Former Army Green Beret and GOP Del. Nick Freitas is touting mask-wearing in his ads and has financial support from former GOP Reps. Eric Cantor and Dave Brat as well as mega-donor Richard Uihlein. But the NRCC is recycling a 2018 attack on Spanberger for briefly teaching at a Northern Virginia Islamic school that Republicans dub "terror high" - a hit that didn't work in 2018. The Richmond suburbs are rapidly trending blue, and Spanberger has opened up a lead.
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Virginia VA-07 House2020
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Abigail Spanberger (D)
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Last updated : Oct 2, 2020D +50
R +50
R +6
Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Mar 26, 2020
Primary Election: Jun 9, 2020
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Full Bio:
SPANBERGER, Abigail, a Representative from Virginia; born in Red Bank, Monmouth County, N.J., August 7, 1979; graduated from J.R. Tucker High School, Henrico, Va.; United States Capitol Page School, 1995; B.A., University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va., 2001; M.B.A., Purdue University; teacher; postal inspector, United States Postal Service; agent, Central Intelligence Agency, 2006-2014; consultant; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress (January 3, 2019-present).
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CANDIDATES
Republicans
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DISTRICT DATA
Virginia - 07
Northern Virginia, Shenandoah Valley, Central Virginia
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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Updated: Oct 8, 2020
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