Virginia District 1

VA-01 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Primary election: Tuesday, August 4, 2026

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Rob Wittman
Party
Republican
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
R+10

Race Ratings

Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Robert Wittman Incumbent

Republican
Total Raised: $4,016,190
Cash on Hand: $4,269,831

Amanda Pohl

Democrat
Total Raised: $51,418
Cash on Hand: $0

Andrew Lucchetti

Democrat
Total Raised: $57,728
Cash on Hand: $0

Ata-Ul-Salaam Bhatti

Democrat
Total Raised: $272,454
Cash on Hand: $47,315

Elizabeth Beggs

Democrat
Total Raised: $144,577
Cash on Hand: $19,471

Ericka Kopp

Democrat
Total Raised: $15,674
Cash on Hand: $6,670

Jason Knapp

Democrat
Total Raised: $590,820
Cash on Hand: $125,593

Lisa Khanna

Democrat
Total Raised: $277,648
Cash on Hand: $0

Melvin Tull

Democrat
Total Raised: $288,037
Cash on Hand: $80,294

Sean Sublette

Democrat
Total Raised: $66,111
Cash on Hand: $0

Shannon Taylor

Democrat
Total Raised: $2,054,507
Cash on Hand: $1,181,300

Timothy Cywinski

Democrat
Total Raised: $29,246
Cash on Hand: $18,188

Average reflects all polls from the last 90 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more — subscribe for the full history. How accurate is each pollster? →

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Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 VA-01 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe R for Republicans.

When is the 2026 VA-01 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 90 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race News

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