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Virginia District 2 · U.S. House · 2026

Seat U.S. House, Virginia District 2

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U.S. House, Virginia District 2 · Incumbent running
DEMNominee
Elaine G. Luria
68%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
INDOn the ballot
Geral D. Bishop Staten
—Not published for this candidate
INDOn the ballot
J. Matt Baker
—Not published for this candidate
REPNominee
Jen A. Kiggans incumbent
32%Hume Outlook · Hume model estimate · as of 2026-10-28
IncumbentJen A. Kiggans

Hume Outlook

hume-2026.10-r1 · Forecast as of Oct 28, 2026
68% Elaine G. Luria · DemocratChance to win, between the two named candidates
DEM Elaine G. Luria 68%
REP Jen A. Kiggans 32%
  • Hume model estimate · built on polls, fundamentals, and markets
Latest poll Luria 47.0% · Kiggans 47.0% Tulchin Research / House Majority PAC · 2026-07-13
Seat lean (Hume PVI) R+2 as of cycle 2020
Prior result, this seat REP 50.8% 2024 general · margin 3.9%

Side by side

4 candidates · 5 measures
FEC summary through 2026-10-14
MeasureDEMLuriaINDStatenINDBakerREPKiggans
Total receiptsUSD, cycle to date, all authorized committees
Elaine G. Luria$8,044,063.94
Geral D. Bishop StatenNot available No FEC summary is available for this candidate.
J. Matt Baker$8,349.26
Jen A. Kiggans$7,589,812.06
Total disbursementsUSD, cycle to date
Elaine G. Luria$7,565,201.72
Geral D. Bishop StatenNot available No FEC summary is available for this candidate.
J. Matt Baker$1,851.79
Jen A. Kiggans$6,342,881.09
Cash on handUSD, close of the covered period
Elaine G. Luria$478,862.22
Geral D. Bishop StatenNot available No FEC summary is available for this candidate.
J. Matt Baker$6,497.47
Jen A. Kiggans$1,292,408.37
Latest pollpercent, as stored
Elaine G. Luria47.0%Tulchin Research · 2026-07-13
Geral D. Bishop StatenNot available Not named in the newest listed poll (2026-07-13)
J. Matt BakerNot available Not named in the newest listed poll (2026-07-13)
Jen A. Kiggans47.0%Tulchin Research · 2026-07-13
Seat lean (Hume PVI)identical for every candidate
Elaine G. LuriaR+2seat-level
Geral D. Bishop StatenR+2seat-level
J. Matt BakerR+2seat-level
Jen A. KiggansR+2seat-level
Money is each candidate's FEC summary: every committee the candidate has authorized, combined, as filed through the coverage date shown.

Polling

1 listed · newest first
Newest field end 2026-07-13
Pollster / sponsorField datesSampleLuriaStatenBakerKiggansOthers
Tulchin Research2026-07-09 to 2026-07-13LV · n=70047.0%not namednot named47.0%none
Polling data CC BY 4.0 (FiveThirtyEight / VoteHub).

    Seat lean · Hume PVI

    as of cycle 2020
    R+2
    Lean (D minus R, points)
    -2.166

    Hume PVI is Hidden Levers' own two-party presidential-lean index for the district, computed on the district's current lines, not the Cook PVI.

    Prior result, this seat

    election returns

    2024 general

    CandidatePartyVotes% of total
    Jen A. KiggansREP207,36850.80%
    Missy Cotter SmasalDEM191,66646.95%
    Robert E. Reid, JR.OTH9,1972.25%

    Total votes 408,231 · winning margin 3.85% of total (margin computed here from the cited vote counts)

    Sources: FEC filings (through Oct 14, 2026) · Polls: FiveThirtyEight / VoteHub (CC BY 4.0) · Prior result: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (CC0) · Hume PVI and Hume Outlook: Hidden Levers estimates.

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