Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, VA-01
Shannon Leigh Taylor
American attorney and politician
- Over
- Robert J. "Rob" Wittman (Republican), 49.4%
- Votes
- 213,608 (5,093 ahead)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07
We missed this one. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +2.3, a toss-up, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Shannon Leigh Taylor is an American politician, attorney and prosecutor who has served as the commonwealth's attorney for Henrico County, Virginia since 2012.
More
She is the member-elect for Virginia's 1st congressional district after defeating incumbent Republican Representative Rob Wittman in the 2026 midterm elections.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-14 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Not on file
- Education
- Not on file
- Occupation
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The race
U.S. House, VA-01. Won with 50.6%, 1.2 points ahead over Robert J. "Rob" Wittman.
- Shannon L. Taylor Democratic · winner50.6%
- Shannon Taylor Democratic · winnern/a
- Robert J. "Rob" Wittman Republican49.4%
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Republican (R +2.3, a toss-up, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- D +1.2
- Difference
- 3.5 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: SHANNON TAYLOR FOR VA. Covers July 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
21.3% of the $3,606,484 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)16.7%$768,922
- Individuals, itemized61.6%$2,837,563
- Other political committees (PACs)13.3%$614,743
- Party committees0.3%$12,386
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts8.1%$373,766
Employers donors listed
- Q PRIME INC.$14,0004 contributions
- INTRAFI$13,5004 contributions
- NGUYEN BALLATO$10,5003 contributions
- UVA$9,5003 contributions
- THE MILLER FIRM$9,0003 contributions
- HENRICO COUNTY$7,10011 contributions
- APEX COVANTAGE$7,0002 contributions
- BERKSHIRE PARTNERS$7,0002 contributions
- BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY$7,0002 contributions
- CLA$7,0003 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-09 · filings can be amended · response hash ff1c0a4fc753
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here.
Record
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Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- shannontaylorva.com official
- Campaign email
- campaign@shannontaylorva.com · source
- Social
- Not on file
Sources: Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 5:49 AM ET
- 2025Attorney General, VA · primary · lost · 241,969 votes (48.9%) Vugol.Me record
- 2023Prosecutor / District Attorney, Henrico County VA · General · won · 66,928 votes (61.9%) Vugol.Me record
- 2019Prosecutor / District Attorney, Henrico County VA · General · won · 65,296 votes (62.9%) Vugol.Me record
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Virginia&oldid=1384221614
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 5:49 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon_Taylor_(politician)
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6VA01299/
- photo_curated https://shannontaylorva.com/
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