Upset Brief · VA-08 · Tony Sabio (R) vs. Don Beyer (D), incumbent

A long shot on the math: it takes a 47.5-point national wave.

0%
odds today
0%
odds with the plan
135,934
net votes to find
Don Beyer won
result of the November 3, 2026 election
Where
  1. 01
    George Mason School (Alexandria city)
    Starting line Beyer +51. 9.2% split their ticket.
    +98
  2. 02
    Blessed Sacrament Church (Alexandria city)
    Starting line Beyer +57. 8.7% split their ticket.
    +97
  3. 03
    Mt Vernon Recreation Center (Alexandria city)
    Starting line Beyer +68. 6.5% split their ticket.
    +97
  4. 04
    Haycock (Fairfax)
    Starting line Beyer +45. 6.8% split their ticket.
    +95
  5. 05
    Westgate (Fairfax)
    Starting line Beyer +21. 7.5% split their ticket.
    +89
  6. 06
    Precinct 124 (Arlington)
    Starting line Beyer +62. 6.7% split their ticket.
    +89

The top 12 precincts carry 13% of the plan.

How
  • P
    Persuade
    7,533 voters who split their ticket in recent elections and lean Beyer today.
    +7,533
  • M
    Mobilize
    Few precincts give Sabio's side 55 percent or more, so turnout is a small lever here; the plan leans on persuasion instead.
    +0
  • C
    Consolidate
    Voters who went third party in recent races, in the closest places on the map.
    +556

Plus a national shift of 47.5 points of margin (127,845 votes) that no campaign controls.

What has to be true
  1. Sabio wins 50 percent of the ticket splitters now leaning Beyer.
  2. It would take a national shift of about 47.5 points toward Sabio's side, larger than any midterm swing in recent memory.
  3. No 2026 public poll exists for this race, so the starting line is a weighted blend of official recent results; the first real poll will move it.
The numbers behind it
  • 01
    Crossover regression
    174 precincts, R² 0.918, 31 crossover precincts identified
  • 02
    Monte Carlo
    20,000 seeded simulated elections with a 7-point baseline error. 90% range of the final margin with the plan: -159,522 to -96,423 votes.
  • 03
    Money, FEC candidate totals through July 15
    Sabio $17,903 cash on hand; Beyer $838,934.
  • 04
    Call program for this list
    11,491 households, 34,474 dials, about 1,806 live conversations: an estimated $5,127 at published rates.
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Independent analysis by The Political Group from official Virginia Department of Elections precinct returns (2022, 2024 and 2025), FEC filings and published polls, as of September 26, 2026. Not affiliated with any candidate or party.