House districts / Virginia
Virginia's 3rd congressional district
VA-3. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Robert C Scott Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $882kSpent $886k · Cash $162k
- Stephen C. Woll Ias of Oct 14, 2026Raised $68kSpent $52k · Cash $15k
- Edwin Rivera Jr. Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $15kSpent $11k · Cash $5k
1 other 2026 candidate filed reports (primary candidate). 3 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 66.4% | Trump 31.9% | 1.8% | D+34.5 |
| 2020 | Biden 68.0% | Trump 29.9% | 2.1% | D+38.1 |
| 2016 | Clinton 64.0% | Trump 30.7% | 5.3% | D+33.3 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 776,096 | |
| Adults (18+) | 603,260 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 96.8% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 25.9% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 27.5% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 27.9% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 18.6% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 38.9% | 57.4% |
| Black | 42.8% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 8.8% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 2.9% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 6.6% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 30.0% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $67,878 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | Robert C. “Bobby” Scott Democrat | 70.0% | John Sitka III Republican others 0.2% | 29.8% | D+40.1 |
| 2022 | Robert C. “Bobby” Scott Democrat | 67.2% | Terry T. Namkung Republican others 0.2% | 32.6% | D+34.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2016-2020 Personhuballah v. Alcorn: court-drawn map (2016) | |||||
| 2020 | Robert C. “Bobby” Scott Democrat | 68.3% | John W. Collick, Jr. Republican others 0.2% | 31.4% | D+36.9 |
| 2018 | Robert C. “Bobby” Scott Democrat | 91.2% | others 8.8% | D+82.4 | |
| 2016 | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott Democrat | 66.7% | M. L. "Marty" Williams Republican others 0.2% | 33.1% | D+33.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2014 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2014 | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott Democrat | 94.4% | others 5.6% | D+88.9 | |
| 2012 | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott Democrat | 81.3% | Dean J. Longo Republican others 0.2% | 18.5% | D+62.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott Democrat | 70.0% | C. L. "Chuck" Smith, Jr. Republican others 2.8% | 27.2% | D+42.8 |
| 2008 | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott Democrat | 97.0% | others 3.0% | D+94.0 | |
| 2006 | Robert C. Scott Democrat | 96.1% | others 3.9% | D+92.2 | |
| 2004 | Robert C. Scott Democrat | 69.3% | Winsome E. Sears Republican others 0.1% | 30.5% | D+38.8 |
| 2002 | Robert C. Scott Democrat | 96.1% | others 3.9% | D+92.2 | |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 10 to 11 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Robert C. Scott Democrat | 97.7% | others 2.3% | D+95.4 | |
| 1998 | Robert C. Scott Democrat | 76.0% | Robert S. "Bob" Barnett Independent others 1.2% | 22.8% | D+53.2 |
| 1996 | Robert C. Scott Democrat | 82.1% | Elsie Goodwyn Holland Republican | 17.9% | D+64.3 |
| 1994 | Robert C. Scott Democrat | 79.4% | Thomas E. "Tom" Ward Republican | 20.6% | D+58.9 |
| 1992 | Robert C. Scott Democrat | 78.6% | Daniel "Dan" Jenkins Republican others 0.1% | 21.2% | D+57.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | Thomas J. Bliley Jr. Republican | 65.3% | James A. "Jay" Starke Jr. Democrat others 4.0% | 30.7% | R+34.6 |
| 1988 | Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. Republican | 99.7% | others 0.3% | R+99.4 | |
| 1986 | Thomas J. "Tom" Bliley Jr. Republican | 67.0% | Kenneth E. Powell Democrat others 3.3% | 29.6% | R+37.4 |
| 1984 | Thomas J. "Tom" Bliley Jr. Republican | 85.6% | Roger L. Coffey Independent | 14.4% | R+71.2 |
| 1982 | Thomas J. (Tom) Bliley, Jr. Republican | 59.2% | John A. Waldrop, Jr. Democrat | 40.8% | R+18.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Thomas J. "Tom" Bliley Jr. Republican | 51.6% | John A. Mapp Democrat others 15.7% | 32.6% | R+19.0 |
| 1978 | David E. Satterfield Democrat | 87.7% | Alan Robert Ogden Independent others 0.2% | 12.1% | D+75.6 |
| 1976 | David E. Satterfield III Democrat | 87.9% | Alan R. Ogden Independent others 0.1% | 11.9% | D+76.0 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits