by Andrew Kerley, Politics & Policy Reporter
While the Virginia GOP saved one of its competitive seats amid the blue tsunami that swept America on Tuesday, every congressional district in the state still swung left since the last election, according to data from the Virginia Public Access Project. (These are the preliminary numbers that could shift slightly.)
1st District — winner: Shannon Taylor (D)
Taylor flipped the seat that Republicans held for decades, including by her opponent Rob Wittman for nearly two of those decades.
- 2024: Democrat: 43.53% — Republican: 56.31%
- 2026: Democrat: 51.04% — Republican: 48.72%
- Democratic shift: 7.51%
2nd District — winner: Elaine Luria (D)
Luria won back the seat she previously held in a rematch against Jen Kiggans.
- 2024: Democrat: 46.90% — Republican: 50.74%
- 2026: Democrat: 53.06% — Republican: 44.56%
- Democratic shift: 6.16%
3rd District — winner: Bobby Scott (D)
Amid the historical blue wave, Scott got his biggest win since the 1990s, excluding the elections in which he ran unopposed.
- 2024: Democrat: 69.95% — Republican: 29.84%
- 2026: Democrat: 72.57% — Republican: 24.05%
- Democratic shift: 2.62%
4th District — winner: Jennifer McClellan (D)
McClellan surpassed her 2024 results.
- 2024: Democrat: 67.34% — Republican: 32.44%
- 2026: Democrat: 72.19% — Republican: 26.23%
- Democratic shift: 4.85%
5th District — winner: John McGuire (R)
This one is also still being counted, but if things keep going as they are, McGuire will hold on to his seat for another term — a bright spot for Republicans on an overall bad night for the party. Democrat Tom Perriello still ran up the margins from a 15-point gap to within two points.
- 2024: Democrat: 42.27% — Republican: 57.26%
- 2026: Democrat: 48.01% — Republican: 50.19%
- Democratic shift: 5.74%
6th District — winner: Ben Cline (R)
After Virginia Democrat’s mid-decade redistricting proposal was struck down in court, the 6th District went off their radar for the most part. But Democrat Beth Macy managed to swing the 6th farther left than any other district in Virginia.
- 2024: Democrat: 34.79% — Republican: 63.12%
- 2026: Democrat: 44.29% — Republican: 55.52%
- Democratic shift: 9.5%
7th District — winner: Eugene Vindman (D)
Vindman surpassed his 2024 win by over eight points, despite having five opponents.
- 2024: Democrat: 51.18% — Republican: 48.54%
- 2026: Democrat: 59.70% — Republican: 37.75%
- Democratic shift: 8.52%
8th District — winner: Don Beyer (D)
Beyer got his biggest general election win of his congressional career.
- 2024: Democrat: 71.52% — Republican: 24.66%
- 2026: Democrat: 79.31% — Republican: 18.00%
- Democratic shift: 7.79%
9th District — winner: Morgan Griffith (R)
Griffith held down Virginia’s most Republican district as expected.
- 2024: Democrat: 27.33% — Republican: 72.49%
- 2026: Democrat: 33.84% — Republican: 65.95%
- Democratic shift: 6.51%
10th District — winner: Suhas Subramanyam (D)
Subramanyam upped the margins from his 2024 win quite a bit, going from a 4.5-point gap to winning by nearly 25 points.
- 2024: Democrat: 52.09% — Republican: 47.54%
- 2026: Democrat: 61.38% — Republican: 36.63%
- Democratic shift: 9.29%
11th District — winner: James Walkinshaw (D)
Walkinshaw surpassed his mentor, the late Rep. Gerry Connolly.
- 2024: Democrat: 66.68% — Republican: 32.86%
- 2026: Democrat: 74.08% — Republican: 24.38%
- Democratic shift: 7.4%