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Virginia District 11

Tue, Nov 3 · Seat held by James R. Walkinshaw Democratic since Sep 2025

Arthur G. PurvesRepublicanAge 77

No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2025 special election: James R. Walkinshaw (D) 75.1, Stewart L. Whitson (R) 24.7

James R. WalkinshawDemocratic · IncumbentAge 44 · 1 year in Congress
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Virginia District 11: James R. Walkinshaw vs Arthur G. Purves

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Last election
Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic) won by 33.8 points, 2024
Margin since 2022
0.1 points toward Democrats
On the 2026 ballot
3 candidates

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Purves left, Walkinshaw right
Total receipts, 2025-2026 cycle, through Oct 14
$39K
$3.3M
Cash on hand
$20K
$1.1M
Record
None on file
1-0
Years in politics
Not available
1
Age on Election Day
77
44

Arthur G. Purves on fec.gov. James R. Walkinshaw on fec.gov. One or more are matched to the FEC by name, party and seat, so a total could belong to someone else.

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Total receipts line of each candidate’s principal campaign committee, 2025-2026 cycle. Other sites may show career, six-year or all-committee totals, which differ. Record is wins and losses in the races in our results files, the same count as each profile.

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Source: elections.virginia.gov (XLSX), dated Oct 6

Shift since 2022: 0.1 points toward Democrats (Democratic by 33.7 in 2022, Democratic by 33.8 in 2024).

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History (17 elections for this seat)

All rows: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2024, retrieved Oct 28, 2026

District numbers are reused after each redistricting, so rows on older lines cover different territory than today's Virginia District 11.

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Election Wrld. (2026). Virginia District 11, US House results. https://www.electionwrld.com/va/congress/11. Retrieved October 30, 2026.

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DataState data (JSON)Sources: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2024, FEC, Photo of James R. Walkinshaw: US Congress, Public domainData as of Oct 28, 2026

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