Key Virginia Congressional Contest a Battle of Who Supports Police More

Virginia Republican Congressional District 7 candidate Yesli Vega speaks with farmers in Northern Virginia’s Orange County on Sept. 3 in her campaign to unseat two-term Democratic incumbent Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.), a key race that could come down to which candidate voters believe will support law enforcement more effectively. Courtesy of Yesli Vega for Congress

As polls close on Nov. 8 and election night results unscroll east to west, eyes countrywide will be watching two Virginia congressional district races that analysts say are bellwether contests presaging which party will win the day and control the U.S. House in 2023.

According to Cook Partisan Voting Index (CPVI), Virginia’s 2nd and 7th Congressional Districts are among 22 nationwide occupied by incumbent Democrats in fall races that are rated as “tossups.”