Virginia's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
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| Filing deadline: April 7, 2022 |
| Primary: June 21, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 |
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| Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Virginia |
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Incumbent Abigail Spanberger (D) defeated Yesli Vega (R) in the general election for Virginia's 7th Congressional District on November 8, 2022.
Spanberger was first elected in 2018, defeating then-incumbent David Brat (R) 50.3% to 48.4%. Before that election, a Republican had represented the 7th District since 1971.[1] According to various estimates, the district became more Democratic as a result of redistricting.[2] The Cook Partisan Voting Index score for the old district was R+2, while the score for the new district was D+1.[3] According to data from Daily Kos, voters in the redrawn 7th District supported President Joe Biden (D) over former President Donald Trump (R) 52.6% to 45.8% in the 2020 presidential election.[4] The new district was drawn to the north, no longer including suburbs west of Richmond.[5][6]
Spanberger previously worked in federal law enforcement and was a CIA case officer.[7] In June 2022, Spanberger said, "My strength and what I endeavor to do every day is to listen to voters and to be responsive to the needs that people are facing. And I don't just talk about problems such as inflation or the cost of prescription drugs or the challenges that our communities are facing. I endeavor to hit them head-on."[8] Spanberger highlighted her bipartisan record, saying that she was "consistently ranked among the very top bipartisan members of Congress" and noting her role as vice-chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus.[8][7]
Vega, whose background was in local law enforcement, was elected to the Prince William County Board of Supervisors in 2019.[9][10]
Vega's campaign website said, "Yesli looks forward to fulfilling Congress’s responsibility of being a check and balance on the woefully inept Biden administration. She will be a strong advocate for the timeless American ideals of freedom, limited government, and restoration of the rule of law."[9] Vega said voters in the district were "talking about the economy, they're talking about inflation. ... [T]hey need somebody that's going to go down to Washington and fight ... for their best interest."[8]
Both the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) targeted this election. The DCCC designated Spanberger as a 2022 Frontline Member, providing her campaign resources meant to help her win re-election and maintain a Democratic majority.[11] The NRCC included this district in its list of Democratic-held target seats and named Vega as an "On the Radar" member of its Young Guns program.[12][13]
The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.
Republicans won a 222-213 majority in the U.S. House in 2022.
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- Virginia's 7th Congressional District election, 2022 (June 21 Democratic primary)
- Virginia's 7th Congressional District election, 2022 (June 21 Republican primary)
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 7
Incumbent Abigail Spanberger defeated Yesli Vega in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Abigail Spanberger (D) | 52.2 | 143,357 |
 | Yesli Vega (R) | 47.6 | 130,586 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 637 | ||
| Total votes: 274,580 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Abigail Spanberger advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 7.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 7
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 7 on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Yesli Vega | 28.9 | 10,913 |
 | Derrick Anderson | 23.8 | 8,966 | |
 | Bryce Reeves | 20.1 | 7,580 | |
 | Crystal Vanuch | 17.0 | 6,400 | |
| David Ross | 6.1 | 2,284 | ||
 | Gina Ciarcia | 4.2 | 1,565 | |
| Total votes: 37,708 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John McGuire (R)
- Craig Ennis (R)
- Gary Barve (R)
- Tina Ramirez (R)
- Taylor Keeney (R)
- Amanda Chase (R)
- John Castorani (R)
- Gary Adkins (R)
- Michael Monteforte (R)
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Virginia
Candidate comparison
Candidate profiles
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: Yes
Political Office:
U.S. House (Assumed office: 2019)
Biography: Spanberger received an M.B.A. from a dual-degree program between Purdue University and GISMA Business School in Germany. She was a federal law enforcement officer with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and a case officer in the CIA.
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Sources: Abigail Spanberger 2022 campaign website, "Meet Abigail," accessed September 7, 2022; Facebook, "Abigail Spanberger on August 25, 2022," accessed September 7, 2022; Abigail Spanberger 2022 campaign website, "Lowering Healthcare & Prescription Drug Costs," accessed September 7, 2022; YouTube, "Cheered," August 26, 2022; Abigail Spanberger 2022 campaign website, "Meet Abigail," accessed September 2, 2022
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Virginia District 7 in 2022.
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office:
Prince William County Board of Supervisors (Assumed office: 2020)
Biography: Vega received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from American Military University. She also graduated from the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Academy. Vega has worked in local law enforcement, including as a patrol officer, field training officer, hostage negotiator, and crisis intervention team member.
Show sources
Sources: Yesli Vega 2022 campaign website, "Meet Yesli," accessed September 15, 2022; 7News, "Abigail Spanberger, Yesli Vega take the gloves off in Virginia's competitive House race," June 22, 2022; Facebook, "Yesli Vega on August 12, 2022," accessed September 15, 2022; Facebook, "Yesli Vega on August 16, 2022," accessed September 15, 2022; Yesli Vega 2022 campaign website, "Meet Yesli," accessed September 15, 2022; Prince William County Government, "Coles District Supervisor: Yesli Vega," accessed September 15, 2022
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Virginia District 7 in 2022.
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Campaign advertisements
This section includes a selection of up to three campaign advertisements per candidate released in this race, as well as links to candidates' YouTube, Vimeo, and/or Facebook video pages. If you are aware of other links that should be included, please email us.
Abigail Spanberger
| October 18, 2022 |
| October 18, 2022 |
| October 10, 2022 |
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Yesli Vega
| October 27, 2022 |
| October 10, 2022 |
| September 14, 2022 |
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Election competitiveness
Polls
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Polls are conducted with a variety of methodologies and have margins of error or credibility intervals.[14] The Pew Research Center wrote, "A margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level means that if we fielded the same survey 100 times, we would expect the result to be within 3 percentage points of the true population value 95 of those times."[15] For tips on reading polls from FiveThirtyEight, click here. For tips from Pew, click here.
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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.[16]
- 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.[17][18][19]
| Race ratings: Virginia's 7th Congressional District election, 2022 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| November 8, 2022 | November 1, 2022 | October 25, 2022 | October 18, 2022 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Lean Democratic | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Tilt Democratic | Tilt Democratic | Tilt Democratic | Tilt Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean 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. | |||||||||
Endorsements
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Election spending
Campaign finance
This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[20] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[21] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.
| U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022 | ||
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| Report | Close of books | Filing deadline |
| Year-end 2021 | 12/31/2021 | 1/31/2022 |
| April quarterly | 3/31/2022 | 4/15/2022 |
| July quarterly | 6/30/2022 | 7/15/2022 |
| October quarterly | 9/30/2022 | 10/15/2022 |
| Pre-general | 10/19/2022 | 10/27/2022 |
| Post-general | 11/28/2022 | 12/08/2022 |
| Year-end 2022 | 12/31/2022 | 1/31/2023 |
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Abigail Spanberger | Democratic Party | $9,083,201 | $9,384,948 | $280,386 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Yesli Vega | Republican Party | $3,679,372 | $3,591,974 | $87,398 | As of December 31, 2022 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. 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." |
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Satellite spending
- See also: Satellite spending
Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[22][23][24]
If available, this section includes links to online resources tracking satellite spending in this election. To notify us of a resource to add, email us.
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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 before and after redistricting.
- Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
District map
Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.
Virginia District 7
until January 2, 2023
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Virginia District 7
starting January 3, 2023
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Effect of redistricting
The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.[25] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.[26]
| 2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Virginia | ||||
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| District | 2022 district | Political predecessor district | ||
| Joe Biden
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Donald Trump
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Joe Biden
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Donald Trump
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| Virginia's 1st | 46.2% | 52.3% | 47.0% | 51.4% |
| Virginia's 2nd | 50.1% | 48.2% | 51.4% | 46.7% |
| Virginia's 3rd | 68.3% | 30.0% | 67.2% | 31.2% |
| Virginia's 4th | 67.2% | 31.5% | 61.8% | 36.8% |
| Virginia's 5th | 45.2% | 53.4% | 45.1% | 53.6% |
| Virginia's 6th | 38.4% | 60.0% | 38.6% | 59.8% |
| Virginia's 7th | 52.6% | 45.8% | 49.8% | 48.7% |
| Virginia's 8th | 77.4% | 21.3% | 77.6% | 21.1% |
| Virginia's 9th | 28.5% | 70.3% | 28.4% | 70.4% |
| Virginia's 10th | 58.3% | 40.2% | 58.9% | 39.6% |
| Virginia's 11th | 70.0% | 28.7% | 70.3% | 28.3% |
Competitiveness
This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Virginia.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Virginia in 2022. Information below was calculated on June 7, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Thirty-three candidates filed to run for Virginia's 11 U.S. House districts, including 12 Democrats and 21 Republicans. That's three candidates per district, more than the 2.36 candidates per district in 2020 and less than the 4.09 in 2018.
This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census. Virginia was apportioned 11 districts, the same number it was apportioned after the 2010 census.
All 11 incumbents filed to run for re-election, meaning there were no open seats this year for the first time since 2012.
There were five contested primaries — one Democratic and four Republican — this year. That's the fewest contested primaries since 2014, when four primaries were contested.
Two incumbents — Rep. Ben Cline (R) from the 6th district and Rep. Don Beyer (D) from the 8th district — faced primary challengers, the same number as every year since 2014, except for 2016, when only one incumbent faced a primary challenger.
Republican and Democratic candidates filed to run in all 11 districts, so no seats were guaranteed to either party this year. Seven candidates, including incumbent Abigail Spanberger (D), filed to run in the 7th district, the most candidates who ran in a district that held primaries this year.
Presidential elections
Partisan Voter Index
Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+1. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Virginia's 7th the 207th most Democratic district nationally.[27]
2020 presidential election results
The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.
| 2020 presidential results in Virginia's 7th based on 2022 district lines | ||||
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| Joe Biden
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Donald Trump
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| 52.6% | 45.8% | |||
Presidential voting history
- See also: Presidential election in Virginia, 2020
Virginia presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 17 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 |
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| 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 |
Demographics
The table below details demographic data in Virginia and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.
| Demographic Data for Virginia | ||
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| Virginia | United States | |
| Population | 8,001,024 | 308,745,538 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 39,481 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 67.6% | 72.5% |
| Black/African American | 19.2% | 12.7% |
| Asian | 6.4% | 5.5% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 2.6% | 4.9% |
| Multiple | 3.8% | 3.3% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 9.4% | 18% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 89.7% | 88% |
| College graduation rate | 38.8% | 32.1% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $74,222 | $62,843 |
| Persons below poverty level | 10.6% | 13.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
State party control
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Virginia's congressional delegation as of November 2022.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Virginia, November 2022 | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Republican | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 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 November 2022.
| State executive officials in Virginia, November 2022 | |
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| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Glenn Youngkin
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| Lieutenant Governor | Winsome Earle-Sears
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| Secretary of State | Kay Coles James
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| Attorney General | Jason Miyares
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State legislature
The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Virginia General Assembly as of November 2022.
Virginia State Senate
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
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| Democratic Party | 21 | |
| Republican Party | 19 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | |
Virginia House of Delegates
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
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| Democratic Party | 47 | |
| Republican Party | 52 | |
| Vacancies | 1 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Trifecta control
As of November 2022, Virginia was a divided government, with Republicans controlling the governorship and a majority in the house and Democrats controlling a majority in the state senate. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.
Virginia Party Control: 1992-2022
Four years of Democratic trifectas • Four years of Republican trifectas
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Election context
Ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Virginia in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Virginia, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Virginia | U.S. House | Ballot-qualified party | 1,000 | $3,480.00 | 4/7/2022 | Source |
| Virginia | U.S. House | Unaffiliated | 1,000 | N/A | 6/21/2022 | Source |
District history
2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 7
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Abigail Spanberger (D) | 50.8 | 230,893 |
 | Nick Freitas (R) | 49.0 | 222,623 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 823 | ||
| Total votes: 454,339 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 7
Abigail Spanberger defeated incumbent David Brat and Joe Walton in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Abigail Spanberger (D) | 50.3 | 176,079 |
 | David Brat (R) | 48.4 | 169,295 | |
 | Joe Walton (L) | 1.2 | 4,216 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 213 | ||
| Total votes: 349,803 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 7
Abigail Spanberger defeated Daniel Ward in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 7 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Abigail Spanberger | 72.7 | 33,210 |
 | Daniel Ward | 27.3 | 12,483 | |
| Total votes: 45,693 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Janelle Noble (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 7
Incumbent David Brat advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 7 on June 12, 2018.
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| ✔ | | David Brat |
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent David Brat (R) defeated Eileen Bedell (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Neither candidate faced an opponent at the party nominating conventions.[28]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  David Brat Incumbent |
57.5% | 218,057 | |
| Democratic | Eileen Bedell | 42.2% | 160,159 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.2% | 947 | |
| Total Votes | 379,163 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections | ||||
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Earlier results
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2014 The 7th Congressional District of Virginia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. David Brat (R) defeated Jack Trammell (D) and James Carr (L) in the general election.
Special electionDavid Brat (R) defeated Jack Trammell (D) in the special election.
2012 The 7th Congressional District of Virginia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Eric Cantor won re-election in the district.[32]
2010
2008
2006
2004
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2022 battleground elections
- See also: Battlegrounds
This election was a battleground race. Other 2022 battleground elections included:
- Idaho gubernatorial election, 2022 (May 17 Republican primary)
- Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Democratic primary)
- Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2022 (August 2 Democratic primary)
- New York's 22nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Texas' 15th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 24 Democratic primary runoff)
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Spanberger scores big win, ousting Brat in Virginia’s 7th District," November 6, 2018
- ↑ What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State, "The demographic and partisan breakdown of Virginia’s new map," July 19, 2022
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, "2022 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List," July 12, 2022
- ↑ Daily Kos,"Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Politico, "Spanberger stranded as Virginia nears new congressional map," December 8, 2021
- ↑ WRIC, "Rep. Spanberger will seek re-election in Virginia’s new 7th Congressional District," December 29, 2021
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Abigail Spanberger 2022 campaign website, "Meet Abigail," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 ABC 7, "Abigail Spanberger, Yesli Vega take the gloves off in Virginia's competitive House race," June 22, 2022
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Meet Yesli, "Yesli Vega," accessed August 30, 2022
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "2019 November General," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ DCCC, "2022 Frontline Members," accessed August 30, 2022
- ↑ NRCC, "NRCC Expands Target List to 75 Following Conclusion of Redistricting," June 9, 2022
- ↑ NRCC, "On the Radar," accessed September 7, 2022’
- ↑ For more information on the difference between margins of error and credibility intervals, see explanations from the American Association for Public Opinion Research and Ipsos.
- ↑ Pew Research Center, "5 key things to know about the margin of error in election polls," September 8, 2016
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
- ↑ Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
- ↑ Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," accessed September 8, 2016
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ Bedell for Virginia, "Home," accessed May 11, 2016
- ↑ Dave Brat for Congress, "Home," accessed April 6, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Virginia"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
