=right | align=right | 0.00% | align=right | align=right | align=right | |||||
| align=center colspan="2" | Total | align=center | 40 | align=center | 40 | align=center | 0 | align=center | 100.00% | align=center | align=center | 100.00% | align=center | - |
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunter Andrews | Democratic | 1963 | Lost re-election Republican gain | Marty Williams (R) 52.53% Hunter Andrews (D) 47.45% | ||
| 2 | W. Henry Maxwell | Democratic | 1992 | Re-elected | W. Henry Maxwell (D) unopposed | ||
| 3 | Tommy Norment | Republican | 1991 | Re-elected | Tommy Norment (R) unopposed | ||
| 4 | Elmo G. Cross, Jr. | Democratic | 1975 | Lost re-election Republican gain | Bill Bolling (R) 50.54% Elmo G. Cross, Jr. (D) 49.46% | ||
| 5 | Yvonne B. Miller | Democratic | 1987 | Re-elected | Yvonne B. Miller (D) 76.67% F. P. Clay, Jr. (R) 23.31% | ||
| 6 | Stanley C. Walker | Democratic | 1971 | Re-elected | Stanley C. Walker (D) 54.86% Virginia D. Hahn (R) 45.12% | ||
| 7 | Clarence A. Holland | Democratic | 1983 | Lost re-election Republican gain | Ed Schrock (R) 55.82% Clarence A. Holland (D) 44.15% | ||
| 8 | Ken Stolle | Republican | 1991 | Re-elected | Ken Stolle (R) unopposed | ||
| 9 | Benjamin Lambert | Democratic | 1985 | Re-elected | Benjamin Lambert (D) unopposed | ||
| 10 | Joseph B. Benedetti | Republican | 1986 | Re-elected | Joseph B. Benedetti (R) unopposed | ||
| 11 | Stephen H. Martin | Republican | 1994 | Re-elected | Stephen H. Martin (R) unopposed | ||
| 12 | Walter Stosch | Republican | 1991 | Re-elected | Walter Stosch (R) 77.11% Murray L. Steinberg (I) 22.84% | ||
| 13 | Fred Quayle | Republican | 1991 | Re-elected | Fred Quayle (R) 51.28% Johnny Joannou (D) 48.68% | ||
| 14 | Mark Earley | Republican | 1987 | Re-elected | Mark Earley (R) 79.86% Mark W. Walker (I) 20.01% | ||
| 15 | Richard J. Holland | Democratic | 1979 | Re-elected | Richard J. Holland (D) 53.31% Jerry B. Flowers, III (R) 46.68% | ||
| 16 | Henry L. Marsh | Democratic | 1991 | Re-elected | Henry L. Marsh (D) unopposed | ||
| 17 | Edd Houck | Democratic | 1983 | Re-elected | Edd Houck (D) 53.42% J. Russ Moulton, Jr. (R) 46.56% | ||
| 18 | Louise Lucas | Democratic | 1991 | Re-elected | Louise Lucas (D) 58.43% Franklin Marshall Slayton (I) 41.56% | ||
| 19 | Charles R. Hawkins | Republican | 1991 | Re-elected | Charles R. Hawkins (R) 70.76% Joyce E. Glaise (D) 29.24% | ||
| 20 | Virgil Goode | Democratic | 1973 | Re-elected | Virgil Goode (D) unopposed | ||
| 21 | J. Brandon Bell | Republican | 1991 | Lost re-election Democratic gain | John S. Edwards (D) 54.56% J. Brandon Bell (R) 45.43% | ||
| 22 | Malfourd W. Trumbo | Republican | 1991 | Re-elected | Malfourd W. Trumbo (R) unopposed | ||
| 23 | Elliot S. Schewel | Democratic | 1975 | Retired Republican gain | Stephen Newman (R) 65.28% Barbara J. Coleman (D) 34.67% | ||
| 24 | Frank W. Nolen | Democratic | 1974 | Lost re-election Republican gain | Emmett Hanger (R) 50.91% Frank W. Nolen (D) 46.33% Elise Sprunt Sheffield (I) 2.76% | ||
| 25 | Edgar S. Robb | Republican | 1991 | Loss re-election Democratic gain | Emily Couric (D) 50.10% Edgar S. Robb (R) 45.19% Donal B. Day (I) 3.73% Eric P. Strzepek (I) 0.92% | ||
| 26 | Kevin G. Miller | Republican | 1983 | Re-elected | Kevin G. Miller (R) unopposed | ||
| 27 | Russ Potts | Republican | 1991 | Re-elected | Russ Potts (R) 65.21% Thomas A. Lewis (D) 34.77% | ||
| 28 | John Chichester | Republican | 1978 | Re-elected | John Chichester (R) unopposed | ||
| 29 | Charles Colgan | Democratic | 1975 | Re-elected | Charles Colgan (D) 58.15% James S. Long (R) 41.83% | ||
| 30 | Robert L. Calhoun | Republican | 1988 | Lost re-election Democratic gain | Patsy Ticer (D) 57.63% Robert L. Calhoun (R) 42.30% | ||
| 31 | Edward M. Holland | Democratic | 1971 | Retired Democratic hold | Mary Margaret Whipple (D) 68.63% David Anthony Oblon (R) 31.29% | ||
| 32 | Janet Howell | Democratic | 1991 | Re-elected | Janet Howell (D) 57.27% Robert M. McDowell (R) 42.70% | ||
| 33 | Charles L. Waddell | Democratic | 1971 | Re-elected | Charles L. Waddell (D) 54.94% David N. Olson (R) 45.01% | ||
| 34 | Jane H. Woods | Republican | 1991 | Re-elected | Jane H. Woods (R) unopposed | ||
| 35 | Richard L. Saslaw | Democratic | 1979 | Re-elected | Richard L. Saslaw (D) 57.00% Paul R. Brubaker (R) 42.95% | ||
| 36 | Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr. | Democratic | 1971 | Re-elected | Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr. (D) 52.73% Stanford Parris (R) 47.23% | ||
| 37 | Warren Barry | Republican | 1991 | Re-elected | Warren Barry (R) unopposed | ||
| 38 | Jackson E. Reasor, Jr. | Democratic | 1991 | Re-elected | Jackson E. Reasor, Jr. (D) 63.73% Frank Nunez (R) 36.26% | ||
| 39 | Madison E. Marye | Democratic | 1973 | Re-elected | Madison E. Marye (D) 52.96% Patrick D. Cupp (R) 47.04% | ||
| 40 | William C. Wampler, Jr. | Republican | 1987 | Re-elected | William C. Wampler, Jr. (R) unopposed |