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Prince William County, VA

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U.S. House, Virginia District 7
6 candidates
Federal ▾
Eugene S. Vindman portrait
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Eugene S. Vindman
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Vindman served 25 years in the U.S. Army, beginning as a paratrooper and infantry officer before attending law school and becoming a Judge Advocate General Corps officer, per the campaign site. Vindman later served on the National Security Council as a legal advisor and senior ethics official, per the campaign site. Vindman holds a degree from SUNY Binghamton, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Supporting ethical government, including having sold personal stocks before taking office
  • Supporting working families and union workers
Key voting record
Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Opposed
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
Doug A. Ollivant portrait
DA
Doug A. Ollivant
REP
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • A results-oriented approach to leadership grounded in service, integrity and common sense
From other published sources
  • Restoring American fiscal responsibility, per Virginia Mercury
Campaign siteFull profile
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Taner E. Demirci Lopez
Biography
Taner Demirci Lopez is a former university professor who later served as a cultural advisor supporting the Department of Defense, per the University of Mary Washington. He lives in Locust Grove and holds a doctorate in theology from the University of Murcia in Spain. He is the Libertarian nominee for Virginia's 7th Congressional District.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • American Controlled Immigration, Workforce and Security Act
  • Data Center Community Consent Act
  • American Working Farms Act
Campaign siteFull profile
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Alaha Ahrar
Biography
Alaha Ahrar is an Afghan immigrant based in Dumfries who serves as chief executive officer of International Kindness Sharing, per the University of Mary Washington. She holds a bachelor's degree from UMW and a master's in social justice and human rights from George Mason University, and is running as an independent for Virginia's 7th Congressional District.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Affordability for working families facing rising rents, health care costs and stagnant wages
  • Accountability to constituents rather than political action committees
Campaign siteFull profile
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Joshua E. Ertle
Biography
Joshua E. Ertle is the independent candidate for Virginia's 7th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Virginia Department of Elections' certified November candidate list. No campaign website is listed in Joshua E. Ertle's FEC committee filing, and none was found as of October 15, 2026.
Full profile
Randall A. Terry portrait
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Randall A. Terry
Biography
Randall Terry previously ran for president in 2024 and is now running as an independent candidate for Virginia's 7th Congressional District, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Opposing Virginia's Amendment 1
  • Seeking a congressional ban on chemical abortion medications
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
August 4 primary result: Doug A. Ollivant won the Republican primary with 56.58 percent over Philip A. Harding (30.62 percent), Rick S. Smithers (12.8 percent), per the Virginia Department of Elections' official results. Eugene S. Vindman (Democratic), Doug A. Ollivant (Republican), Taner E. Demirci Lopez (Libertarian), Alaha Ahrar (Independent), Joshua E. Ertle (Independent), Randall A. Terry (Independent) meet on the November 3 ballot, per the Department of Elections' certified November federal candidate list (updated September 3, 2026). Virginia has no runoffs.
U.S. Senate
2 candidates
Federal ▾
Mark Warner portrait
MW
Mark Warner
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Mark Warner is Virginia's sitting U.S. senator, per the campaign site. He was the first person in his family to graduate from college, and his third business venture, a cell phone company, broke through, per the campaign site. He was elected governor of Virginia in 2001, chaired the Senate Intelligence Committee beginning in 2021 and is now its vice chairman, per the campaign site and the Senate's committee rosters. The campaign site says he wrote the CHIPS and Science Act.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Making Virginia affordable
  • Delivering for Virginians
  • Keeping Americans safe
Campaign Finance
$21,990,910 raised · top industries: Large donors giving $2,000+ (42% of receipts), Small-dollar donors under $200 (21% of receipts)
Key voting record
Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the Senate 50-50 in July 2025, with the vice president casting the tie-breaking vote. Opposed
Voted yes on the CHIPS and Science Act, funding domestic semiconductor manufacturing and scientific research, which cleared the Senate 64-33 in July 2022. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
Bert Mizusawa portrait
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Bert Mizusawa
REP
Biography
Bert Mizusawa is a retired U.S. Army major general and a four-time combat veteran with 41 years in uniform, per the campaign site. He holds a law degree from Harvard, and he served as a Senate Armed Services Committee staff member, as a deputy under secretary of the Army, and as commander of the Combined Joint Interagency Task Force in Afghanistan, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Fiscal responsibility
  • Affordability
  • Defending our military
Campaign Finance
$376,213 raised · top industries: Small-dollar donors under $200 (28.5% of receipts), Large donors giving $2,000+ (14.2% of receipts), Candidate self-funding, contributions and loans combined (45.6% of receipts)
Campaign siteFull profile

ZIP 22172 sits in Prince William County, per the Census crosswalk; see the Prince William County page for its local races.

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