U.S. House · Nov 3, 2026

Virginia's 1st district

Candidates are those who filed with the Federal Election Commission for the seat and raised at least $5,000 (incumbents always): the list includes candidates who lost a primary or withdrew. Your ballot is set by your state.

29 days to Election DayTuesday, Nov 3, 2026

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Candidates and their money

Cumulative receipts reported to the FEC through each candidate's latest report. Shares are of receipts.

IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Robert J. WittmanRepublican · Incumbent
$4.1MCash on hand $4.3M · through Jul 15, 2026
From PACs of federal contractors: $433K
Shannon Leigh TaylorDemocratic · Challenger
$2.1MCash on hand $1M · through Jul 15, 2026
From PACs of federal contractors: $1,000
Jason KnappDemocratic · Challenger
$594.6KCash on hand $102.6K · through Jul 15, 2026
Ata-Ul-Salaam BhattiDemocratic · Challenger
$299.4KCash on hand $45.6K · through Jul 15, 2026
Melvin TullDemocratic · Challenger
$293.5KCash on hand $0 · through Aug 31, 2026
Lisa Vedernikova KhannaDemocratic · Challenger
$277.6KCash on hand $0 · through Jan 30, 2026
Elizabeth Dempsey BeggsDemocratic · Challenger
$198.7KCash on hand $0 · through Sep 28, 2026
Sean SubletteDemocratic · Challenger
$66.1KCash on hand $0 · through Dec 8, 2025
Andrew LucchettiDemocratic · Challenger
$57.7KCash on hand $0 · through Aug 22, 2025
Amanda PohlDemocratic · Challenger
$51.4KCash on hand $0 · through Feb 27, 2026
Timothy Stephen CywinskiDemocratic · Challenger
$31KCash on hand -$88.77 · through Jul 15, 2026
Ericka KoppDemocratic · Challenger
$15.9KCash on hand $5,646 · through Jul 15, 2026
Lewis LittlepageDemocratic · Challenger
$6,900Cash on hand $0 · through Jun 30, 2026

The sitting member's record

Recorded votes in the current Congress. Activity measures are volume and attendance, not a grade.

Robert J. WittmanR-VA-1

With party: 98%; 450/461
Missed: 2.5%; 17/675
Bills sponsored: 23; 0 became law
Across the aisle: 25%; 69 of 281 bills cosponsored

Record in Congress

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Federal money in the district

Contracts performed in the district (current boundaries), attributed by ZIP code and county.

Federal contracts in the district

$522.2M FY2026$646 per resident

10 of 11 districts in VA in FY2026

Defense Logistics Agency$130.3M · 25%
Department of the Navy$126.6M · 24%
Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response$87.7M · 17%
U.S. Coast Guard$45.2M · 8.6%

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Grants to the district's counties

The largest grant programs to the counties of the district, each county weighted by the district's share of its residents: an estimate. Grants to state governments are not included.

surface transportation block grant program$37.8M
highway planning and construction$20.4M
competitive grants: promoting k-12 student achievement at military-connected schools$15.5M
congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program (cmaq)$15M
impact aid$11M
national highway performance program (nhpp)$9.1M
military construction, national guard$8.1M
head start$4.5M

Direct payments and insurance (Social Security, Medicare, …): $5.9B (FY2026) · Their size follows who lives in the place (retirees, patients), not annual decisions.

How ballots were counted here

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Several states redrew their districts for 2026: district numbers here follow the FEC filings, maps and money follow the current boundaries.