Virginia 5th District 2026

The money race

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

DTom Perriello
$2.14M
R★John McGuireIncumbent
$1.78M

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
Tom Perriello	D	$2,140,402	$0	$0	3%
John McGuire	R	$1,781,840	$0	$0	12%

$3.92M

Raised by candidates

$1.92M

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Tom Perriello (D)	$2.14M	$1.98M	$107K	3%	55%	$629K	1,170
John McGuire (R)	$1.78M	$1.12M	$416K	12%	31%	$1.29M	699

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.

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Tom Perriello

D Democrat

Raised: $2.14M
Small-dollar: 3%
In-state: 55%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by George Soros Backed by End Citizens United Health care industry money

John McGuire

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $1.78M
Small-dollar: 12%
In-state: 31%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by Elon Musk Backed by Paul Singer Backed by Stephen Schwarzman Backed by the NRA Realtors PAC money Traded stocks in office Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

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 Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.