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
37
days left, ballots already coming in
Where
- 01+98George Mason School (Alexandria city)Starting line Beyer +51. 9.2% split their ticket.
- 02+97Blessed Sacrament Church (Alexandria city)Starting line Beyer +57. 8.7% split their ticket.
- 03+97Mt Vernon Recreation Center (Alexandria city)Starting line Beyer +68. 6.5% split their ticket.
- 04+95Haycock (Fairfax)Starting line Beyer +45. 6.8% split their ticket.
- 05+89Westgate (Fairfax)Starting line Beyer +21. 7.5% split their ticket.
- 06+89Precinct 124 (Arlington)Starting line Beyer +62. 6.7% split their ticket.
The top 12 precincts carry 13% of the plan.
How
- P+7,533Persuade7,533 voters who split their ticket in recent elections and lean Beyer today.
- M+0MobilizeThere are almost no precincts Sabio's side carries, so turnout alone cannot help here.
- C+556ConsolidateVoters who went third party in recent races, in the precincts that lean Sabio's way.
Plus a national shift of 47.5 points of margin (127,845 votes) that no campaign controls.
What has to be true
- Sabio wins 50 percent of the ticket splitters now leaning Beyer.
- The national environment moves about 47.5 points toward Sabio's side between now and November 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
- 01Crossover regression174 precincts, R² 0.918, 31 crossover precincts identified
- 02Monte Carlo20,000 seeded simulated elections with a 7-point baseline error. 90% range of the final margin with the plan: -159,522 to -96,423 votes.
- 03Money, FEC candidate totals through July 15Sabio $17,903 cash on hand; Beyer $838,934.
- 04Call program for this list11,491 households, 34,474 dials, about 1,806 live conversations: an estimated $5,127 at published rates.
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.