Joy Powers
Lost the 2026 race for Virginia's 9th District.
- Last margin
- −32.0
- Lost 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Background
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- On the ballot as
- farmer and nominee for Virginia's 51st House of Delegates district in 2025
Every race Powers has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Powers won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia's 9th District | General | Lost | Morgan Griffith (R), Write-in (I) | 33.9% | R+32.0 | $256.6K | R+44.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Virginia Department of Elections (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Money
Powers’s campaign fundraising, and outside money in Powers’s races this cycle.
- Raised, 2025–26
- $256.6K
- Outside, for Powers
- $2.4K
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
What’s next
From campaign filings, not from public statements.
| JOY FOR VIRGINIA FEC | Active |
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
Who Powers has run against
- Morgan Griffith (R) · 2026 general, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Virginia Department of Elections (unofficial)
The seat
- Virginia's 9th District · lean R+44.0 · 418th most Democratic of 435
FEC H6VA09136
Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns); Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FEC