Republican Rep. Jen Kiggans and Democrat Elaine Luria are set to face each other again in November for Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District seat. Kiggans previously defeated Luria in the 2022 election. In the years since, Kiggans serves as the incumbent representative, and multiple outlets describe her as aligning her legislative work with key priorities of President Donald Trump. Luria, the former member of Congress who served for four years before losing in 2022, is again seeking a return to the House of Representatives. The rematch is framed as a repeat contest between the same two candidates, with the district’s congressional representation again on the ballot. As both campaigns lead into the general election, the contest centers on the same political matchup that determined the district’s outcome in 2022, now with a new opportunity for either to retain or regain the seat.