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VA-1

Virginia — U.S. House District 1

Nov 3, 2026Virginia2 candidates

Incumbent

RW
Robert Wittman
(R)Incumbent

Since 2007

Participation
97%
Party Unity
95%
Bipartisan
5%
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Challengers

1
ST
Shannon Taylor
(D)

Democratic Commonwealth's Attorney for Henrico County, Virginia; former candidate for Virginia Attorney General.

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Campaign finance data not yet available for this race.

Recent Coverage

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With US House control hanging in the balance, Wittman faces Taylor in contentious VA-01 race

Virginia MercurySep 21, 2026
mixed

With US House control hanging in the balance, Wittman faces Taylor in contentious VA-01 race

Virginia MercurySep 21, 2026
mixed

Taylor aims to rein in private equity in healthcare, restore Medicaid funding and ACA subsidies

Virginia MercurySep 15, 2026
mixed

Wittman, running again in VA-01, supports Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense spending budget

Virginia MercurySep 14, 2026
mixed

Political Winners and Losers: Virginia Redistricting Referendum April 2026

Blue VirginiaApr 22, 2026
negative

Election History

2026
2024
2022
2020
Qasim Rashid(D)41.7%
2018

Campaign finance data sourced from FEC filings. Election results from MIT Election Lab. ChamberLight is not an official government source.