Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, VA-09
H Morgan Griffith
- Over
- Joy A. Powers (Democratic), 34.5%
- Votes
- 195,307 (92,220 ahead)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. 100% reporting. Source: State results feed · read 2026-11-14
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +22.8, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
Do you approve of H Morgan Griffith?
No reader votes yet. Yours would be the first.
Overview
Morgan Griffith represents Virginia's 9th Congressional District in the U.S. House, first elected on November 2, 2010. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1994 to 2011 and in 2000 became the first Republican in Virginia history elected House Majority Leader. He practiced law in Southwest Virginia for nearly three decades, graduated with honors from Emory & Henry College and studied at the Washington and Lee University School of Law. He serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee and is Vice Chairman of the Rules Committee. Source: Rep. Griffith's official site (morgangriffith.house.gov/Biography/).
Source: Vugol.Me profile record (original source not recorded)
- Born
- March 15, 1958 (age 68)
- Education
- Not on file
- Occupation
- Not on file
- In Congress
- 8 House terms, since January 5, 2011
Facts above: congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
The race
U.S. House, VA-09. Won with 65.5%, 30.9 points ahead over Joy A. Powers.
- H. Morgan Griffith Republican · winner65.5%
- Morgan Griffith Republican · winnern/a
- Joy A. Powers Democratic34.5%
Source: State results feed · retrieved 2026-11-14 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Republican (R +22.8, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- R +30.9
- Difference
- 8.1 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: MORGAN GRIFFITH 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
9.7% of the $723,880 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)3.2%$70,167
- Individuals, itemized30.1%$653,713
- Other political committees (PACs)63.4%$1,377,739
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts3.3%$72,167
Employers donors listed
- TL MANAGEMENT$21,0006 contributions
- ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ$15,0006 contributions
- BGR GROUP$11,45016 contributions
- CONSULTANT$8,0003 contributions
- ADVANCED FUSION SYSTEMS$7,0002 contributions
- ALSTON BIRD LLP$7,0008 contributions
- CENTRAL COAL CO$7,0002 contributions
- CLEARPATH$7,0002 contributions
- HARBOR CLUB$7,0002 contributions
- HS DESIGN$7,0002 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 2026-11-10 · filings can be amended · response hash 9a1c6cc00e06
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
3 subcommittees
- Environment
- Communications and Technology
- Health (Chair)
- House Committee on House Administration
- House Committee on Rules
1 subcommittees
- Rules and Organization of the House
- House Select Subcommittee to Investigate the Remaining Questions Surrounding January 6, 2021
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
- 39 bills and resolutions, and 1 amendments
- Cosponsored
- 125 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.Res. 1650: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1013) to amend the Federal securities laws to enhance 403(b) plans, and for other purposes.Introduced November 9, 2026. Latest action November 10, 2026: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- H.R. 10621: Medicaid Fraud Fighting and Taxpayer Protection ActIntroduced September 28, 2026. Latest action September 28, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- H.R. 10204: Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification ActIntroduced September 1, 2026. Latest action September 15, 2026: Received in the Senate.
- H.R. 9724: End Birthright Citizenship for Territories ActIntroduced July 16, 2026. Latest action July 16, 2026: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. 9095: Right to Trial ActIntroduced June 2, 2026. Latest action June 2, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.Res. 1275: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5625) to direct the Attorney General to make publicly available a list of each State and unit of local government that permits cashless bail, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6260) to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit fraud in connection with posting bail; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8365) to provide for conditions on the appointment of monitors by courts, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 96) expressing support for law enforcement officers; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8469) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Introduced May 12, 2026. Latest action May 13, 2026: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-14 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 707188b22523
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
Not yet on file: issue positions (we publish only what a source states). Are you this person? Update your profile
Contact and links
- Website
- morgangriffithforcongress.com official
- Office phone
- 202-225-3861
- Washington office
- 2110 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4609
- 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.
Something missing or out of date? Are you this person? Update your profile
Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 7:52 PM ET
- 2024U.S. House, VA-09 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, VA-09 · General · won · 182,207 votes (73.2%) Vugol.Me record
- 2020U.S. House, VA-09 · General · won · 271,851 votes (94.0%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018U.S. House, VA-09 · General · won · 160,933 votes (65.2%) Vugol.Me record
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
All sources
- Result: State results feed, https://enr.elections.virginia.gov/results/public/api/elections/virginia/2026-November-General/ballot-items
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 7:52 PM ET (revision)
- 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/H0VA09055/
- photo_full_body https://github.com/unitedstates/images
- photo_headshot https://morgangriffith.house.gov/
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:H._Morgan_Griffith_118th_Congress.jpg
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Morgan_Griffith,_official_portrait,_116th_Congress_(cropped).jpg
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Morgan_Griffith_116th_Congress.jpg
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:H._Morgan_Griffith_118th_Congress_(tight_crop).jpg
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:H._Morgan_Griffith_118th_Congress_(cropped).jpg
Are you this person?
Add your photo, a biography in your own words, your positions and your contact details. Anything you add is labeled as provided by the campaign.
If you are H Morgan Griffith (or their campaign), sign in to claim this profile free and add your photo, bio and platform.
Sign in with your campaign email address, the one published for this campaign, or any address on your campaign website’s domain, and your claim is verified instantly. Other claims are identity-checked by our staff first.