Sen. Mark R. Warner is running for reelection to his Virginia U.S. Senate seat in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. Warner, a Democrat, faces Republican Bert Mizusawa, according to BallotReady election data. Both candidates are certified for the ballot.

Warner has represented Virginia in the Senate since January 2009, according to his Senate office. Before that, he served as governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006, according to BallotReady. He is seeking another six-year term representing the commonwealth.

Candidate information

  • Name: Mark R. Warner
  • Party: Democratic
  • Office sought: U.S. Senate, Virginia
  • Election date: Nov. 3, 2026
  • Ballot status: Certified for the ballot
  • Born: Dec. 15, 1954, in Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in political science, George Washington University, 1977; law degree, Harvard University, 1980

Warner was the first in his family to graduate from college, according to the National Governors Association.

Experience and public service

Warner started in the private sector. In 1989, he co-founded Capital Cellular Corporation, which later became Nextel, according to Wikipedia. He also founded Columbia Capital, a venture capital firm, where he served as managing director, according to the National Governors Association.

Warner entered Virginia politics in 1993, when he became chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia, a role he held until 1995, according to Wikipedia. He went on to serve as governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006. During his term as governor, he chaired the National Governors Association from 2004 to 2005.

Warner has served in the U.S. Senate since 2009. He serves as vice chairman of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, according to his Senate biography. He is also a member of the Senate Finance, Banking, Budget, and Rules Committees, according to his Senate biography. Those committee assignments place him at the center of debates over federal spending, financial regulation and government oversight.

On the issues

The McLean Ledger did not receive issue-position responses from Warner's campaign for this profile. Voters seeking the candidate's positions on specific policy topics can consult his official Senate website or campaign materials.

Endorsements

Warner has received the following endorsement, as claimed by the endorser, according to BallotReady:

  • AFL-CIO

This profile was compiled from publicly available records, BallotReady election data and the candidate's official Senate biography. The McLean Ledger did not interview the candidate for this profile.