Warner Projected to Win Fourth Senate Term in Virginia

Mark Warner was projected to win a fourth term in the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican challenger Bert Mizusawa in Virginia’s November 3 election, according to election-night race calls. The Associated Press called the race at 7 p.m. Eastern time, when polls closed. At that point, publicly displayed results showed no votes reported for either candidate. Decision Desk HQ also projected Warner as the winner, likewise reporting that no votes had yet been reported when it made its call. The calls were media projections, not an official state declaration. The Associated Press’s determination relied on polling and other election data rather than reported ballots, according to an explanation shown in an election tracker. Election officials still must count and process ballots and complete certification. The supplied reporting does not provide certified final totals. An account published after the call reported preliminary figures of 55% for Warner and 44% for Mizusawa, attributed to the Associated Press. Those figures were not certified results. Warner’s fourth-term victory was also reported by the Associated Press, which identified Mizusawa as a retired Army major general and...