Redistricting Recap Episode 25: Virginia
Quick Updates: Indiana congressman Trey Hollingsworth (R) is retiring. His district remains Safe R.
In addition, Ohio's gerrymandered map has been struck by a court. There will be an additional episode to this series for the replacement map.
The running total without Ohio is: +6 Lean D, -4 Tossup, -8 Lean R, +8 Safe R (+6 D, -4 T)
Previous Episodes:
There's not much to say about this map. It's fair and it's pretty similar to the old one.
#11 VA-8
Incumbent: Don Beyer (D)
Predecessor: VA-8 (Safe D)
Lean: D+50.5
Ranking: Safe D
Location: Alexandria
#10 VA-9
Incumbent: Morgan Griffith (R)
Predecessor: VA-9 (Safe R)
Lean: R+45.2
Ranking: Safe R
Location: Southwest Virginia
#9 VA-11
Incumbent: Gerry Connolly (D)
Predecessor: VA-11 (Safe D)
Lean: D+34.7
Ranking: Safe D
Location: Fairfax County
#8 VA-3
Incumbent: Bobby Scott (D)
Predecessor: VA-3 (Safe D)
Lean: D+32.7
Ranking: Safe D
Location: Norfolk
#7 VA-4
Incumbent: Don McEachin (D)
Predecessor: VA-4 (Safe D)
Lean: D+30.5
Ranking: Safe D
Location: Richmond
#6 VA-6
Incumbent: Ben Cline (R)
Predecessor: VA-6 (Safe R)
Lean: R+27.0
Ranking: Safe R
Location: Northwest Virginia
#5 VA-5
Incumbent: Bob Good (R)
Predecessor: VA-5 (Safe R)
Lean: R+13.0
Ranking: Safe R
Location: South Virginia
#4 VA-1
Incumbent: Rob Wittman (R)
Predecessor: VA-7 (Tossup)
Lean: R+12.9
Ranking: Lean R
Location: Richmond Suburbs
#3 VA-10
Incumbent: Jennifer Wexton (D)
Predecessor: VA-10 (Safe D)
Lean: D+10.3
Ranking: Lean D
Location: Loudoun County
#2 VA-7
Incumbent: Abigail Spanberger (D)
Predecessor: VA-1 (Lean R)
Lean: D+1.4
Ranking: Tossup
Location: Central Virginia
#1 VA-2
Incumbent: Elaine Luria (D)
Predecessor: VA-2 (Tossup)
Lean: R+4.7
Ranking: Tossup
Location: East Virginia
Net change: -1 Safe D, +1 Lean D
Running Total: -1 Safe D, +7 Lean D, -4 Tossup, -8 Lean R, +8 Safe R (+6 D, -4 T)
Posted Jan 14, 2022, 5:45 PM UTC