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2026 candidates we're tracking in VA-1
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Salaam Bhatti
Democratic
Bhatti is a public interest lawyer who says he was born to immigrants and is a father of two boys, per his campaign site. His campaign site says he helped expand SNAP and school meal access for tens of thousands of Virginians and built a tool that helped famil…
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Shannon L. Taylor
Democratic
Taylor has served as Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney for 14 years and was the first woman elected to that office in 2011, per her campaign site. Her campaign site says she has tried thousands of cases involving violent crime, drug trafficking and domest…
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Jason S. Knapp
Democratic
Knapp is a retired U.S. Navy commander who served 21 years and flew F/A-18 fighter jets in combat operations over Iraq, per his campaign site. His campaign site says he held senior defense posts including assignments at NATO headquarters in Brussels and U.S. E…
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Mel E. Tull, III
Democratic
Tull is a business lawyer who runs a small law practice serving small businesses and nonprofits, and he describes himself as a Henrico dad and Army veteran, per his campaign site. His campaign site says he previously worked as an accounting firm consultant, an…
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Elizabeth Dempsey Beggs
Democratic
Beggs is a U.S. Army veteran who commissioned as a tank commander and works in packaging and manufacturing, per Virginia Mercury. Her campaign site describes her as a veteran, foster parent and community leader who comes from a military family, with a father w…
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Ericka W. Kopp
Democratic
Kopp is a health care lawyer and the caregiver for her disabled veteran spouse, per her campaign site. Her campaign site says she grew up in the district, is a first-generation American on her mother's side and is the first attorney in her family. Virginia Mer…
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Tim S. Cywinski
Democratic
Cywinski is a community organizer and policy advocate with more than a decade of work inside and outside government, per his campaign site. His campaign site says he helped secure financial aid increases for Virginia students and organized against data center …
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Rob Wittman
Republican
Incumbent
Rob Wittman is on the Virginia Department of Elections certified candidate list for this district's Republican primary on August 4.
About this race
Virginia's 1st Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Virginia primary is Tuesday, August 4, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.