2026 elections · Virginia

Virginia U.S. House, district 1

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 2 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Rating: Lean R (Cook: Lean R; Sabato: Toss-up; Inside Elections: Lean R; DDHQ: Lean R). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Democrat

Shannon Taylor

Raised
$2,140,980
From individuals
$1,687,926
From PACs and other committees
$341,795
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$1,004,227
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through July 15, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $943,580 to support and $505,876 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 14, 2026.

PAC and committee money

101 committees reported giving $391,883 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $1K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Republican Incumbent

Robert Wittman

Raised
$5,216,106
From individuals
$1,867,235
From PACs and other committees
$1,406,456
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$2,190,517
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $581,817 to support and $6,935,921 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 13, 2026.

PAC and committee money

280 committees reported giving $1,276,600 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $30K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $24K
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $19K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Money in this race (FEC)
Shannon TaylorDemocrat$2,140,980$1,004,227$943,580$505,876
Robert WittmanRepublican$5,216,106$2,190,517$581,817$6,935,921

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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