Virginia 2026 candidates Virginia · 135 FEC filers
Virginia · 2026 elections
Virginia candidates
135 federal candidates registered with the FEC across 12 races. Within each race, candidates are listed alphabetically by last name.
Last checked: Nov 1, 2026, 1:26 PM UTC · Source: FEC bulk data
Governor
Virginia does not elect a governor in 2026.
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About this list
These are candidates who filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission for 2026. Filing does not mean a candidate qualified for the ballot or remains active; some may have withdrawn or not advanced from a primary. Check your state election office for the official ballot. Governor candidates are listed above. State legislature and other state offices are not yet included.
U.S. Senate
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorita Daniels | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $57,160 | Not yet compiled |
| Alex De Paula | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $5,675 | Not yet compiled |
| Gregory Eichelberger | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $5,698 | Not yet compiled |
| Kim Farington | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $152,101 | Not yet compiled |
| Aldous D Mina | Republican | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Bert K Mizusawa | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $1,141,130 | Compiled |
| Mark Moran | Independent | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Bryce Reeves | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $106,324 | Not yet compiled |
| Jason Stephen Reynolds | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| C.L. Chuck Jr Smith | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $45,715 | Not yet compiled |
| Gavin Solomon | Republican | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Gavin Solomon | Write-in | Not reported | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Mark Robert Warner | Democratic | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $20,222,105 | Compiled |
| David Earl Williams | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $109,555 | Not yet compiled |
U.S. House — District 1
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Dempsey Beggs | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $198,744 | Not yet compiled |
| Ata-Ul-Salaam Bhatti | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $330,090 | Not yet compiled |
| Timothy Stephen Cywinski | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $35,750 | Not yet compiled |
| Lisa Vedernikova Khanna | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $277,648 | Not yet compiled |
| Jason Knapp | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $612,016 | Not yet compiled |
| Ericka Kopp | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $16,024 | Not yet compiled |
| Lewis Littlepage | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | $6,900 | Not yet compiled |
| Andrew Lucchetti | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $57,728 | Not yet compiled |
| Amanda Pohl | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $51,418 | Not yet compiled |
| James Michael Shea | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | $2,660 | Not yet compiled |
| Sean Sublette | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $66,111 | Not yet compiled |
| Shannon Leigh Taylor | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $4,607,379 | Compiled |
| Melvin Tull | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $293,545 | Not yet compiled |
| Robert J. Wittman | Republican | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $5,432,689 | Compiled |
U.S. House — District 2
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devinche Javon Albritton | Independent | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Matthew Baker | Independent | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $8,349 | Compiled |
| Nila Devanath | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $289,832 | Not yet compiled |
| William Weathers Fleming | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $55,200 | Not yet compiled |
| Jennifer Kiggans | Republican | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $7,589,812 | Compiled |
| Elaine Luria | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $8,044,064 | Compiled |
| William Jr Matthews | Republican | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Patrick Mosolf | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $169,271 | Not yet compiled |
| James Osyf | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $413,007 | Not yet compiled |
| Nicolaus Sleister | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $5,426 | Not yet compiled |
| Geral Defrance Staten | Independent | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Matt Strickler | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $313,160 | Not yet compiled |
| John Burk Stringfellow | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Michael Williamson | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $352,643 | Not yet compiled |
U.S. House — District 3
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makiba Gaines | IDP | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Compiled |
| Justin Garvin Maffett | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Edwin Jr. Rivera | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $15,391 | Compiled |
| Robert C Scott | Democratic | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $882,179 | Compiled |
| James L Taylor | Independent | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Dawn E Vasquez | Independent | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $23,925 | Not yet compiled |
| Stephen C. Woll | Independent | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $67,506 | Compiled |
U.S. House — District 4
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joan E. Bell | Unaffiliated | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Jason II Brown | Independent | Challenger | Not yet statutory | $3,316 | Not yet compiled |
| Justin Goodman | Independent | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Andre Odell Kersey | Independent | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Jennifer McClellan | Democratic | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $1,546,997 | Compiled |
| Robert P. Murray | Republican | Challenger | Not yet statutory | $1,550 | Compiled |
U.S. House — District 5
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriella Michele Bedsworth | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Robert G. Good | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $44,988 | Not yet compiled |
| Cooke Costa Harvey | Independent | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Suzanne K Krzyzanowski | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $17,062 | Not yet compiled |
| Melanie Virginia Lucero | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $99,951 | Not yet compiled |
| John J. III McGuire | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $2,419,702 | Not yet compiled |
| Thomas Stuart Price Perriello | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $3,762,301 | Compiled |
| Mike Pruitt | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $433,423 | Not yet compiled |
| Chris Register | Independent | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Paul Riley | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $3,245 | Not yet compiled |
| Adele Stichel | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $105,238 | Not yet compiled |
| Robert William Tracinski | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $54,103 | Not yet compiled |
| Kathryn (Kate) Zabriskie | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $47,156 | Not yet compiled |
U.S. House — District 6
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Hamilton Barlow | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $130,999 | Not yet compiled |
| Benjamin Lee Cline | Republican | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $1,908,289 | Compiled |
| Wendy Gooditis | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $52,710 | Not yet compiled |
| Beth Macy | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $2,926,193 | Compiled |
| Ken Mitchell | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $179,514 | Not yet compiled |
| David Hugh III Murray | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
U.S. House — District 7
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaha Ahrar | Independent | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $28,923 | Not yet compiled |
| Joseph Patrick Cooney | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $641,665 | Not yet compiled |
| Tara Anne Durant | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $392,489 | Not yet compiled |
| Joshua Ertle | No party affiliation | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| John Gray | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $237,671 | Not yet compiled |
| Elizabeth Guzman | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $72,225 | Not yet compiled |
| Philip A. Harding | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $141,406 | Not yet compiled |
| Dan Helmer | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $851,975 | Not yet compiled |
| Darius Mayfield | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $34,760 | Not yet compiled |
| Dorothy McAuliffe | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $1,256,357 | Not yet compiled |
| Adele McClure | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $84,810 | Not yet compiled |
| Douglas Ollivant | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $389,127 | Compiled |
| Matthew G. Rainforth | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Jacob Roginsky | Republican | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Saddam Salim | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $25,057 | Not yet compiled |
| Joseph Schiarizzi | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $203,939 | Not yet compiled |
| Jonathan Peter Schmeelk | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Rick Smithers | Republican | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Randall Terry | Independent | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $68,912 | Not yet compiled |
| Alex Thymmons | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Olivia Troye | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Yevgeny 'Eugene' Vindman | Democratic | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $16,339,250 | Compiled |
| Waverly E. Washington | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $51,974 | Not yet compiled |
U.S. House — District 8
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Sternoff Jr. Beyer | Democratic | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $2,529,480 | Compiled |
| Lorena Thorne Bruner | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Michael Christian Duffin | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $41,039 | Not yet compiled |
| Adam Michael Dunigan | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $266,859 | Not yet compiled |
| Frank Fereira | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Daniel Gray | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $14,092 | Not yet compiled |
| Heerak Christian Kim | Republican | Challenger | Not yet statutory | $3,300 | Not yet compiled |
| Luke Nathan Phillips | Republican | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Tony Sabio | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $44,256 | Compiled |
| Mo Seifeldein | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $163,227 | Not yet compiled |
| Tim Sharman | Independent | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $45,422 | Not yet compiled |
U.S. House — District 9
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Michael Cook | Republican | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Douglas Crockett | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $12,682 | Not yet compiled |
| Cameron Drew Dickerson | Libertarian | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| H Morgan Griffith | Republican | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $2,173,785 | Compiled |
| Brandi Hall | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Michael Paul Jackson | Independent | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Adam Murphy | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $63,469 | Not yet compiled |
| Joy Powers | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $256,578 | Compiled |
U.S. House — District 10
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Beckwith | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $256,489 | Compiled |
| Steven Anthony Goforth | Unaffiliated | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Ahsen Mujeeb Malik | Independent | Challenger | Statutory candidate | — | Compiled |
| Omar Morsy | Write-in | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Julie Perry | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $20,501 | Not yet compiled |
| Suhas Subramanyam | Democratic | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $1,707,804 | Compiled |
| Anthony Suttles | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $34,500 | Not yet compiled |
| M. Sam Wong | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $223,056 | Not yet compiled |
U.S. House — District 11
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candice Bennett | Democratic | Open seat | Not yet statutory | $37,520 | Not yet compiled |
| Dianne L Blais | Green | Open seat | Not yet statutory | — | Compiled |
| Gerald Edward Connolly | Democratic | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $718,796 | Not yet compiled |
| Bree Fram | Democratic | Open seat | Statutory candidate | $293,388 | Not yet compiled |
| Nathan Headrick | Republican | Challenger | Not yet statutory | $252,395 | Not yet compiled |
| Daniel Lee | Democratic | Open seat | Statutory candidate | $137,141 | Not yet compiled |
| Stella Pekarsky | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $399,216 | Not yet compiled |
| Arthur Grahame Purves | Republican | Open seat | Statutory candidate | $38,665 | Compiled |
| Amy Roma | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $1,285,227 | Not yet compiled |
| Michael Lewis Van Meter | Republican | Challenger | Not yet statutory | $4,579 | Not yet compiled |
| James Walkinshaw | Democratic | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $3,270,621 | Compiled |