Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:28 PM ET
Democratic · 3 November 2026

Joy Powers

Joy Powers, a Democrat and farmer who was her party's 2025 nominee for the Virginia House of Delegates, faces Republican incumbent Morgan Griffith for Virginia's 9th congressional district in 2026.

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2026 race

Joy Powers, a farmer who was the Democratic nominee for Virginia's 51st House of Delegates district in 2025, is the Democratic nominee for Virginia's 9th congressional district, which covers rural southwest Virginia, including Abingdon, Blacksburg, Bristol and Norton.

She won the Democratic primary with 51.7% of the vote, defeating software developer Adam Murphy, who took 36.4%, and retired United Methodist pastor and attorney Doug Crockett, who took 11.9%. The seat is held by Republican Morgan Griffith, who was re-elected with 72.5% of the vote in 2024.

Powers faces Griffith in the general election on November 3, 2026.