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Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2026

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Virginia's 11th Congressional District
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General election
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: June 16, 2026
General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times:

6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Virginia

Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
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Federal and state primary competitiveness
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All U.S. House districts, including the 11th Congressional District of Virginia, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

  • Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
  • Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Virginia District 11

Incumbent James Walkinshaw, Stella Pekarsky, Amy Roma, Nathan Headrick, and Michael Van Meter are running in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 11 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
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James Walkinshaw (D)
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Stella Pekarsky (D)
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Amy Roma (D)
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Nathan Headrick (R)
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Michael Van Meter (R)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Virginia

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Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
James Walkinshaw Democratic Party $1,378,056 $1,127,813 $250,243 As of September 29, 2025
Stella Pekarsky Democratic Party $397,066 $381,254 $15,812 As of September 30, 2025
Amy Roma Democratic Party $932,500 $884,143 $48,357 As of September 30, 2025
Nathan Headrick Republican Party $252,395 $252,395 $0 As of September 18, 2025
Michael Van Meter Republican Party $4,579 $7,678 $0 As of August 4, 2025

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

General election race ratings

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Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]

Race ratings: Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2026
Race trackerRace ratings
12/23/202512/16/202512/9/202512/2/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Decision Desk HQ and The HillPendingPendingPendingPending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Virginia in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Virginia, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Virginia U.S. House Ballot-qualified party 1,000 $3,480 TBD Source
Virginia U.S. House Unaffiliated 1,000 N/A TBD Source


District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Virginia District 11

James Walkinshaw (D) defeated Stewart Whitson (R) in the special general election for U.S. House Virginia District 11 on September 9, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of James Walkinshaw
James Walkinshaw (D)
 
75.1
 
113,596
Image of Stewart Whitson
Stewart Whitson (R)
 
24.7
 
37,297
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2%
 
287

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 151,180
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General election

General election for U.S. House Virginia District 11

Incumbent Gerald Edward Connolly (D) defeated Michael Van Meter (R) in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 11 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gerald Edward Connolly
Gerald Edward Connolly (D)
 
66.7
 
273,529
Image of Michael Van Meter
Michael Van Meter (R)  Candidate Connection
 
32.9
 
134,802
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5%
 
1,855

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 410,186
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 11

Incumbent Gerald Edward Connolly (D) defeated Ahsan Nasar (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 11 on June 18, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gerald Edward Connolly
Gerald Edward Connolly
 
85.6
 
37,378
Image of Ahsan Nasar
Ahsan Nasar  Candidate Connection
 
14.4
 
6,270

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 43,648
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Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for June 18, 2024, was canceled. Michael Van Meter (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 11 without appearing on the ballot.

General election

General election for U.S. House Virginia District 11

Incumbent Gerald Edward Connolly (D) defeated James Myles (R) in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 11 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gerald Edward Connolly
Gerald Edward Connolly (D)
 
66.7
 
193,190
Image of James Myles
James Myles (R)  Candidate Connection
 
33.0
 
95,634
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3%
 
828

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 289,652
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 21, 2022, was canceled. Incumbent Gerald Edward Connolly (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 11 without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 11

The following candidates advanced from the Republican ranked-choice voting primary for U.S. House Virginia District 11 on May 7, 2022: James Myles in round 4. The results of Round 4 are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds use the tabs above to select a round and the table will update.

Candidate
%
Total votes
Transfer
Round eliminated
Image of James Myles
James Myles  Candidate Connection
 
59.2
 
959207Advanced (4)
Image of Manga Anantatmula
Manga Anantatmula
 
40.8
 
6611024
Image of Matthew Chappell
Matthew Chappell  Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
0-3443
Image of Joe Babb
Joe Babb  Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
002
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Barbara Banks
 
0.0
 
001

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,668
Total exhausted votes: 48
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The following candidates advanced from the Republican ranked-choice voting primary for U.S. House Virginia District 11 on May 7, 2022: James Myles in round 4. The results of Round 3 are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds use the tabs above to select a round and the table will update.

Candidate
%
Total votes
Transfer
Round eliminated
Image of James Myles
James Myles  Candidate Connection
 
45.4
 
75271Advanced (4)
Image of Manga Anantatmula
Manga Anantatmula
 
33.8
 
559294
Image of Matthew Chappell
Matthew Chappell  Candidate Connection
 
20.8
 
344283
Image of Joe Babb
Joe Babb  Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
0-1382
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Barbara Banks
 
0.0
 
001

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,668
Exhausted votes through round 3: 13
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The following candidates advanced from the Republican ranked-choice voting primary for U.S. House Virginia District 11 on May 7, 2022: James Myles in round 4. The results of Round 2 are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds use the tabs above to select a round and the table will update.

Candidate
%
Total votes
Transfer
Round eliminated
Image of James Myles
James Myles  Candidate Connection
 
40.9
 
68111Advanced (4)
Image of Manga Anantatmula
Manga Anantatmula
 
31.8
 
530134
Image of Matthew Chappell
Matthew Chappell  Candidate Connection
 
19.0
 
31673
Image of Joe Babb
Joe Babb  Candidate Connection
 
8.3
 
13892
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Barbara Banks
 
0.0
 
0-431

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,668
Exhausted votes through round 2: 3
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The following candidates advanced from the Republican ranked-choice voting primary for U.S. House Virginia District 11 on May 7, 2022: James Myles in round 4. The results of Round 1 are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds use the tabs above to select a round and the table will update.

Candidate
%
Total votes
Transfer
Round eliminated
Image of James Myles
James Myles  Candidate Connection
 
40.2
 
6700Advanced (4)
Image of Manga Anantatmula
Manga Anantatmula
 
31.0
 
51704
Image of Matthew Chappell
Matthew Chappell  Candidate Connection
 
18.5
 
30903
Image of Joe Babb
Joe Babb  Candidate Connection
 
7.7
 
12902
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Barbara Banks
 
2.6
 
4301

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,668
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General election

General election for U.S. House Virginia District 11

Incumbent Gerald Edward Connolly (D) defeated Manga Anantatmula (R) in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 11 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gerald Edward Connolly
Gerald Edward Connolly (D)
 
71.4
 
280,725
Image of Manga Anantatmula
Manga Anantatmula (R)
 
28.3
 
111,380
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3%
 
1,136

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 393,241
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 11

Incumbent Gerald Edward Connolly (D) defeated Zainab Mohsini (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 11 on June 23, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gerald Edward Connolly
Gerald Edward Connolly
 
77.6
 
50,626
Image of Zainab Mohsini
Zainab Mohsini  Candidate Connection
 
22.4
 
14,610

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 65,236
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Republican convention

Republican convention for U.S. House Virginia District 11

Manga Anantatmula (R) advanced from the Republican convention for U.S. House Virginia District 11 on June 20, 2020.

Candidate
✔
Image of Manga Anantatmula
Manga Anantatmula

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.


Below is the district map in place for this election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

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See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2026
Information about competitiveness will be added here as it becomes available.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+18. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 18 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Virginia's 11th the 67th most Democratic district nationally.[5]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.

2024 presidential results in Virginia's 11th Congressional District
Kamala Harris Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
66.0% 31.0%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Virginia, 2024

Virginia presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 18 Democratic wins
  • 14 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winning Party D D D D D D D R D D D D D R R R D R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D
See also: Party control of Virginia state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Virginia's congressional delegation as of October 2025.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Virginia
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 2 6 8
Republican 0 5 5
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 11 13

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Virginia's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.

State executive officials in Virginia, October 2025
Office Officeholder
Governor Republican Party Glenn Youngkin
Lieutenant Governor Republican Party Winsome Earle-Sears
Secretary of State Republican Party Kelly Gee
Attorney General Republican Party Jason Miyares

State legislature

Virginia State Senate

Party As of October 2025
     Democratic Party 21
     Republican Party 19
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 40

Virginia House of Delegates

Party As of October 2025
     Democratic Party 51
     Republican Party 48
     Other 0
     Vacancies 1
Total 100

Trifecta control

Virginia Party Control: 1992-2025
Four 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
Governor D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R
Senate D D D D S S R R R R R R R R R R D D D D R R D R R R R R D D D D D D
House D D D D D D S S R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D R R D D

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  2. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  3. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  4. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  5. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025


Virginia's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Tim Kaine (D)
Mark Warner (D)
Representatives
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District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
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Democratic Party (8)
Republican Party (5)


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