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Virginia 2nd District is the state's headline race: rated Toss-Up by Cook Political Report.

Every seat in the delegation below, in district order. A colored band across the top of a cell means a rater has made a claim about that race. A cell with no band is a settled seat, tinted by its 2024 presidential margin, which is a measured past result and not a 2026 forecast.

Fig. 2 · The Virginia delegation

All 11 Virginia House seats carry a rating.

Ratings Cook Political Report and Sabato's Crystal Ball, as of September 3, 2026. A band means a rater made a claim.
Baselines 2024 presidential vote, The Downballot, as of August 10, 2026. A tint with no band is a measured past result.
Receipts FEC filings, as of July 22, 2026. This is the Virginia as-of date, not a site-wide one.
01 Lean R 02 Toss-Up 03 Solid D 04 Solid D 05 Solid R 06 Solid R 07 Likely D 08 Solid D 09 Solid R 10 Solid D 11 Solid D
Senate seat, on the 2026 ballot. Rated Solid D by Cook Political Report, September 3, 2026. · Mark Warner (D)

Virginia races rated Toss-Up

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Virginia 2nd District. It is the only race in Virginia that either rater declines to call for a party.

Virginia races no rater covers

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Every Virginia race carries a rating this cycle.

How a cell is encoded, and on what evidence

Rater judgment A handicapper's published claim about a specific race.

  • Toss-Up, band across the top
  • Likely D, band
  • Solid D, band
  • Lean R, band
  • Solid R, band

Ratings drawn from Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball , current as of September 3, 2026. Settled seats are tinted by their 2024 presidential-vote baseline as of August 10, 2026, sourced from The Downballot, and carry no band, because a baseline is a measured past result and never a rating. Fundraising figures from FEC filings, as of July 22, 2026.

Fig. 2

What the delegation says

Virginia 2nd District is the state's headline race: rated Toss-Up by Cook Political Report.

How to vote in Virginia

Registration deadlines, ID rules, and early-voting dates vary by state and by election. Thin Gold does not track these facts directly; the links above go straight to the authorities that do. Link set checked August 13, 2026.

The full Virginia delegation, all 12 races Open the table · 12 rows
Race Rating Candidates Raised (D / R)
Virginia 2nd District Toss-Up Candidates TBD $6.3M / $6.0M
Virginia 1st District Lean R Candidates TBD $4.0M / $4.1M
Virginia 7th District Likely D Candidates TBD $15.5M / $1.1M
Virginia Senate Solid D Mark Warner (D) $17.7M / $584.8K
Virginia 3rd District Solid D Candidates TBD $688.2K / $6.6K
Virginia 4th District Solid D Candidates TBD $1.1M / ·
Virginia 5th District Solid R Candidates TBD $2.8M / $1.9M
Virginia 6th District Solid R Candidates TBD $2.0M / $1.4M
Virginia 8th District Solid D Candidates TBD $2.6M / $25.2K
Virginia 9th District Solid R Candidates TBD $154.8K / $1.8M
Virginia 10th District Solid D Candidates TBD $1.2M / $380.9K
Virginia 11th District Solid D Candidates TBD $6.2M / $603.1K