Election History
| Virginia U.S. Senate Election 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Jim Webb | 1,175,606 | 49.6 | ||
| Republican | George Allen | 1,166,277 | 49.2 | -0.31 | |
Webb first won election to the senate in 2006, defeating incumbent George Allen. George Allen attempted to win back his old Senate seat in 2012, but lost to Tim Kaine.
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