| The Green Papers: Virginia 2026 General Election |
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Virginia
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress ✓ Primary: Tuesday 4 August 2026 General Election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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Virginia law states that there will be no primary in races "when less than two candidates declare" [Code of Virginia §24.2-526]. The Democratic and Republican parties may choose to nominate by convention or primary election. The deadline to notify the State Board of Elections of the adoption of the primary election is TBD. Nominees must be selected by TBD. General and Special Elections Candidate Bulletins from the Virginia Department of Elections. 5-Year Schedule of General Elections from the Virginia Department of Elections. 24 February 2026: Primary elections moved to 4 August 2026. from the Virginia Department of Elections. The 2026 Primary Election date was changed by the General Assembly in House Bill 29, which was signed into law on 20 February. Under this new law, the primary date change is only for the 2026 election year. 21 April 2026: The Virginia proposed constitutional amendment passed with 51.23% of the vote. Hence, Virginia will change its U.S. House district boundaries for 2026 to favor the Democrats in 4 seats. Candidates from the Virginia Department of Elections. 8 May 2026: The Virginia Supreme Court nullifies voter approved Congressional redistricting. "We hold that the legislative process employed to advance this proposal violated Article XII, Section 1 of the Constitution of Virginia. This constitutional violation incurably taints the resulting referendum vote and nullifies its legal efficacy." [Scott v McDougle, 260127]. This decision appears to discard Virginia's new congressional map 10-1 (favoring the Democrats) and restores the old 6-5 map. 11 May 2026: The Virginia Democrats asked the U.S. Supreme Court to restore their 10-1 congressional district map [Scott v McDougle, 25A1240
]. Republican Party of Virginia Announces Candidates for U.S. House Seats from the Virginia Republican Party. 4 August 2026 primary Republican returns from an official source |
| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 119th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine • First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2018, 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2030 |
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Class 2 |
Democratic | Senator Mark Robert Warner • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2014, 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (2) | |||||
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Democratic | Senator Mark Robert Warner • FEC S6VA00093; 15 Jul 26; Tot $17,889,335; Dsb $7,327,844 |
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Republican | Bert K. Mizusawa • FEC S8VA00321; 15 Jul 26; Tot $418,742; Dsb $328,750 |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2025, 2029. Term Limit: ineligble to immediately succeed after a given 4-year term, All Governors | |||||
| Democratic | Governor Abigail A. Spanberger • First elected: 2025. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2029 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair |
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| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2025, 2029 | |||||
| Democratic | Lieutenant Governor Ghazala F. Hashmi • First elected: 2025. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2029 |
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| 119th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2026, 2028. No Term Limit. 119th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Republican (5 Renominated); 6 Democratic (6 Renominated) | |||||
| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
CD 1 |
Republican | Member of Congress Robert J. "Rob" Wittman • First elected in a special election (re: the death of Member of Congress Jo Ann S. Davis): 11 December 2007 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (2) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney Shannon Leigh Taylor • FEC H6VA01299; 15 Jul 26; Tot $2,140,930; Dsb $1,136,751 |
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Republican | Member of Congress Robert J. "Rob" Wittman • FEC H8VA01147; 15 Jul 26; Tot $4,053,142; Dsb $1,136,232 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 2 |
Republican | Member of Congress Jennifer A. "Jen" Kiggans • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (4) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | former Member of Congress Elaine Luria • First elected to the US House: 2018, re-elected: 2020; unsuccessful candidate for reelection: 2022. • FEC H6VA02198; 15 Jul 26; Tot $4,659,795; Dsb $1,077,072 |
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Republican | Member of Congress Jennifer A. "Jen" Kiggans • FEC H2VA02064; 15 Jul 26; Tot $5,954,338; Dsb $2,608,075 |
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Independence | Makiba A. Gaines • FEC H6VA02248 |
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Independent | Matthew "Matt" Baker • FEC H6VA02263 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 3 |
Democratic | Member of Congress Robert Cortez "Bobby" Scott • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (4) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Member of Congress Robert Cortez "Bobby" Scott • FEC H6VA01117; 15 Jul 26; Tot $688,200; Dsb $659,220 |
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Republican | Edwin Rivera, Jr. • FEC H6VA03121; 15 Jul 26; Tot $6,555; Dsb $4,793 |
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Libertarian | Hailey Dollar | |||
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Independent | Stephen C. "Steve" Woll • FEC H6VA03139; 15 Jul 26; Tot $34,330; Dsb $19,613 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 4 |
Democratic | Member of Congress Jennifer L. McClellan • First elected: 21 February 2023 in a Special Election [re: death of Member of Congress Aston Donald "Donald" McEachin] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (6) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Member of Congress Jennifer L. McClellan • FEC H4VA04066; 15 Jul 26; Tot $1,135,225; Dsb $991,901 |
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Republican | Robert P. Murray • FEC H6VA04129 |
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Independent | Dinwiddie County School Board Member Jason L. Brown, II • FEC H6VA04095; 30 Jun 26; Tot $2,131; Dsb $1,874 |
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Independent | Justin Goodman • FEC H6VA04111 |
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Independent | Andre Odell Kersey • FEC H6VA04103 |
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Unaffiliated | Joan E. "Andrews" Bell • FEC H6VA04137 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 5 |
Republican | Member of Congress John J. McGuire, III • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (4) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | former Member of Congress Thomas S. P. "Tom" Perriello • First elected: 2008; unsuccessful candidate for re-election: 2010. • FEC H6VA05217; 15 Jul 26; Tot $2,140,402; Dsb $629,110 |
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Republican | Member of Congress John J. McGuire, III • FEC H0VA07133; 15 Jul 26; Tot $1,781,840; Dsb $1,291,713 |
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Independent | Cooke Costa Harvey • FEC H6VA05241 |
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Independent | Chris Register • FEC H6VA05225 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 6 |
Republican | Member of Congress Benjamin Lee "Ben" Cline • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (2) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Beth Macy • FEC H6VA06173; 15 Jul 26; Tot $1,686,322; Dsb $838,852 |
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Republican | Member of Congress Benjamin Lee "Ben" Cline • FEC H8VA06104; 15 Jul 26; Tot $1,441,436; Dsb $1,058,317 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 7 |
Democratic | Member of Congress Yevgeny S. "Eugene" Vindman • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (7) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Member of Congress Yevgeny S. "Eugene" Vindman • FEC H4VA07234; 15 Jul 26; Tot $12,355,664; Dsb $5,917,504 |
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Republican | Douglas A. "Doug" Ollivant • FEC H6VA07205; 15 Jul 26; Tot $251,134; Dsb $185,334 |
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Libertarian | Taner Lopez | |||
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Independent | Alaha Ahrar • FEC H6VA07353; 30 Jun 26; Tot $115; Dsb $0 |
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Independent | Craig Ennis | |||
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Independent | Randall Terry • FEC H6VA07312 |
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No Party Affiliation | Joshua Ertle • FEC H6VA07346 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 8 |
Democratic | Member of Congress Donald Sternoff "Don" Beyer, Jr. • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (4) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Member of Congress Donald Sternoff "Don" Beyer, Jr. • FEC H4VA08224; 15 Jul 26; Tot $2,125,761; Dsb $1,843,890 |
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Republican | interim Purcellville Town Manager Anthony "Tony" Sabio • FEC H6VA08252; 15 Jul 26; Tot $21,917; Dsb $4,014 |
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Libertarian | Shelly Arnoldi | |||
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Independent | Tim Sharman • FEC H6VA08336; 30 Jun 26; Tot $25,000; Dsb $20,562 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 9 |
Republican | Member of Congress H. Morgan "Morgan" Griffith • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (3) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Joy Powers • FEC H6VA09136; 15 Jul 26; Tot $85,335; Dsb $71,395 |
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Republican | Member of Congress H. Morgan "Morgan" Griffith • FEC H0VA09055; 15 Jul 26; Tot $1,828,839; Dsb $1,318,861 |
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Independent | Michael Paul Jackson • FEC H6VA09151 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 10 |
Democratic | Member of Congress Suhas Subramanyam • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (2, 2 write-ins) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Member of Congress Suhas Subramanyam • FEC H4VA10279; 15 Jul 26; Tot $1,170,446; Dsb $678,467 |
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Republican | David T. "Dave" Beckwith • FEC H2VA10273; 15 Jul 26; Tot $107,334; Dsb $53,073 |
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Write-in; (Unaffiliated) | Steven Anthony Goforth • FEC H6VA10241 |
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Write-in | Omar Morsy • FEC H6VA10266 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 11 |
Democratic | Member of Congress James R. Walkinshaw • First elected in a Special Election: 9 September 2025 [re: death of Member of Congress Gerald Edward "Gerry" Connolly (Democratic)] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (2) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Member of Congress James R. Walkinshaw • FEC H6VA11066; 15 Jul 26; Tot $2,758,961; Dsb $1,779,785 |
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Republican | Arthur Grahame Purves • FEC H6VA11249; 30 Jun 26; Tot $5,637; Dsb $5,437 |
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| 28 April 2025: Member of Congress Connolly announced that his esophageal cancer has returned and he will not seek re-election. 21 May 2025: Member of Congress Gerald Edward "Gerry" Connolly (Democratic) passed away. "It is with immense sadness that we share that our devoted and loving father, husband, brother, friend, and public servant, Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, passed away peacefully at his home this morning surrounded by family...." He was first elected in 2008. 3 June 2025: Governor Glenn A. Youngkin (Republican) called a Special Election, to fill the seat of Member of Congress Gerald Edward "Gerry" Connolly (Democratic, Congressional District 11) who passed away on 21 May 2025. The election is 9 September 2025 and the filing deadline is 11 July 2025. 9 September 2025: Fairfax County Supervisor James R. Walkinshaw is elected in a Special Election. | |||||
| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2025, 2029 | |||||
| Democratic | Attorney General Jay C. Jones • First elected: 2025. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2029 |
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| Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |
| Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties. | |
| • Democratic (affiliates): 11 incumbents, 12 candidates | |
| • Republican: 5 incumbents, 12 candidates | |
| Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties. | |
| • Green (affiliates) | |
| • Libertarian: 3 candidates | |
| Other Third Parties | |
| • Independence (affiliates): 1 candidate | |
| • Justice Party | |
| • Liberation | |
| • Right to Life | |
| • Unity | |
| Independents | |
| • Independent: 12 candidates | |
| • No Party Affiliation: 1 candidate | |
| • Unaffiliated: 2 candidates | |
| Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable | |
| • Write-in: 2 candidates | |
| Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted. | |
| Notes |
| Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot. |
| Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change. |
"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary. When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details. If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements. |
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