2026 United States general electionVirginia

U.S. House: Virginia's 1st district

3 November 2026

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2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION November 03, 2026

Recorded 10 Oct 2026 · Quote checked on the page 10 Oct 2026

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The seat

Held by: Robert J. Wittman (Republican)
FEC: Virginia's 1st district 2026 Official source
Virginia's 1st district, 2026 election: candidates who have filed with the Federal Election Commission
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Election: 2026 United States general election - 3 November 2026
Seat: Virginia's 1st district
FEC: Virginia's 1st district 2026 Official source
Virginia's 1st district, 2026 election: candidates who have filed with the Federal Election Commission
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

On the ballot

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Money raised

Robert J. Wittman Republican$4.1M
Shannon Leigh Taylor Democratic$2.1M

Each bar against the most raised. FEC filings.

Robert J. Wittman

Republican

FEC: WITTMAN, ROBERT J. MR. Official source

WITTMAN, ROBERT J. MR., Republican Party, House VA district 01: FEC candidate H8VA01147, incumbent

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Nominee

Virginia: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

Robert J. "Rob" Wittman

Recorded 9 Oct 2026

FEC: WITTMAN, ROBERT J. MR. Official source

WITTMAN, ROBERT J. MR., Republican Party, House VA district 01: FEC candidate H8VA01147, incumbent

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Incumbent

Raised: $4.1M
FEC: WITTMAN, ROBERT J. MR. Official source
Receipts $4,053,142, disbursements $1,136,232, cash on hand $4,292,789 through 2026-07-15
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $1.1M
On hand: $4.3M

FEC filings through 15 July 2026.

Shannon Leigh Taylor

Democratic

FEC: TAYLOR, SHANNON LEIGH Official source

TAYLOR, SHANNON LEIGH, Democratic Party, House VA district 01: FEC candidate H6VA01299, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Nominee

Virginia: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

Shannon L. Taylor

Recorded 9 Oct 2026

FEC: TAYLOR, SHANNON LEIGH Official source

TAYLOR, SHANNON LEIGH, Democratic Party, House VA district 01: FEC candidate H6VA01299, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $2.1M
FEC: TAYLOR, SHANNON LEIGH Official source
Receipts $2,140,980, disbursements $1,136,753, cash on hand $1,004,227 through 2026-07-15
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $1.1M
On hand: $1M

FEC filings through 15 July 2026.

10 more candidates filed for this seat

Candidate	Party	Status	Raised	Cash on hand
Jason Knapp	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$595K	$103K
Ata-Ul-Salaam Bhatti	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$299K	$46K
Melvin Tull	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$294K	$0
Lisa Vedernikova Khanna	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$278K	$0
Elizabeth Dempsey Beggs	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$199K	$0
Sean Sublette	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$66K	$0
Andrew Lucchetti	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$58K	$0
Amanda Pohl	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$51K	$0
Timothy Stephen Cywinski	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$31K	-$89
Ericka Kopp	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$16K	$5,646

More races in Virginia

Sources

17 on record, 17 official

Last researched 8 October 2026 (UTC).

Virginia: certified candidates, 2026 general electionOfficial source elections.virginia.gov
FEC: Virginia's 1st district 2026Official source fec.gov
FEC: BEGGS, ELIZABETH DEMPSEYOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: BHATTI, ATA-UL-SALAAMOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: CYWINSKI, TIMOTHY STEPHENOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: KHANNA, LISA VEDERNIKOVAOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: KNAPP, JASONOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: KOPP, ERICKAOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: LUCCHETTI, ANDREWOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: POHL, AMANDAOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: SUBLETTE, SEANOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: TAYLOR, SHANNON LEIGHOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: TULL, MELVINOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: WITTMAN, ROBERT J. MR.Official source fec.gov
Texas: certified candidates, 2026 general electionOfficial source sos.texas.gov
usa.govOfficial source
uscode.house.govOfficial source

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