2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia


The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the U.S. representatives from the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia, one from each of the state's eleven congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary elections took place on June 18, 2024.

District 1

The 1st district is based in the western Chesapeake Bay and includes portions of suburban Richmond. Within the district are western Henrico and Chesterfield counties. Other localities in the district include Colonial Beach, Mechanicsville, and Williamsburg. The incumbent was Republican Rob Wittman, who was reelected with 56.02% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Herb Jones, former New Kent County treasurer and nominee for this district in 2022

District 2

The 2nd district is based in Hampton Roads, containing the cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach. Virginia's Eastern Shore is also located within the district. The incumbent was Republican Jen Kiggans, who flipped the district and was elected to a first term with 52% of the vote in 2022. She won re-election, defeating Democrat Missy Cotter Smasal 51% to 47%.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Missy Cotter Smasal, nonprofit executive and nominee for SD-08 in 2019

Eliminated in primary

  • Jake Denton, attorney

Independents

Declared

  • Robert Reid Jr., solar energy contractor

District 3

The 3rd district encompasses the inner Hampton Roads, including parts of Hampton and Norfolk, as well as Newport News. The incumbent was Democrat Bobby Scott, who was re-elected with 67.36% of the vote in 2022.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican nomination

Nominee

  • John Sitka III, retired consultant and nominee for HD-93 in 2023

Independents

Declared

  • Rhoda Taylor-Young, journalist

District 4

The 4th district takes in the city of Richmond and portions of Southside Virginia following Interstate 95. Within the district are the cities of Colonial Heights, Emporia, Hopewell, and Petersburg. The incumbent was Democrat Jennifer McClellan, who was elected with 74.41% of the vote in a 2023 special election after the previous incumbent, Donald McEachin, died.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Bill Moher, businessman

District 5

The 5th district encompasses the majority of Southside Virginia, including the cities of Charlottesville, Danville, and Lynchburg. The incumbent was Republican Bob Good, who was reelected with 57.68% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Good was considered to be vulnerable in his primary, as he had received criticism for being one of eight Republicans who voted to oust Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House. He also faced backlash from Donald Trump and his supporters for endorsing Ron DeSantis in the 2024 Republican presidential primaries.

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Gloria Witt, executive coach

Eliminated in primary

  • Paul Riley, defense contractor
  • Gary Terry, nonprofit executive

District 6

The 6th district is located in western Virginia taking in the Shenandoah Valley along Interstate 81. The district is anchored at the southern end by the cities of Roanoke and Salem. The incumbent was Republican Ben Cline, who was re-elected with 64.50% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Ken Mitchell, farmer

Withdrawn

Declined

Independents

Declared

  • Robby Wells, former college football coach and perennial candidate

District 7

The 7th district is based in Northern Virginia and encompasses suburban and exurban areas of Washington, as well as rural areas of the Piedmont. The district contains Bowling Green, Culpeper, the city of Fredericksburg, Stafford, Stanardsville, Woodbridge, and a small sliver of Albemarle County. The incumbent was Democrat Abigail Spanberger, who was re-elected with 52.33% of the vote in 2022. Spanberger did not seek re-election, but would instead run for governor in 2025. Anderson was dogged through the campaign by B-roll footage he had shot with the wife and children of a family friend, giving the false impression that he was married with children, and leading to accusations that he was misleading voters with a "fake family". Vindman ultimately won the election by 10,489 votes.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Derrick Anderson, attorney and candidate for this district in 2022

Eliminated in primary

Declined

District 8

The 8th district is based in northern Virginia and encompasses the inner Washington, D.C. suburbs, including Arlington, Alexandria, and Falls Church. The incumbent was Democrat Don Beyer, who was re-elected with 73.67% of the vote in 2022.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Jerry Torres, retired defense contractor and candidate for in 2022

Independents

District 9

The 9th district takes in rural southwest Virginia, including Abingdon, Blacksburg, Bristol and Norton. The incumbent was Republican Morgan Griffith, who was re-elected with 73.40% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Karen Baker, retired attorney

District 10

The 10th district is based in northern Virginia and the D.C. metro area, encompassing Fauquier, Loudoun, and Rappahannock counties, the independent cities of Manassas and Manassas Park, and portions of Fairfax and Prince William counties. The incumbent was Democrat Jennifer Wexton, who was re-elected with 53.26% of the vote in 2022. Wexton announced that she would not seek re-election in 2024, citing a diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Declined

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Mike Clancy, lawyer and candidate for this district in 2022

Eliminated in primary

  • Manga Anantatmula, businesswoman, nominee for the 11th district in 2020 and candidate in 2022
  • Aliscia Andrews, Virginia Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security and nominee for this district in 2020
  • Alexander Isaac Jr., retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel

Declined

  • Hung Cao, nonprofit founder and nominee for this district in 2022
  • Juan Pablo Segura, entrepreneur and nominee for SD-31 in 2023

Endorsements

Fundraising

District 11

The 11th district encompasses portions of suburban Washington, D.C., including the city of Fairfax and portions of Fairfax County. The incumbent was Democrat Gerry Connolly, who was re-elected with 66.89% of the vote in 2022.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Ahsan Nasar, cybersecurity attorney

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Michael Van Meter, behavioral therapist and nominee for SD-33 in 2023