2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2018 election for Virginia's 2nd District
U.S. House · Virginia
Elaine Luria (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Scott Taylor (R) by 2.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Elaine LuriaDemocrat · winner
51.0%139,571
Scott TaylorRepublican
48.8%133,458
273,428 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Elaine LuriaScott Taylor
$4.3M
Raised by the campaign
$4M
$4.3M
Spent by the campaign
$4.1M
$7.4K
Cash on hand
$16.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018