| Election Name: | 2023 Virginia elections |
| Country: | Virginia |
| Previous Election: | 2021 Virginia elections |
| Previous Year: | 2021 |
| Next Election: | 2025 Virginia elections |
| Next Year: | 2025 |
The 2023 Virginia elections took place on November 7, 2023. All 40 seats of the Virginia Senate and 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates were up for election, as are many local offices.
Special elections also will take place during the year.
See main article: 2023 Virginia's 4th congressional district special election.
A special election was held on February 21, 2023 to fill Virginia's 4th congressional district for the remainder of Democrat Donald McEachin's term, who died on November 28, 2022, of colorectal cancer.[1] The Democratic nominee Jennifer McClellan won the special election.[2]
An election was held on January 10, 2023, to fill Virginia's 24th House of Delegates district, following the death of Republican incumbent Ronnie R. Campbell on December 13, 2022, due to cancer.[3]
An election was held on January 10, 2023, to fill Virginia's 35th House of Delegates district, following the resignation of Democratic incumbent Mark Keam on September 6, 2022, to become Deputy Assistant Secretary for Travel and Tourism within the International Trade Administration.[4]
See main article: 2023 Virginia's 7th Senate district special election.
| Election Name: | 2023 Virginia Senate 7th District special election |
| Country: | Virginia |
| Type: | by-election |
| Vote Type: | Popular |
| Seats For Election: | Virginia’s 7th state senate district |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Color: | yes |
| Party Name: | yes |
| Previous Election: | Virginia Elections, 2019 |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | Virginia Elections, 2023 |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
| Image1: | File:Aaron Rouse.jpg |
| Candidate1: | Aaron Rouse |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 19,923 |
| Percentage1: | 50.84% |
| Candidate2: | Kevin H. Adams |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 19,227 |
| Percentage2: | 49.07% |
| Map Size: | 150px |
| State senator | |
| Before Election: | Jen Kiggans |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Aaron Rouse |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
An election was held on January 10, 2023, to fill Virginia's 7th Senate district, following the resignation of Republican incumbent Jen Kiggans on November 15, 2022, to become a U.S. Representative.[5] Democrat Aaron Rouse, an at-large Virginia Beach City Council member since 2018, narrowly defeated Republican Kevin Adams, a retired U.S. Navy lieutenant commander and small business owner.[6] With the election of Rouse, the district was flipped from Republican to Democratic control.
New state legislative maps took effect on January 11, 2023, at the start of 2023 legislative session; however, this special election took place under previous district lines.
See main article: 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election.
See main article: 2023 Virginia Senate election.