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U.S. House · Virginia's 1st District

Virginia's 1st Congressional District (Northern Neck, Middle Peninsula, and parts of Fredericksburg-area and Hampton Roads exurbs)

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Shannon Taylor, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Shannon Taylor209,48251.2%
Rob Wittman199,01448.6%
Total Write-ins9980.2%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • The Republican primary was canceled and incumbent Robert J. Wittman advanced unopposed. Shannon Taylor won the Democratic primary on August 4, 2026 with 53.0% of the vote in a seven-candidate field.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Robert J. WittmanRINCUMBENTU.S. Representative, Virginia's 1st District (since 2007)Full profile →Shannon TaylorDPROJECTED WINNERCommonwealth's Attorney, Henrico CountyFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Robert J. Wittman
    Recorded votes[35][36][37]

    Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15). Voted yes on Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36, 2017-10-03), which would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks.

  • Shannon Taylor
    Supports[7]

    Says she stands with a woman’s right to make choices about her own body and that she would never prosecute a woman for choosing an abortion.

Stricter gun laws

  • Robert J. Wittman
    Recorded votes[30][31][32][33]

    Voted no on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted no on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted no on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs. Voted yes on Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 2017-12-06), which would have required states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.

  • Shannon Taylor
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Robert J. Wittman
    Recorded votes[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted yes on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted no on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).

  • Shannon Taylor
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Robert J. Wittman
    Recorded votes[14][15][16][26][25]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03; 2017-12-20), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted no on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Shannon Taylor
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Robert J. Wittman
    Recorded votes[14][15][16][21][22][23]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies. Voted no on Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590, 2010-03-21). Voted yes on American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628, 2017-05-04), which would have capped federal Medicaid funding and ended enhanced funding for the Medicaid expansion.

  • Shannon Taylor
    Supports[6]

    Says she will fight to restore the Affordable Care Act subsidies and rural hospital funding, and to expand Medicare’s ability to negotiate drug prices.

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Robert J. Wittman
    Recorded votes[14][15][16][24][25]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Shannon Taylor
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Robert J. Wittman
    Recorded votes[34]

    Voted no on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • Shannon Taylor
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Robert J. Wittman
    Recorded votes[29]

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Shannon Taylor
    Opposes[7]

    Says she will fight against tariffs, which she says are raising costs in the district and hurting farmers.

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Robert J. Wittman
    Recorded votes[24]

    Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Shannon Taylor
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Robert J. Wittman
    Recorded votes[20]

    Voted yes on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Shannon Taylor
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Robert J. Wittman
    Recorded votes[27][28]

    Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted no on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Shannon Taylor
    —

Research notes & limits

No campaign website content or public statements of policy positions were located directly for Robert Wittman for this cycle within the research budget; his record reflects official committee assignments only. Taylor's stock-trading and net-worth figures about Wittman on her campaign site are her own campaign claims, not independently verified here, and are reported as her stated position rather than as fact. A biography page on Shannon Taylor's campaign site could not be loaded; her biography relies on Henrico County's official page, her Ballotpedia survey responses, and Wikipedia, so her pre-2012 career is not described.

Sources · 44

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.Shannon Taylor (Virginia) · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Shannon Taylor's campaign website, quoted by Ballotpedia (June 25, 2026) · Shannon Taylor campaign, via Ballotpedia · 2026-06-25 Candidate's own words
  3. 3.Robert Wittman · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  4. 4.Border Security | Congressman Rob Wittman · Office of Rep. Rob Wittman · 2026-10-03 Official record
  5. 5.Family Values | Congressman Rob Wittman · Office of Rep. Rob Wittman · 2026-10-03 Official record
  6. 6.Shannon Taylor — Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  7. 7.1st District Q&A: Shannon Taylor, Rob Wittman · VPM News / Virginia public media candidate questionnaire · 2026-09-23 Candidate's own words
  8. 8.About Rob | Congressman Rob Wittman · Office of Rep. Rob Wittman Official record
  9. 9.About Rob | Congressman Rob Wittman · Office of Rep. Rob Wittman Official record
  10. 10.Robert Wittman · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  11. 11.U.S. House · Virginia's 1st District results 2026 · NBC News News report
  12. 12.H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  13. 13.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  14. 14.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  15. 15.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: Affordable Care Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2010-03-21 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: American Health Care Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-05-04 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-20 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-06 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  36. 36.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  37. 37.Roll call: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-10-03 Official record
  38. 38.Shannon Taylor (Virginia) · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  39. 39.Shannon Taylor's campaign website, quoted by Ballotpedia (June 25, 2026) · Shannon Taylor campaign, via Ballotpedia · 2026-06-25 Candidate's own words
  40. 40.Commonwealth's Attorney · Henrico County Official record
  41. 41.Shannon Taylor (attorney) · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  42. 42.Shannon Taylor launches bid to represent Virginia's 1st Congressional District · Virginia Mercury · 2025-09-08 News report
  43. 43.Tom Perriello wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Virginia's 5th Congressional District · WDBJ7 (Associated Press) · 2026-08-05 News report
  44. 44.Virginia's 1st District election results 2026 · NBC News News report