# Doug Ollivant Republican nominee in Virginia's 7th Congressional District for 2026. A retired U.S. Army officer and former National Security Council director for Iraq under both the Bush and Obama administrations, Ollivant later worked as a counterinsurgency analyst and commentator. He won the August 4, 2026 Republican primary with 56.6% (13,594 votes) over Phillip Harding (30.6%) and Ricky Smithers (12.8%), and faces Democratic incumbent [[Eugene Vindman]] in November. The money gap is among the widest in any competitive-adjacent House race this cycle: Vindman had raised $12.4M through mid-July against Ollivant's roughly $251,000. Forecasters rate VA-07 Likely Democratic. The general election is unusually crowded for Virginia, with four independent or third-party candidates also on the ballot. > [!info] Stub > Minimum-viable page created to support the VA-07 race file.