Elections Intelligence

Virginia 1st District

DEFENDED SEAT
TOSS-UP
Shannon Taylor Democratic · Challenger
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
DEMOCRAT 57¢REPUBLICAN 48¢
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Robert J. Wittman Republican · Incumbent
FTP RACE SIGNAL

A seat that went Republican by 13 points in 2024 is now a coin flip, the Democrat narrowly ahead at 57¢.

Toss-up
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Market · Toss-upD 57¢ — traders' price for a Democratic hold. Polling · Toss-upR+1 — Public Policy Polling (D), Aug 9. Prior result · Likely RR+12.78 in 2024.
Signal clarityHighas of 2026-08-27
The market moved 5¢ toward the Democrat in the last 7 days.
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 57¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above
R+1
Public Policy Polling (D) ↗ August 8–9, 2025 · n=541 RV R+1 D SPONSOR
PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
R+12.78

Robert J. Wittman (R)

56.31 — 43.53 · 2024 general election

def. Leslie C. Mehta (D). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
Robert J. Wittman$4.05M

PULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 07-15 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 08-04 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 R settled · D settled COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄