J. Matt Baker
Independent
J. Matt Baker is described in Wikipedia's coverage of this race as: U.S. Marine veteran.
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- 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
U.S. House, Virginia District 2
4 candidates, listed alphabetically.
Candidates
Jen A. Kiggans
RepublicanIncumbent
Current office: U.S. Representative, Virginia District 2
Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Virginia's 2nd congressional district, serving since 2023. House committee assignments: Committee on Armed Services; Committee on Natural Resources; Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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- House Member Data (MemberData.xml) (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain (U.S. government work))
- congress-legislators: legislators-current.json (service dates) (@unitedstates project, CC0 1.0)
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (U.S. Congress, Public domain (U.S. government work))
- Jen Kiggans (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Elaine G. Luria
Democratic
Elaine G. Luria is an American politician and US Navy veteran who served as the U.S. representative from Virginia's 2nd congressional district from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she is her party's nominee for the same seat in the 2026 election, a rematch against Republican incumbent Jen Kiggans, who defeated her in 2022.
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- Elaine Luria (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Geral D. "Bishop" Staten
Independent
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Candidate list and race details
- 2026 November General Election, All Offices Candidate List (rev. 10-9-2026) (Virginia Department of Elections, Public record)
- 2026 United States House of Representatives elections (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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