(By Rich  Tucker/Daily Signal) – House Speaker Mike Johnson wrapped up his 2026 midterm campaign with a pair of stops in Virginia. On Monday, the Republican appeared with Rep. Rob Wittman in the 1st District and Rep. Jen Kiggans in the 2nd District.

Johnson came to the commonwealth armed with a list of accomplishments he attributed to this 119th Congress.

“We gave the biggest tax cuts in U.S. history and also the largest spending cut in U.S. history. We cut $1.6 trillion in wasteful government spending,” Johnson said during a stop in Henrico County.

Republicans also cracked down on illegal immigration, he added, noting that 20 million people crossed the border illegally in the years before 2024. “We secured the border—sealed it shut,” Johnson said.

Wittman made his case for reelection in the district where he has served 10 terms. He said that protecting the homeland will be a critical job for members of the next Congress.

“If you were to look at the ads on TV, you would have no idea that that’s what this election is about, because my opponent doesn’t say a word about how she’s going to bring down energy costs, bring down housing costs, bring down health care costs, what she’s going to do to help build this nation’s military,” Wittman said. “All you hear are a procession of baseless lies against me. And I’ll tell you, you know, I put on my asbestos underwear every morning and go to work!”

Johnson also invoked the important role that religion has played in American history.

“Communism, Marxism begins with the premise that there is no God. They think the state is God, and that’s why it always ends in ruin,” the House speaker said. “I’m convinced that God is not done with America yet. The victory is going to be so much sweeter because they all think that we’re all going to be so forlorn tomorrow night, and I’m not buying it. I believe we are going to shock them tomorrow night.”

In its final forecast ahead of Tuesday’s vote, the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia graded the 1st and 2nd District seats—along with the 5th District, which is represented by first-term Republican John McGuire—as “Leans Democrat.” The organization’s nationwide forecast predicts Democrats will control the House in the next Congress, which would make Hakeem Jeffries the next House speaker. Jeffries campaigned in Virginia’s 2nd District over the weekend.

During the appearance with Wittman, Johnson pushed back on the polls.

“I’ve done 93 campaign events across 24 states this month alone. I was on stage with President [Donald] Trump in Iowa just yesterday,” the speaker said. “I’m telling you the polls are not registering the reality on the ground right now. We have energy like 2024. We have patriots rising up, and you know what, they don’t respond to polls anymore.”

Johnson added that he thinks the media is trying to suppress Republican votes. “Dismiss the polls. Dismiss the pundits. And let’s get this thing done,” he advised. “Rob Wittman is the man we need right now.”

Former Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who has been barnstorming the state on behalf of Republican candidates, also spoke. Earlier in the day, Youngkin campaigned again with McGuire, and he planned to join Johnson in Virginia Beach for an evening rally with Kiggans.

Virginia’s early voting period ended on Saturday with more than 1.6 million ballots cast, according to the Virginia Public Access Project. That represented a 74% increase over the total in 2022, the last year in which there was a midterm election with no presidential or gubernatorial race on the ballot. Early voting totals this year surpassed the 2022 numbers in all 11 of the state’s congressional districts.

The polls will be open from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Election Day. The Department of Elections has an online tool available to help voters find polling locations.