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Virginia · U.S. House

Virginia 3rd District

Bobby Scott wins. Called.

97% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Bobby Scott D won 179,594 72.7%
Edwin Rivera R 59,523 24.1%
Makiba Gaines I 3,932 1.6%
Stephen Woll I 3,912 1.6%
Total246,961

186 of 186 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 5:00 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Norfolk City 66,000 D +56.4 D +42.2 D +14.2 97%
Newport News City 58,260 D +45.3 D +29.2 D +16.1 97%
Hampton City 48,465 D +55.6 D +40.4 D +15.1 97%
Chesapeake City 42,050 D +38.0 D +23.4 D +14.6 97%
Portsmouth City 32,186 D +54.6 D +39.2 D +15.4 97%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+461 votes246,961D +50.2
+5,583 votes246,500D +50.2
+16,611 votes240,917D +49.8
+16,955 votes224,306D +49.3
+7,715 votes207,351D +47.9
+1,081 votes199,636D +47.7
+2,174 votes198,555D +47.6
+2,660 votes196,381D +48.1
+2,163 votes193,721D +48.1
+3,477 votes191,558D +48.0
+662 votes188,081D +48.4
+564 votes187,419D +48.3