AkashicVA-08 — U.S. House
We expect Democrats to win96%The call
We expect Democrats to win.
What the market is pricing
via PolymarketThe market gives the Democrats a 94% chance to win.
The market and our model agree, and price it about the same — both favor the Democrats.
Implied probability from live Polymarket prices, two-party-normalized · as of Aug 1, 2026 · a market price is trader sentiment, not Akashic’s forecast. See the market on Polymarket → · How implied probability works →
| Candidate | Raised |
|---|---|
| Don BeyerDIncumbent | |
| Tony SabioR | not yet filing |
Receipts, cash on hand, and outside (independent-expenditure) spending from the Federal Election Commission. Bars are scaled within this race. Aug 4 primary not yet held. Beyer (D, incumbent) faces a contested Democratic primary (Mo Seifeldein, Michael Duffin, Adam Dunigan, Lorena Thorne Bruner) but is the heavy favorite. Tony Sabio (former CIA officer) is the presumptive GOP nominee. Heavily Democratic seat. The field and its fundraising will keep updating as primaries settle and new FEC reports land.
The rating is grounded in this seat’s record on Akashic — its partisan lean, same-office history, and demographics. Read the full profile on the VA-08 place page.
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DemocraticD | D+47 |
| 2022 | DemocraticD | D+49 |
| 2020 | DemocraticD | D+52 |
| 2018 | DemocraticD | D+52 |
| 2016 | DemocraticD | D+41 |
| 2014 | DemocraticD | D+32 |
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