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Elaine Luria Launches Bid to Reclaim Virginia’s 2nd District, Setting Up Likely Rematch With Jen Kiggans

The move follows Democratic gains in Virginia during a redistricting push that could alter the battleground.

Then-Rep. Elaine Luria speaks on Capitol Hill on April 6, 2022.
FILE - Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., speaks as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
FILE - From left to right, Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., are seated as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its first public hearing to reveal the findings of a year-long investigation, at the Capitol in Washington, June 9, 2022.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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Overview

  • Luria, a Navy veteran and former Jan. 6 committee member, said she is running to address rising costs, health care affordability and veterans’ issues, criticizing what she called chaos in Washington.
  • Virginia’s coastal 2nd District centered on Norfolk and Virginia Beach remains highly competitive after President Trump narrowly carried it in 2024 and Rep. Jen Kiggans won reelection by less than four points.
  • Luria enters a Democratic primary that had drawn multiple candidates, as retired Marine Mike Williamson exited and endorsed her while Navy reservist James Osyf signaled he will stay in the race.
  • Republicans moved quickly to attack the comeback bid, with the NRCC dismissing Luria’s candidacy and forecasting another Kiggans victory.
  • State lawmakers have advanced a constitutional amendment to enable mid‑decade redistricting, a process that would require further approval and could make the district more favorable to Democrats in 2026.