Virginia District 9

VA-09 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Democratic Primary

Held August 4, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Joy A. Powers 9,370 51.7%
Adam Grayson Murphy 6,559 36.2%
Douglas E. Crockett 2,199 12.1%

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Morgan Griffith
Party
Republican
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
R+25

Race Ratings

Expert Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Morgan Griffith Nominee Incumbent

Republican
Total Raised: $1,828,839
Cash on Hand: $973,867

Joy Powers Nominee

Democrat
Total Raised: $85,335
Cash on Hand: $13,941

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

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 VA-09 House race competitive?

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

When is the 2026 VA-09 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 30 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.

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