Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, VA-03
Robert C Scott
- Over
- Edwin Rivera, Jr. (Republican), 23.7%
- Votes
- 186,251 (125,864 ahead)
- Called
- First seen here 1:18 AM ET
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +32.8, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Bobby Scott has represented Virginia's 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House since he was first elected in 1993. Before Congress he served in the Virginia House of Delegates (1978 to 1983) and the Virginia Senate (1983 to 1993), and practiced law in Newport News from 1973 to 1991. He graduated from Harvard College and Boston College Law School, and is the Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and Workforce. Source: Rep. Scott's official site (bobbyscott.house.gov/about/biography).
Source: Vugol.Me profile record (original source not recorded)
- Born
- April 30, 1947 (age 79)
- Education
- Not on file
- Occupation
- Not on file
- In Congress
- 17 House terms, since January 5, 1993
Facts above: congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, VA-03. Won with 73.1%, 49.4 points ahead over Edwin Rivera, Jr..
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott Democratic · winner73.1%
- Bobby Scott Democratic · winnern/a
- Edwin Rivera, Jr. Republican23.7%
- Makiba A. Gaines Independent1.7%
- Stephen C. Woll Independent1.6%
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +32.8, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- D +49.4
- Difference
- 16.6 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: SCOTT FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 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
6.9% of the $449,299 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)3.5%$30,915
- Individuals, itemized47.4%$418,383
- Other political committees (PACs)49.1%$432,881
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts0.0%$0
Employers donors listed
- ARNOLD VENTURES$14,0004 contributions
- DOMINION ENERGY$13,2508 contributions
- ECPI UNIVERSITY$8,5003 contributions
- CLA$7,0002 contributions
- COTULLA EDUCATION$7,0002 contributions
- FEDERAL GOVT$7,0002 contributions
- FRAIM & FIORELLA PC$7,0002 contributions
- PATIENTRIGHTSADVOCATE.ORG$7,0002 contributions
- MILITARY PRODUCE GROUP$6,0003 contributions
- PATTEN, HATTEN, WORNOM AND DIAMONSTEIN$6,0002 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 90ee4d2e99eb
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Education and WorkforceRanking Member
- House Committee on the Budget
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 21 bills and resolutions, and 1 amendments
- Cosponsored
- 224 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 10704: Direct CARE Opportunity Act of 2026Introduced October 1, 2026. Latest action October 1, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 10703: Protecting Workers’ Benefits ActIntroduced October 1, 2026. Latest action October 1, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- H.R. 10702: Workers’ Retirement Savings Protection Act of 2026Introduced October 1, 2026. Latest action October 1, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- H.R. 10373: Protecting Workers' Wages from Medical Debt ActIntroduced September 14, 2026. Latest action September 14, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- H.R. 7340: Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2026Introduced February 4, 2026. Latest action February 4, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 6893: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) ActIntroduced December 18, 2025. Latest action September 15, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-13 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 9657c16fad25
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- bobbyscottforcongress.com official
- Office phone
- 202-225-8351
- Washington office
- 2328 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4603
- Campaign email
- Not on file
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. First seen here 1:18 AM ET
- 2024U.S. House, VA-03 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, VA-03 · General · won · 139,659 votes (67.2%) Vugol.Me record
- 2020U.S. House, VA-03 · General · won · 233,326 votes (68.3%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018U.S. House, VA-03 · General · won · 198,615 votes (91.2%) Vugol.Me record
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
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: First seen here 1:18 AM ET
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6VA01117/
- photo_headshot https://unitedstates.github.io/
- photo_gallery https://bobbyscott.house.gov/about/biography
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