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2026 candidates we're tracking in VA-7
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Eugene S. Vindman
Democratic
Incumbent
Eugene S. Vindman is on the Virginia Department of Elections certified candidate list for this district's Democratic primary on August 4.
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Philip A. Harding
Republican
Harding is an entrepreneur who cofounded Impact Junkie, a global network for entrepreneurs and investors, per his campaign site. His campaign site says he graduated from Harvard, where he was university-wide student body president, served as a senior advisor a…
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Doug A. Ollivant
Republican
Ollivant is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, per his campaign site. Virginia Mercury reports he is a retired Army officer who lives in Culpeper. Charlottesville Tomorrow reports he did not respond to its candidate questionnaire.
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Rick S. Smithers
Republican
Smithers is a pastor at Crossroads Community Church, a military veteran and a construction company owner who recently completed a doctorate in public policy, per Potomac Local News. Potomac Local News reports he emphasizes blue-collar experience pouring concre…
About this race
Virginia's 7th 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.