Virginia 1st District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

R★Rob WittmanIncumbent
$4.05M
+$0 for · $252K against
DShannon Taylor
$2.14M
+$267K for

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Rob Wittman	R	$4,053,142	$0	$251,512	2%
Shannon Taylor	D	$2,140,930	$266,991	$0	3%

$6.19M

Raised by candidates

$2.27M

Spent by candidates

$519K

Outside spending

2 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Rob Wittman (R)	$4.05M	$1.44M	$1.17M	2%	63%	$1.14M	1,098
Shannon Taylor (D)	$2.14M	$1.69M	$342K	3%	59%	$1.14M	1,247

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

Spender	Target	Stance	Spent	Network	Dark money in
SD 2026 C00935015	Shannon Taylor	Support	$267K 10 filings		—
LCV VICTORY FUND C00486845	Rob Wittman	Oppose	$252K 12 filings		—

Candidates

Rob Wittman

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $4.05M
Small-dollar: 2%
In-state: 63%
Outside for / against: $0 / $252K

Backed by Stephen Schwarzman Backed by AIPAC Backed by the NRA Real estate money Gambling industry money Realtors PAC money Traded stocks in office Trades overlapping lobbying

Shannon Taylor

D Democrat

Raised: $2.14M
Small-dollar: 3%
In-state: 59%
Outside for / against: $267K / $0

Backed by Deborah Simon Backed by EMILYs List Union PAC money

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.