2026 elections · Virginia

Virginia U.S. House, district 5

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

Rating: Likely R (Cook: Likely R; Sabato: Lean R; Inside Elections: Likely R; DDHQ: Likely 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

Independent / no party

Cooke Costa Harvey

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.

Republican

John McGuire III

Raised
$2,249,386
From individuals
$1,405,269
From PACs and other committees
$556,098
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$478,973
Debts
$78,682

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

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $539,162 to support and $1,216,211 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 12, 2026.

PAC and committee money

67 committees reported giving $169,000 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
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $10K
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $9K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $2K

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

Tom Perriello

Raised
$2,140,402
From individuals
$1,978,289
From PACs and other committees
$106,850
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$13,111
Cash on hand
$1,511,291
Debts
$0

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

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $339,948 to support and $368,368 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 31, 2026.

PAC and committee money

39 committees reported giving $141,426 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.

Money in this race (FEC)
John McGuire IIIRepublican$2,249,386$478,973$539,162$1,216,211
Tom PerrielloDemocrat$2,140,402$1,511,291$339,948$368,368

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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