Yesli Vega defeated Derrick Anderson, Bryce Reeves, Crystal Vanuch, and two other candidates in the Republican primary for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District on June 21, 2022. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D) is running for re-election in the redrawn 7th District. Vega had 29% of the vote to Anderson’s 24%, Reeves’ 20%, and Vanuch’s 17%. At the…
According to campaign finance reports filed with the Virginia Department of Elections, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares raised $7.4 million and spent $6.9 million between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 1, 2021. Miyares ranked fourth in state-level donations in the 2021 election cycle. Miyares is a member of the Republican Party and assumed office in…
In Virginia, state-level candidates raised $277.1 million between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2021. Democratic candidates raised $165.2 million and Republican candidates raised $98.4 million. Virginia Campaign Finance Snapshot (1/1/2020 – 12/31/2021) Top 10 Democratic candidates, by donations (1/1/2020 – 12/31/2021) In the 2021 election cycle, 221 state-level Democrats filed campaign finance reports with…
The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Virginia this year was April 7, 2022. Thirty-three candidates are running for Virginia’s 11 U.S. House districts, including 12 Democrats and 21 Republicans. That’s three candidates per district, more than the 2.36 candidates per district in 2020 and less than the 4.09 in 2018. This is…
Six candidates are running in the Republican primary for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District on June 21, 2022. Derrick Anderson, Bryce Reeves, Crystal Vanuch, and Yesli Vega have raised the most money. Incumbent Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D) is running for re-election in the redrawn 7th District. Anderson served as a Green Beret in the U.S. Army.…
In Virginia, state-level candidates spent $255.34 million between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2021. Democratic candidates spent $132.83 million and Republican candidates spent $110.60 million. Virginia Campaign Finance Snapshot (1/1/2020 – 12/31/2021) Top 10 Democratic candidates, by expenditures (1/1/2020 – 12/31/2021) In the 2021 election cycle, 221 state-level Democrats filed campaign finance reports with…
In Virginia, state-level candidates and PACs spent $4.49 million from their campaign accounts on services from Facebook in the 2021 election cycle. Facebook received 1.06 percent of all reported expenditures. According to reports filed with the Virginia Department of Elections between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2021, here are the top candidates and PACs…
In Virginia politics, state-level candidates and PACs spent $424.06 million between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2021. More than $99.40 million or 23.44 percent of all campaign finance expenditures went to the 10 payees at the top of the list. A payee is an entity or individual who has received money from a campaign…
In Virginia politics, state-level candidates and PACs raised $465.5 million between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2021. More than $158.9 million or 34.1 percent of all donations was raised by the 10 individuals at the top of the list. Top 10 Virginia candidates (1/1/2020 – 12/31/2021) Here are the 10 Virginia candidates who raised…
ActBlue Virginia, a conduit PAC, has received more money than any other non-candidate political action committee (PAC) in Virginia’s 2021 election cycle. According to the most recent campaign finance reports filed with the Virginia Department of Elections, ActBlue Virginia received $38.86 million and distributed $38.86 million between Jan. 1, 2020 and Dec. 31. 2021. A…