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Virginia VA-07 House2020

RACE AT A GLANCE

RACE TYPE

Incumbent running

Abigail Spanberger (D)

RACE RATING

Last updated : Oct 8, 2020
Toss Up
Lean D

COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX

Last updated : Oct 2, 2020
D +50
R +50
R +6

Key Dates

Filing Deadline: Mar 26, 2020

Primary Election: Jun 9, 2020

INCUMBENT

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INCUMBENT

Abigail Spanberger

First Elected: 2018

Last General Election: 50.4%

Last Primary Election: 72.7%

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

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Past Presidential Results from this District

2016 Election Results

Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST

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2012 Election Results

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RACE ANALYSIS

The Bottom Line

Updated: Oct 8, 2020

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.

Race Analysis

Updated: Jun 11, 2026

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