Virginia VA-01 House2020
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Rob Wittman (R)
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Last updated : Oct 2, 2020Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Mar 26, 2020
Primary Election: Jun 9, 2020
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Full Bio:
WITTMAN, Robert J., a Representative from Virginia; born in Washington, D.C., February
3, 1959; B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Va., 1981; M.P.H.,
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., 1990; Ph.D., Virginia
Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va., 2002; shellfish sanitation; member of
the Montross, Va., town council, 1986-1996; Mayor of Montross, Va., 1992-1996;
member of the Westmoreland County, Va., board of supervisors, 1996-2005;
chairman of the Westmoreland County Va., board of supervisors, 2004-2005;
member of the Virginia house of delegates, 2006-2007; elected as a Republican
to the One Hundred Tenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of United States Representative Jo Ann Davis, and to the
five succeeding Congresses (December 11, 2007-present).
Source: Bioguide
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DISTRICT DATA
Virginia - 01
Northern Virginia and the Middle Peninsula
Population Breakdown
Source: American Community Survey 2015
Past Presidential Results from this District
2016 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
2012 Election Results
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RACE ANALYSIS
The Bottom Line
Updated: Feb 28, 2020
Wittman, a former employee of Virginia's Shellfish Sanitation Division, has passed up multiple opportunities to run for state office but has proven popular in this rural Tidewater seat. In 2016, a new court-ordered map added deeply conservative Hanover County to the 1st CD, further solidifying Wittman. He won by 10 points in 2018 and is safe in 2020.
Race Analysis
Updated: Jun 11, 2026
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