2026 elections · Virginia

Virginia U.S. House, district 2

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 4 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Rating: Toss-up (Cook: Toss-up; Sabato: Lean D; Inside Elections: Toss-up; DDHQ: Likely D). 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

Independent / no party

Matt Baker

Raised
$6,574
From individuals
$6,574
From PACs and other committees
$0
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$4,784
Debts
$0

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

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Republican Incumbent

Jennifer Kiggans

Raised
$7,240,304
From individuals
$3,880,024
From PACs and other committees
$1,476,556
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$1,950,032
Debts
$48,834

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

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $1,097,005 to support and $4,726,718 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 20, 2026.

PAC and committee money

376 committees reported giving $1,349,083 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 $22K
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $11K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $6K

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.

Democrat

Elaine Luria

Raised
$7,364,705
From individuals
$5,678,887
From PACs and other committees
$596,205
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$8,010
Cash on hand
$1,735,173
Debts
$0

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

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $364,449 to support and $2,323,889 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 15, 2026.

PAC and committee money

110 committees reported giving $412,633 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
  • Pro-Israel groupsPAC checks $5K
  • 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.

Independent / no party

Bishop Staten

No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Money in this race (FEC)
Matt BakerIndependent / no party$6,574$4,784$0$0
Jennifer KiggansRepublican$7,240,304$1,950,032$1,097,005$4,726,718
Elaine LuriaDemocrat$7,364,705$1,735,173$364,449$2,323,889

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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