1983 Virginia Senate election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1983 Virginia Senate elections

| country = Virginia

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1979 Virginia Senate election

| previous_year = 1979

| election_date = November 8, 1983

| next_election = 1987 Virginia Senate election

| next_year = 1987

| seats_for_election = All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia

| majority_seats = 21

| turnout = 50.6%{{cite web|title=Registration/Turnout Statistics|url=https://www.elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/registrationturnout-statistics/|publisher=Virginia Department of Elections|access-date=April 27, 2020}} {{decrease}} 1.05 pp

| image1 = 160x160px

| leader1 = Hunter Andrews

| leader_since1 = January 9, 1980

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| leaders_seat1 = 1st

| last_election1 = 30 seats, 63.5%

| seats1 = 32

| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 2

| popular_vote1 = 634,957

| percentage1 = 64.0%

| swing1 = {{increase}} 0.5 pp

| title = Majority leader

| before_election = Hunter Andrews

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Hunter Andrews

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| image2 = 160x160px

| leader2 = William A. Truban

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| leader_since2 = January 14, 1976

| leaders_seat2 = 27th

| last_election2 = 10 seats, 35.2%

| seats2 = 8

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 2

| popular_vote2 = 332,548

| percentage2 = 33.5%

| swing2 = {{decrease}} 1.7 pp

}}

{{ElectionsVA}}

All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia were up for election on November 8, 1983, alongside the Virginia House of Delegates election.