Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedAug 24, 2026, 7:02 PM UTC
To election day71 days
Simulations200,000

Virginia 2nd District

Currently held by a Republican · incumbent running

Democrat
Elaine Luria
55%
Republican
Jen Kiggans
45%
ForecastTilt D
Projected margin
D+1.1
80% range
R+9.9 to D+12.0
Partisan lean
D+0.7
Tipping-point chance
1.59%
Uncertainty multiplier
1.27×

The 80% range comes from 200,000 simulations in which this race’s error is correlated with every other race through the national, state and demographic layers.

How the estimate is built
Polls 9%Fundamentals 91%
Polling average
R+3.8
Fundamentals
D+2.2
Blended
D+1.6
Similar-race shift
−0.7
Poll–fundamentals gap
6.0 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
1
Distinct pollsters
1
Most recent
July 13, 2026
Democrat
45.1%
Republican
48.9%
Undecided / other
6.0%
Spread between polls
0.0 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
D+0.7
Elasticity
0.92
Incumbency
−3.4
Candidate experience
0.0
Fundraising
+0.3
National environment
D+5.4
Expected margin
D+2.8

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