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Shannon Taylor (Virginia)
Shannon Taylor (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 1st Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Taylor also ran for election for Attorney General of Virginia. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 17, 2025.
Taylor completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Shannon Taylor graduated from Albemarle High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia in 1989 and a law degree from the University of Richmond School of Law in 1995. Her career experience includes working as a lawyer.[1][2]
Elections
2026
See also: Virginia's 1st Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 1
The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 1 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Robert J. Wittman (R) | |
| Salaam Bhatti (D) | ||
| Tim Cywinski (D) | ||
| Lisa Khanna (D) | ||
 | Ericka Kopp (D)  | |
| Andrew Lucchetti (D) | ||
 | Amanda Pohl (D) | |
| James Shea (D) | ||
 | Sean Sublette (D) | |
 | Shannon Taylor (D) | |
| Melvin Tull (D) | ||
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Endorsements
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2025
See also: Virginia Attorney General election, 2025
General election
General election for Attorney General of Virginia
Incumbent Jason Miyares and Jay Jones are running in the general election for Attorney General of Virginia on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Jason Miyares (R) | |
 | Jay Jones (D) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Virginia
Jay Jones defeated Shannon Taylor in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Virginia on June 17, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jay Jones | 51.1 | 252,976 |
| Shannon Taylor | 48.9 | 241,969 | |
| Total votes: 494,945 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jason Miyares advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Virginia.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Taylor received the following endorsements. To view a full list of Taylor's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
- Frmr. Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D)
- EMILY's List
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2025
Shannon Taylor completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Taylor's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Shannon Taylor will be a steadfast leader to protect Virginians from the chaos coming from the Trump Administration.
- Shannon Taylor will always stand up to protect abortion rights. After the Dobbs Decision, Shannon was one of the first prosectors in the nation to take action and say that she would never prosecute a woman for seeking abortion access or a doctor for providing abortion access.
- Shannon will fight to keep Virginians safe. Shannon has served as a prosecutor for nearly 30 years, working to take illegal guns off the streets and hold scammers accountable for targeting the most vulnerable.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Virginia District 1 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Shannon Taylor for Attorney General, "Meet Shannon Taylor," accessed May 5, 2025
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 6, 2025
