Virginia’s 7th District

U.S. House · VA-7

Election day November 3, 2026 · forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Democrats a 98% chance of winning, with an average lead of 14.6 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 8%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

	Democrat	Republican
VA-7	57.2%	42.8%
National averageUnited States	54.5%+2.7	44.2%−1.5

Simple average of the 435 districts, not weighted by population.

Projection track

Latino citizens aged 18 and over	12.0% (± 0.3)

Share of all citizens aged 18 and over (ACS 2020–2024 estimate). Not a share of registered or actual voters.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, citizen voting-age population by race and ethnicity, ACS 2020–2024, 119th Congress districts

Eugene Vindman · Democrat

Held August 4, 2026 · Official source

Democratic primary	Eugene Vindman	0.0%
Republican primary	Doug A. Ollivant	56.6%	13,594 votes

Who's running

Candidates for the upcoming election.

The Democrats won by 2.6 points.

Our current projection: the Democrats ahead by 14.6 points.

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

Watch list

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.