Democratic Party primaries in Virginia, 2026
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This page focuses on the Democratic primaries that will take place in Virginia on August 4, 2026.
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Virginia utilizes an open primary process in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[1]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Federal elections
U.S. Senate
A Democratic Party primary takes place on August 4, 2026, in Virginia to determine which Democratic candidate will run in the state's general election on November 3, 2026.
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Virginia
Incumbent Mark Warner (D), Lorita Daniels (D), Gregory Eichelberger (D), Mark Moran (D), and Jason Reynolds (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Virginia on August 4, 2026.
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U.S. House
District 1
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Elizabeth Beggs
- Salaam Bhatti
- Tim Cywinski
- Lisa Khanna
- Jason Knapp
- Ericka Kopp
- Lewis Littlepage
- Andrew Lucchetti
- Amanda Pohl
- James Shea
- Sean Sublette
- Shannon Taylor
- Melvin Tull
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Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Nila Devanath
- Elaine Luria
- Patrick Mosolf
- James Osyf
- Nicolaus Sleister
- Matt Strickler
- John Stringfellow
- Michael Williamson
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Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Robert C. Scott (Incumbent)
- Justin Maffett
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Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Jennifer McClellan (Incumbent)
District 5
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
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Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
District 7
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
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Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. (Incumbent)
- Michael Duffin
- Adam Dunigan
- Frank Ferreira
- Daniel Gray
- Mo Seifeldein
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Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
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Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Suhas Subramanyam (Incumbent)
District 11
Democratic primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- James Walkinshaw (Incumbent)
- Bree Fram
- Stella Pekarsky
- Amy Roma
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Virginia
Context of the 2026 elections
Virginia Party Control: 1992-2026
Five years of Democratic trifectas • Four years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
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State party overview
Democratic Party of Virginia
- See also: Democratic Party of Virginia
Virginia has a Democratic state government trifecta. A trifecta exists when one political party simultaneously holds the governor’s office and majorities in both state legislative chambers. As of February 27, 2026, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 14 Democratic trifectas, and 13 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control.
In the 2020 election, Republicans had a net gain of two trifectas and two states under divided government became trifectas. Prior to that election, Virginia had a Democratic trifecta. There were 21 Republican trifectas, 15 Democratic trifectas, and 14 divided governments.
State political party revenue
State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.
The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Democratic state party affiliates.
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
Five of 133 Virginia counties—3.8 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
| Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 | |||||||
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| County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
| Buckingham County, Virginia | 11.28% | 2.43% | 0.87% | ||||
| Caroline County, Virginia | 5.02% | 8.24% | 11.97% | ||||
| Essex County, Virginia | 2.14% | 7.30% | 10.35% | ||||
| Nelson County, Virginia | 5.59% | 2.72% | 9.15% | ||||
| Westmoreland County, Virginia | 7.14% | 6.95% | 10.24% | ||||
Note: Although it is highlighted in the map above, the city of Chesapeake is not considered a county and not included in our calculations as such.
In the 2016 presidential election, Virginia was a battleground state. Hillary Clinton (D) won Virginia with 49.7 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 44.4 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Virginia voted Democratic 56.67 percent of the time and Republican 43.33 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Virginia voted Democratic three times (2008, 2012, and 2016) and Republican two times (2000 and 2004).
See also
2026 Elections
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