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2026 candidates we're tracking in VA-6
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Beth A. Macy
Democratic
Macy grew up in a low-income family in a small Ohio town and was the first in her family to attend college, per the campaign site. She spent 25 years as an investigative reporter at The Roanoke Times covering western Virginia communities, per the campaign site. She is the author of three books, including Dopesick, which she helped adapt into an Emmy- and Peabody-winning television series, per the campaign site.
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Ben L. Cline
Republican
Incumbent
Cline is an attorney who earned a B.A. from Bates College and a J.D. from the University of Richmond, per the campaign site. He served as an Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney in Harrisonburg City and Rockingham County before opening a private practice with offices in Lexington, Amherst and Harrisonburg, per the campaign site. He represented Virginia's 24th House District from 2002 to 2018 before his election to Congress, per the campaign site.
About this race
Virginia's 6th 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.