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2024
Virginia's 2nd Congressional District
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Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: April 2, 2026
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: Toss-up
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending
Inside Elections: Toss-up
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-up
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2026
See also
Virginia's 2nd Congressional District
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Virginia elections, 2026
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U.S. House elections, 2026

All U.S. House districts, including the 2nd Congressional District of Virginia, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. The primary is June 16, 2026. The filing deadline is April 2, 2026. For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

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

General election

The primary will occur on June 16, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. House Virginia District 2

DeVinche Albritton and Bishop Staten are running in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 2 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
DeVinche Albritton (Independent)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 2

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 2 on June 16, 2026.


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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 2

Incumbent Jennifer Kiggans and William Matthews are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 2 on June 16, 2026.


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Candidate profiles

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Party: Independent

Incumbent: No

Submitted Biography "Geral D. “Bishop” Staten (40) Born and Raised in Hampton Roads Area (Suffolk, Va) Youngest To Ever Run For Mayor (2016) Commissioner of Revenue Runner -Up (10,909) Votes, Worked Short-Stint with the NFL Baltimore Ravens, Kings Fork PA Announcer (Girls and Boys BasketBall), Secretary of The PPPCP Non-Profit Org., Suffolk’s Most Popular Man, Community Activist"


Key Messages

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Purpose Over Politics


Giving Hampton Roads a Candidate from the 2nd Congressional District to Represent the 2nd Congressional District.


The Face of The Political Future in Hampton Roads

Voting information

See also: Voting in Virginia

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Bishop Staten (Independent)

Purpose Over Politics

Giving Hampton Roads a Candidate from the 2nd Congressional District to Represent the 2nd Congressional District.

The Face of The Political Future in Hampton Roads
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Bishop Staten (Independent)

Affordability, Public Safety and Equal Opportunity
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Bishop Staten (Independent)

Fighter. Hard Worker.
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Bishop Staten (Independent)

I became the youngest to even run for mayor in Suffolk, Va I was 30 years of age.
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Bishop Staten (Independent)

Sonic Drive-In. I was a Car Hop for 2 years in HS.
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Bishop Staten (Independent)

Yes. Keeps the seat fresh or steady pending voters choice.


Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Jennifer Kiggans Republican Party $3,578,435 $1,306,000 $2,317,913 As of December 31, 2025
Nila Devanath Democratic Party $200,070 $49,518 $150,552 As of December 31, 2025
Robert Hill Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Elaine Luria Democratic Party $1,126,780 $116,512 $1,010,268 As of December 31, 2025
Patrick Mosolf Democratic Party $24,757 $23,432 $1,326 As of December 31, 2025
James Osyf Democratic Party $410,715 $301,705 $109,009 As of December 31, 2025
Nicolaus Sleister Democratic Party $5,024 $4,889 $135 As of September 30, 2025
Matthew Strickler Democratic Party $218,114 $64,370 $153,745 As of December 31, 2025
John Stringfellow Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Michael Williamson Democratic Party $324,555 $295,030 $29,526 As of December 31, 2025
William Matthews Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
DeVinche Albritton Independent $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Bishop Staten Independent $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

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.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

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 2nd Congressional District election, 2026
Race trackerRace ratings
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The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterToss-upToss-upToss-upToss-up
Decision Desk HQ and The HillPendingPendingPendingPending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesToss-upToss-upToss-upToss-up
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallToss-upToss-upToss-upToss-up
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 4/2/2026 Source
Virginia U.S. House Unaffiliated 1,000 N/A 6/16/2026 Source


District history

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

General election

General election for U.S. House Virginia District 2

Incumbent Jennifer Kiggans (R) defeated Missy Cotter Smasal (D) and Robert Reid (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 2 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jennifer Kiggans
Jennifer Kiggans (R)
 
50.7
 
207,368
Image of Missy Cotter Smasal
Missy Cotter Smasal (D)
 
46.9
 
191,666
Robert Reid (Independent)
 
2.3
 
9,197
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1%
 
471

Total votes: 408,702
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 2

Missy Cotter Smasal (D) defeated Jake Denton (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 2 on June 18, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Missy Cotter Smasal
Missy Cotter Smasal
 
70.1
 
20,480
Image of Jake Denton
Jake Denton  Candidate Connection
 
29.9
 
8,732

Total votes: 29,212
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Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for June 18, 2024, was canceled. Incumbent Jennifer Kiggans (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 2 without appearing on the ballot.

General election

General election for U.S. House Virginia District 2

Jennifer Kiggans (R) defeated incumbent Elaine Luria (D) in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jennifer Kiggans
Jennifer Kiggans (R)  Candidate Connection
 
51.6
 
153,328
Image of Elaine Luria
Elaine Luria (D)
 
48.2
 
143,219
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1%
 
442

Total votes: 296,989
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 21, 2022, was canceled. Incumbent Elaine Luria (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 2 without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 2

Jennifer Kiggans (R) defeated Jarome Bell (R), Tommy Altman (R), and Andy Baan (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 2 on June 21, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jennifer Kiggans
Jennifer Kiggans  Candidate Connection
 
55.7
 
23,300
Image of Jarome Bell
Jarome Bell  Candidate Connection
 
27.1
 
11,330
Image of Tommy Altman
Tommy Altman  Candidate Connection
 
14.3
 
5,972
Image of Andy Baan
Andy Baan  Candidate Connection
 
3.0
 
1,237

Total votes: 41,839
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General election

General election for U.S. House Virginia District 2

Incumbent Elaine Luria (D) defeated Scott Taylor (R) and David Bruce Foster (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Elaine Luria
Elaine Luria (D)
 
51.6
 
185,733
Image of Scott Taylor
Scott Taylor (R)
 
45.8
 
165,031
Image of David Bruce Foster
David Bruce Foster (Independent)  Candidate Connection
 
2.5
 
9,170
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1%
 
343

Total votes: 360,277
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 23, 2020, was canceled. Incumbent Elaine Luria (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 2 without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 2

Scott Taylor (R) defeated Ben Loyola (R) and Jarome Bell (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 2 on June 23, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Scott Taylor
Scott Taylor
 
48.5
 
25,478
Image of Ben Loyola
Ben Loyola  Candidate Connection
 
29.4
 
15,420
Image of Jarome Bell
Jarome Bell  Candidate Connection
 
22.1
 
11,616

Total votes: 52,514
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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 EVEN. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were about the same as the national average. This made Virginia's 2nd the 210th most Republican 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 2nd Congressional District
Kamala Harris Democratic PartyDonald Trump Republican Party
49.3%49.5%

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 January 2026.

State executive officials in Virginia, January 2026
OfficeOfficeholder
GovernorDemocratic Party Abigail Spanberger
Lieutenant GovernorDemocratic Party Ghazala Hashmi
Secretary of StateRepublican Party Kelly Gee
Attorney GeneralDemocratic Party Jay Jones

State legislature

Virginia State Senate

Party As of January 2026
     Democratic Party 20
     Republican Party 19
     Other 0
     Vacancies 1
Total 40

Virginia House of Delegates

Party As of January 2026
     Democratic Party 61
     Republican Party 36
     Other 0
     Vacancies 3
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

See also

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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


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