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U.S. House — Virginia District 7
Race page · VA · 2026
U.S. House — Virginia District 7
State: VA · Primary: Aug 4, 2026 (2026-08-04) · General: Nov 3, 2026 (2026-11-03) · Eugene Vindman (D) seeking reelection.
Virginia CD-7 federal race board (2026 cycle).
Candidates
Republican primary / ticket
Douglas Ollivant
Republican · U.S. Representative VA-07 (2026 R Candidate · former NSC Director for Iraq)
67/100 —
9 answered · raw 12/18
evidence federal
Philip Harding
Republican · U.S. Representative VA-07 (2026 R Candidate · entrepreneur · Impact Junkie cofounder)
86/100 —
7 answered · raw 12/14
evidence curated
Ricky (Rick) Smithers
Republican · U.S. Representative VA-07 (2026 R Candidate · pastor · construction company owner · veteran)
88/100 —
8 answered · raw 14/16
evidence curated
Democrat primary / ticket
22/100 F
18 answered · raw 8/36
evidence federal
Libertarian primary / ticket
Taner Lopez
Libertarian · U.S. Representative VA-07 (2026 Libertarian nominee)
—
Not yet scored
Not reviewed
Independent primary / ticket
Alaha Ahrar
Independent · U.S. Representative VA-07 (2026 candidate)
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Not yet scored
Not reviewed
Craig Ennis
Independent · U.S. Representative VA-07 (2026 candidate)
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Not yet scored
Not reviewed
Joshua Ertle
Independent · U.S. Representative VA-07 (2026 candidate)
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Not yet scored
Not reviewed
Scores come only from cited RESOLUTE evidence. “Not yet scored” means the candidate is on the race board but has no verified rubric answers yet — not a zero, not an endorsement.
Generated 2026-07-24.