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2026 candidates we're tracking in VA-11
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James R. Walkinshaw
Democratic
Incumbent
Walkinshaw previously served on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and spent more than a decade as chief of staff to former Congressman Gerry Connolly, per the campaign site. Walkinshaw holds a degree from New York University and lives in Fairfax with a wife and son, per the campaign site.
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Arthur G. Purves
Republican
Arthur Purves is a retired computer programmer with a 40-year career who has led the Fairfax County Taxpayers Alliance for nearly three decades, per his campaign site. He lives in Vienna and is the Republican nominee for Virginia's 11th Congressional District.
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Dianne L. Blais
Green
Blais has been a member of the Green Party since 2014, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Blais serves as convener of the Jane Addams branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, per the campaign site.
About this race
Virginia's 11th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Virginia primary is Tuesday, August 4, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.