Rick Smithers
Ran for Virginia 7th Congressional District · Republican
Lost the 2026 primary
Ballot status source: Lost the 2026 Republican primary on August 4, 2026 — Virginia Department of Elections — 2026 August Republican Primary · read Aug 4, 2026
Sources (3)
- Lost the 2026 Republican primary on August 4, 2026 — Virginia Department of Elections — 2026 August Republican Primary (August 4, 2026), official results: VA-07, 'Rick S. Smithers' 3,076 of 24,026 (12.8%)
- nominee Doug A. Ollivant 13,594
- identity CONFIRMED
Filed under Virginia 7th Congressional District. The race page has 6 candidates, 3 certified results. See the race
Roles on File
Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.
- Lost the primaryVirginia 7th Congressional DistrictNov 3, 2026 · Lost the 2026 primary
The District
What Virginia 7th Congressional District covers
Covers all of Spotsylvania County, Orange County, Madison County, Stafford County, Greene County and Fredericksburg city; parts of Caroline County, Culpeper County, King George County and Prince William County.
Includes Dale City (part), Fredericksburg, King George, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Camp Barrett, Cherry Hill (part), Culpeper, Lake Ridge (part), Quantico Base (part), Woodbridge (part), Brightwood, Dahlgren Center (part) and 32 more.
193 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Virginia Department of Elections, per-locality precinct shapefiles (133 localities, elections.virginia.gov redistricting/gis); Census 2020 VTDs for the elections before the current layer
Not on file for Rick yet: Key Votes, Their Money, Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Reach Them, The Paper Trail. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_vgxhqjc55.
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