2026年8月4日 美国东部时间晚上8:29 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
哥伦比亚广播公司新闻预测，香农·泰勒已在弗吉尼亚州第一选区的民主党初选中获胜，击败了其他六名候选人，他们都希望能够推翻现任共和党众议员罗布·威特曼的席位。威特曼自2007年以来一直占据该席位，并获得特朗普总统的背书。
泰勒是亨里科县的联邦检察官，是本次竞选的领跑者。第一选区涵盖里士满郊区，向北向西延伸至该州的乡村县，还包括威廉斯堡、詹姆斯敦和约克敦。
众议院民主党竞选机构民主党国会竞选委员会将泰勒视为顶级候选人，并通过其“红色变蓝色”计划为其提供筹款和组织支持，该计划旨在夺取共和党掌控的席位。弗吉尼亚州民主党参议员马克·华纳和蒂姆·凯恩，以及州长阿比盖尔·斯潘伯格也都背书了泰勒。
库克政治报告将第一选区评为“倾向共和党”，该选区在2024年大选中支持特朗普5个百分点。
公益律师萨拉姆·巴蒂、社区倡导者汤姆·齐温斯基、医疗保健律师埃里克卡·科普、小型律师事务所老板梅尔·塔尔、陆军退伍军人伊丽莎白·登普西·贝格斯以及海军军官杰森·纳普也参与了民主党提名的竞选。
今年早些时候，弗吉尼亚州选民通过了一项新的国会选区划分方案，该方案将使民主党在10个众议院选区中占据优势，仅保留一个共和党稳拿的席位。但州最高法院推翻了该方案，恢复了原有选区划分。目前，该州联邦众议院代表团席位平分，民主党和共和党各占6席和5席。
Shannon Taylor wins Democratic primary in Virginia district Democrats hope to make competitive
August 4, 2026 8:29 PM EDT / CBS News
Shannon Taylor has won the Democratic primary in Virginia’s 1st District, CBS News projects, defeating six other candidates seeking the chance to unseat incumbent GOP Rep. Rob Wittman. He’s held the seat since 2007 and has President Trump’s endorsement.
Taylor, the Commonwealth’s attorney for Henrico County, was the front-runner in the race. The 1st District extends across the Richmond suburbs and north and west into rural counties in the state, and also includes Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown.
The House Democrats’ campaign arm, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, saw Taylor as a top-tier candidate and gave her fundraising and organizational support as part of its Red to Blue program, an effort to win GOP-held seats. Virginia’s Democratic U.S. senators, Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, have also both endorsed Taylor, as has Gov. Abigail Spanberger.
The 1st District is rated “lean Republican” by the Cook Political Report, and it backed Mr. Trump by 5 points in 2024.
Public interest lawyer Salaam Bhatti, community advocate Tom Cywinski, healthcare attorney Ericka Kopp, small law firm owner Mel Tull, Army veteran Elizabeth Dempsey Beggs and Navy officer Jason Knapp also ran for the Democratic nomination.
Earlier this year, Virginia voters approved a new congressional map that would have given Democrats an advantage in 10 House districts, leaving only a single seat safe for Republicans. But the state Supreme Court tossed the map, restoring the original districts. Currently, the state’s U.S. House delegation is split, with six Democrats and five Republicans.
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