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Virginia's 1st U.S. House District

Virginia · Next election 2026 · 2 active candidates · $8.1M raisedFederal

About This Office

U.S. House seat for Virginia's 1st congressional district. Representatives serve two-year terms.

Total Seats

435

Term Length

2 years

Salary

$174,000

Current Officeholders

Rep. Rob WittmanR

U.S. Representative · VA-001

Tenure

19y

Bills Spon.

Votes Missed

2.64%

Cross-party

152

Committees

ChairTactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee

Vice ChairNatural Resources Committee

Vice ChairArmed Services Committee

+4 more

The 2026 Race

14 candidates filed, 2 active for the 2026 House election in Virginia District 1. Party primary on Aug 4, 2026. General election on Nov 3, 2026.

Primary

Aug 4, 2026

General

Nov 3, 2026

Total Raised

$8.1M

Candidates

2 active / 14 filed

Incumbent

Robert J. WittmanR

Cash on Hand

$5.5M

Election History

Year	Winner	Result	Runner-Up	Total Votes
2024	Robert J. Wittman R	56.4%	Leslie C. Mehta D 43.6%	478,102
2022	Robert J Wittman R	56.0%	Jr Herbert C âHerbâ Jones D 43.0%	342,445
2020	Robert J Wittman R	58.2%	Qasim Rashid D 41.8%	447,537
2018	Robert J \"Rob\" Wittman R	55.2%	Vangie A Williams D 44.8%	331,714
2016	Robert J Wittman R	60.0%	M D \"Matt\" Rowe D 36.7%	383,864
2014	Robert J Wittman R	63.1%	Norman G \"Norm\" Mosher D 34.5%	209,017
2012	Robert J Wittman R	56.4%	Adam M Cook D 41.3%	356,189
2010	Robert J Wittman R	64.0%	Krystal M Ball D 34.8%	211,932
2008	Robert J Wittman R	56.7%	Bill S Day Jr D 41.8%	359,536
2006	Jo Ann Davis R	63.1%	Shawn M O'Donnell D 35.5%	228,208
2004	Jo Ann Davis R	79.7%	William A Lee I 20.3%	282,505
2002	Jo Ann Davis R	100.0%	—	113,168
2000	Jo Ann S Davis R	57.7%	Lawrence A Davies D 37.1%	262,477
1998	Herbert H Bateman R	77.1%	Bradford L Philips I 13.3%	99,201
1996	Herbert H Bateman R	100.0%	—	165,574

District

Population

804,410

Median HH Income

$105K

Unemployment

3.5%

Bachelor's+

47.6%

Veterans

9.1%

Median Age

42.0

Mean HH Income

$137K

Poverty Rate

6.4%

HS or Higher

94.2%

Median Home Value

$408K

Median Rent

$1,644/mo

Owner-Occupied

76.8%

Under 18 / 65+

21.9% / 19.9%