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Virginia District 8

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Don Beyer
Democratic · incumbent
100 in 100
50–50chance of winning, out of 100
Tony Sabio
Republican
0 in 100

Don Beyer wins in 100 of 100 simulations.

There are no qualifying public polls yet, so the forecast leans on fundamentals; partisan lean, the national environment and incumbency point to Don Beyer +62.4.

Where the result could land

Every simulated outcome, grouped in 2-point steps. Projected margin Beyer +62.4; 80 in 100 fall between Beyer +55.1 and Beyer +69.7.

Sabio +30Sabio +20Sabio +10Beyer +10Beyer +20Beyer +30Tie

The candidates

Don BeyerIncumbent
Democratic
No biography on file yet.
Tony Sabio
Republican
No biography on file yet.
Shelly Arnoldi
Libertarian
Tim Sharman
Independent

Ballot list and short bios from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); websites from Wikidata.

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Polls

No public polls have tested Don Beyer against Tony Sabio yet.

No polls of this matchup yet, so there is no polling average. The forecast relies on fundamentals.

Chance of winning over time

How this race’s odds have moved as polls and the national environment changed.

No change over the past 3 months
020406080100Aug 1Sep 1Oct 1

Out of 100. Today: Beyer 100, Sabio 0.

What’s driving the forecast

The model blends each estimate by how much to trust it right now. Polls get 0% of the weight, 15 days out.

Polling average (after adjustments)—no polls
Partisan lean (Cook PVI, 2026 lines) D+26.0roughly 52 points of margin vs. the nation
National environment D+9.6generic ballot + presidential approval
Incumbent’s track record Sabio +2.8In 2024 they ran 5.7 pts more Republican than the state’s lean predicted; half carries over (max 10)
IncumbencyBeyer +3.6incumbent’s side
Fundamentals estimateBeyer +62.4±6 typical error
Expert ratings (average)—used only in the “+ Expert ratings” version
ForecastBeyer +62.4±5.7 standard deviation, including 2.3 for movement before Election Day

All three versions

  • Polls only: Don Beyer 100 in 100 (Solid D)
  • Polls + fundamentals: Don Beyer 100 in 100 (Solid D)
  • Polls + fundamentals + experts: Don Beyer 100 in 100 (Solid D)

Rules and notes

  • Incumbent renominated

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