Virginia Foxx Announces 2026 Reelection Bid
Congresswoman Virginia Foxx announced she will run for reelection in 2026. Foxx, a Republican, has represented North Carolina's 5th congressional district, which includes Watauga County and Appalachian State University, since 2005.
- If reelected, Foxx would be 83 years old at the start of her twelfth term in 2027. - In the 119th Congress, Foxx serves as the powerful Chair of the House Rules Committee, a position that allows her to influence all legislation that comes to the House floor. - Before entering Congress, Foxx served in the North Carolina Senate from 1995 to 2005 and previously held administrative and teaching positions at Appalachian State University and was the president of Mayland Community College. - Foxx is considered one of the most conservative members of North Carolina's congressional delegation and holds a lifetime 96 percent approval rating from the American Conservative Union. - In the November 2024 election, Foxx defeated Democratic challenger Chuck Hubbard to win her eleventh term. - For the 2026 election, Foxx already faces several challengers in the Republican primary scheduled for March 3, 2026, including Steve Girard, Joseph Osborne, and Roman Williams II. - As the longest-serving member of the state's delegation in the U.S. House, she holds the unofficial title of "dean" of the North Carolina delegation. - Her past election victories have been decisive, with no general election since 2004 being won by less than 14 percentage points.
