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2026 candidates we're tracking in VA-8
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Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
Democratic
Incumbent
Beyer is serving his sixth term in the U.S. House and previously served as Virginia's lieutenant governor from 1990 to 1998, per his campaign site and Virginia Mercury. His campaign site says he is the senior House Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee and …
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Mo Seifeldein
Democratic
Seifeldein is a U.S. Department of Labor attorney and a former Alexandria City Council member, per Virginia Mercury. His campaign site says he is a Sudanese American who grew up in a working-class immigrant household, worked at McDonald's alongside his refugee…
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Michael Christian Duffin
Democratic
Duffin is a national security specialist who spent 12 years at the U.S. Department of State and previously worked as a teacher and journalist, per Virginia Mercury. His campaign site says his federal career ended in July when the Trump administration cut State…
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Adam M. Dunigan
Democratic
Dunigan is a Marine veteran and former CIA officer who spent almost two decades between the Marine Corps and the agency, per his campaign site. His campaign site organizes his platform around punishing corruption, reclaiming dignity and defending democracy. Vi…
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Lorena Thorne Bruner
Democratic
Bruner is a military family advocate who served as vice president of public policy and a board member for the American Association of University Women of Virginia, per Virginia Mercury. Her campaign site says she has spent more than 15 years advocating for mil…
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Tony Sabio
Republican
Tony Sabio is on the Virginia Department of Elections certified candidate list for this district's Republican primary on August 4.
About this race
Virginia's 8th 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.