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What changed near you: Virginia

The Nov 3, 2026 results, the data center projects in Virginia and where your officials stand. Results are unofficial until Virginia certifies them.

New officials after Nov 3

Races for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House only. Other statewide offices, such as lieutenant governor, are not included. Each race links to its AP call.

Elaine Luria D won the U.S. House race in VA-2 and joins the House in January 2027. Called by AP, source.

Data center projects in Virginia

452 tracked projects, cancelled projects excluded. See every site and county · See them on the map

Site	Construction jobs	Permanent
Berry Hill / Southern Virginia Megasite		at least 2,500
Google Botetourt Center at Greenfield Data Center Campus	up to 1,500
Meta Henrico Data Center (White Oak Technology Park)	1,500	more than 200
Stafford Technology Campus	more than 1,000
Hanover Technology Park		more than 800
DataBank Culpeper Campus (IAD5 / IAD6)	350 to 660	approximately 40
Tuckahoe Technology Park		approximately 350
Project Tallmadge		about 100
CleanArc VA1		50
Microsoft Boydton Campus		50

Where the incoming officials stand

Democrat (D)
Republican (R)
Independent (I)
Party not listed

Elaine Luria D U.S. Representative-elect, VA-2 · 2 sites

"any data center being built needs to have support from the local community with no exceptions, cannot raise electricity costs by one cent on any other rate payer, and must have a closed-loop water system" source

Where your current officials stand

Abigail Spanberger D Governor · 452 sites

"The expansion of data centers across Loudoun County should have been done vastly differently. We are putting clear standards in place and ensuring that what has been permitted in years past is not permitted into the future." source

Mark R. Warner D U.S. Senator · 452 sites

No public statement on data centers found yet.

Tim Kaine D U.S. Senator · 452 sites

"Some communities may have too many, but some would like the opportunity to have one of these data centers that pay a lot of local taxes." source

Suhas Subramanyam D U.S. Representative, VA-10 · 257 sites

"We need a national plan that puts communities first rather than the current ad hoc approach." source

Vote: Roll call vote: Yea on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (passed 417 to 3, Sep 16, 2026). The bill asks states to make large loads such as data centers pay for the grid upgrades they need. source

Eugene Simon Vindman D U.S. Representative, VA-7 · 68 sites

"It is past time for data centers to pay their fair share." source

Jennifer L. McClellan D U.S. Representative, VA-4 · 37 sites

"the federal government must play a bigger role in ensuring that the costs to power these data centers do not get passed on to consumers and small businesses." source

James R. Walkinshaw D U.S. Representative, VA-11 · 32 sites

John J. McGuire III R U.S. Representative, VA-5 · 25 sites

Robert J. Wittman R U.S. Representative, VA-1 · 12 sites

H. Morgan Griffith R U.S. Representative, VA-9 · 10 sites

Ben Cline R U.S. Representative, VA-6 · 7 sites

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D U.S. Representative, VA-3 · 2 sites

All Virginia officials