Democrats are still favored in most districts under Virginia’s new potential congressional map, but it erases the suburban Richmond district of one of the party's rising stars: second-term Rep. Abigail Spanberger
Walking to the House Chamber for a vote on Wednesday night, Abigail Spanberger declined to comment on the new map and said she was focused on serving her current constituents. | Cheriss May/Getty ImagesVirginia’s new potential congressional map would give Democrats a fighting chance to hang onto their current share of seven of the state’s 11 districts, but it erases the suburban Richmond district of one of the party's rising stars: second-term Rep. Abigail Spanberger.
“It looks like a status quo kind of map, consistent with the partisan divide of the state,” said Democratic Rep. Bobby Scott, the dean of the delegation, who represents Hampton RoadsThe parties' fortunes likely won't change if these lines are adopted: Republicans will still be underdogs in a majority of the blue-leaning state's districts, except in a wave election.
Besides Spanberger, the next most affected incumbents are Luria and Wexton, whose northern Virginia district would become significantly more competitive. It does still favors Democrats, though, according to an aggregation of election results over the past four years provided by the special masters. Wexton keeps her home county of Loudoun but picks up a huge swath of new territory to the south.
“I think the most obvious thing is it seems to be very hurtful for the three Virginia women,” said Democratic Rep. Don Beyer, reflecting on the map. “I know we're not supposed to have elected officials pick their voters, but it is unfortunate the way they're drawn that incumbents like Abigail Spanberger, who had a difficult district to begin with, is tossed in a completely different district.
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