
Elaine Luria
October 18, 2026 · Newsletter
paper-thin margin
I’ll keep this short, because there isn’t time for anything else.
Election Day is 16 days away. And I’m worried.
I spent 20 years in the Navy. I’ve stood watch through typhoons and taken ships into the most remote places on Earth. I don’t scare easily, and I don’t say “I’m worried” lightly.
But I also don’t sugar-coat the facts.
The House majority WILL come down to this seat. The last three times this district has flipped, the House flipped with it. Republicans are clinging to power by three votes, and if they lose VA-02, they’re virtually guaranteed to lose the majority.
Your health care is on the ballot. Jen Kiggans told Hampton Roads she’d protect it, then voted with Trump to rip coverage away to pay for tax breaks for billionaires.
Accountability is on the ballot. Two more years of a rubber-stamp Congress means two more years of corruption, chaos, moral decay, and nobody in Washington telling Donald Trump “no.”
I narrowly lost this seat in 2022 after MAGA spent $6M against me. This time, my opponent and her MAGA sponsors have already spent $8M trying to buy this election again.
I’m not going to let that happen again. But I can’t win this battle alone. This is the closest race in America, and I need all the help I can get.
Sixteen days. Let’s make every one count.
— Elaine