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VA-11 ยท Virginia

Virginia's 11th district: 2026 House race

Virginia's 11th district is held by James Walkinshaw (Democratic). James Walkinshaw leads in reported fundraising with $2.8M. Forecasters rate it Safe D.

2candidates in the race
$2.8Mraised by candidates in the race
DEMincumbent party
Safe Dforecaster consensus
Candidates and money2 on file
Candidates
CandidatePartyStatusRaisedSpentCash
James WalkinshawDEMIncumbent$2.8M$1.8M$979K
Arthur PurvesREPOpen seat$31K$14K$17K

Also on the November ballot, with no FEC campaign record on file: Dianne Blais (Green).

Ballot status: nominees as listed on Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA), matched to FEC records by name.

Reported Source: FEC, through each candidate's latest filing. Open this race on FEC.gov

Other FEC filers (not matched to a November nominee)5
Other FEC filers
CandidatePartyStatusRaisedSpentCash
Amy RomaDEMChallenger$1.3M$1.3M$0
Gerald Edward ConnollyDEMIncumbent$719K$4.2M$0
Stella PekarskyDEMChallenger$399K$398K$1,245
Bree FramDEMOpen seat$289K$288K$1,379
Daniel LeeDEMOpen seat$137K$137K$0

They may have lost a primary or withdrawn, or our name match may have missed them. Their records are kept for reference.

Forecasts and ratingsnational odds + who rates this race

Consensus (median of 4): Safe D Estimate

Forecaster ratings
ForecasterRatingDate listedNote
Cook Political ReportSafe D2026-04-21dated
Inside ElectionsSafe D2026-04-21dated
Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D2026-04-21dated
Decision Desk HQSafe D2026-07-14dated

Ratings are each publisher's own, compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). The date is the one listed there; a rater may have changed its call since, and “dated” means more than 45 days old. Open the forecaster for its current rating.

Prediction market

Democratic 96.9% · Republican 1.4% Estimate

Polymarket price read as a probability (the two prices need not add up to exactly 100%). Volume $29,422, snapshot 2026-10-15. Thin market: small trades can move the price. View the market · About Polymarket

Open each forecaster for its current rating and method.

National picture: Democrats 90.5% to control the House on Polymarket Estimate. See all forecasts.

Last time (2024)D +34.0

Gerry Connolly won by 34.0 points, with 408,331 votes counted.

2024 result
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gerry ConnollyDemocratic273,52967.0%
Michael Van MeterRepublican134,80233.0%

Reported Results as compiled in Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), top three shown. Under the district lines used in 2024.

Who lives hereCensus survey data
District portrait
MeasureValue
Population785,090
Median age38.9
Median household income$160,992 ±$1,927
Adults 25+ with a bachelor’s degree or more68.3%
White, not Hispanic48.3%
Black, not Hispanic8.3%
Asian, not Hispanic22.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)14.8%
Homes lived in by their owners70.0%
People below the poverty line5.1%
Born outside the U.S.30.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020-2024 5-year estimates, district lines of the 119th Congress, fetched 2026-10-15. These are survey estimates with margins of error; the Bureau publishes the error for each figure.

Public attention in this race1 candidate with an article
Attention
CandidatePartyViews, 30 daysShare
James WalkinshawDEM5,525100%

Reported English Wikipedia page views, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-13. Only candidates with an article are counted; views show curiosity, not support.

Data on this page5/6 complete
Data coverage
DataStatusDetail
NomineesHave itlisted on Wikipedia, matched to FEC
Campaign financeHave itFEC filings through 09/30/2026
Forecaster ratingsHave it4 forecasters
Prediction marketPartialPolymarket, volume $29K
2024 resultHave itsame district lines
Financial disclosuresHave it2 of 2 candidates read

So you can see what we have and what we do not. Missing is never treated as zero.

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