Virginia's 3rd congressional district: election results
U.S. House elections in Virginia's 3rd congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.
Current representative: Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.
| Year | Winner | Party | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | 70.0% | 40.1 |
| 2022 | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | 67.2% | 34.6 |
| 2020 | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | 68.4% | 36.9 |
| 2018 | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | 91.2% | — |
| 2016 | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | 66.7% | 33.6 |
| 2014 | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | 94.4% | — |
| 2012 | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | 81.3% | 62.8 |
| 2010 | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | 70.0% | 42.8 |
| 2008 | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | 97.0% | — |
| 2006 | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | 96.1% | — |
| 2004 | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | 69.3% | 38.8 |
| 2002 | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | 96.1% | — |
| 2000 | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | 97.7% | — |
| 1998 | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | 76.0% | 53.2 |
| 1980 | Thomas J. Bliley | Republican | 51.6% | 19.0 |
| 1978 | David E. Satterfield | Democratic | 87.7% | 75.6 |
| 1976 | David E. Satterfield | Democratic | 87.9% | 76.0 |
2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert C. "Bobby" Scott Won | DEM | 219,926 | 69.95% | |
| John Sitka III | REP | 93,801 | 29.84% | |
| Write-in | — | 670 | 0.21% | |
| Total | 314,397 | |||
2022
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert C. "Bobby" Scott Won | DEM | 139,659 | 67.19% | |
| Terry T. Namkung | REP | 67,668 | 32.56% | |
| Write-in | — | 523 | 0.25% | |
| Total | 207,850 | |||
2020
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert C. "Bobby" Scott Won | DEM | 233,326 | 68.35% | |
| John W. Collick | REP | 107,299 | 31.43% | |
| Write-in | — | 736 | 0.22% | |
| Total | 341,361 | |||
Questions and answers
Who represents Virginia's 3rd congressional district?
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.
Who won the last election in Virginia's 3rd congressional district?
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott won in 2024 by 40.1 points.
Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.