Bennett-Parker wins Va. Senate District 39 special election

By: Markus Schmidt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: February 11, 2026

Words: 877

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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Democrat Elizabeth Bennett-Parker won a special election Tuesday to represent Virginia’s 39th Senate District, holding the seat for her party and preserving Democrats’ narrow majority in the chamber as longtime state Sen. Adam Ebbin departs to join Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s administration.

By 7:45 p.m., Bennett-Parker defeated Republican Julie Robben Lineberry with 81.2–18.4% of the vote out of 7,254 ballots cast, according to unofficial results from the Virginia Department of Elections. Her victory keeps Democrats’ edge …

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