(The Center Square) – Virginia voters will decide 11 congressional races Tuesday, including those in the 3rd, 4th and 6th districts, where health care, electricity costs and federal spending are among the issues.

3rd Congressional District

Democratic Rep. Bobby Scott faces Republican Edwin Rivera Jr. and independents Makiba Gaines and Steve Woll in a district covering parts of Hampton Roads.

Scott, who has served in Congress since 1993, is the ranking Democrat on the House Education and Workforce Committee. He supports expanding access to higher education, workforce training and affordable health care.

Rivera, an Army veteran, supports raising teacher pay and expanding vocational education. He opposes tolls on the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel.

Gaines, a civil rights attorney, has emphasized reducing household costs and government waste. Woll, a Navy veteran, supports reviewing federal spending to address the national debt.

4th Congressional District

Democratic Rep. Jennifer McClellan faces Republican Robert Murray Jr. and independent Joan Bell. The 4th District covers Richmond, Petersburg, parts of Chesterfield and Henrico counties, and communities across Southside Virginia.

McClellan opposes federal Medicaid changes enacted in 2025 and supports restoring enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits to help eligible households pay for health insurance.

Murray supports reducing health care costs through technology, early disease detection and preventive care.

McClellan and Murray have both addressed the costs of data center development.

McClellan co-sponsored the Ratepayer Protection Act, which would require state utility regulators to consider measures ensuring large electricity users cover infrastructure costs associated with serving them.

The House passed the bill 417-3 in September.

Murray supports federal guidelines to prevent communities from bearing data center construction costs and wants development to meet environmental standards.

McClellan supports federal protections for abortion access. Murray has emphasized parental involvement in abortion decisions involving minors. Bell opposes Virginia’s proposed constitutional amendment protecting reproductive rights.

6th Congressional District

Republican Rep. Ben Cline faces Democrat Beth Macy in a district covering Roanoke, Harrisonburg, Staunton, Winchester and communities throughout the Shenandoah Valley.

Cline, first elected in 2018, voted for the federal tax and spending law signed by President Donald Trump in July 2025. The law reduced projected federal Medicaid spending and included a $50 billion rural health program added after lawmakers raised concerns about the cuts’ effects on rural hospitals.

Cline sent a Sept. 22 letter to federal health officials asking them to reconsider which communities qualify for rural health funding, arguing that some communities in his district could be excluded despite barriers to medical care.

Macy, a former Roanoke Times reporter and author of “Dopesick,” opposes the Medicaid changes and supports restoring enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits.

Both candidates have supported pausing additional data center construction until protections are established.

Cline also co-sponsored the Ratepayer Protection Act, which addresses infrastructure costs associated with large electricity users.

Macy supports a nationwide moratorium until federal rules address electricity costs, water use, land development and potential job losses associated with artificial intelligence.

Early in-person voting in Virginia ends Saturday at 5 p.m.