2026 House race
Virginia 1st District
Toss Up Cook Political Report, as of October 16, 2026
Campaigns through 2026-09-30Outside money through 2026-10-18Source: FEC
6.2 to 1 outside money
helping Shannon Taylor
The short version
- Rob Wittman has raised $5.2M to Shannon Taylor's $4.2M (1.2x), through September 30, 2026.
- Outside groups have reported $8.5M in general election spending: $7.3M helping the Democrat and $1.2M helping the Republican.
- Largest outside spender: HMP, $3.2M opposing Rob Wittman.
Campaign money
Shannon Taylor
- Raised
- $4.2M
- Spent
- $3.3M
- Cash on hand
- $891K
- From PACs
- $580K
- From individuals
- $3.3M
- Self funding
- $0
- Outside money for (general)
- $7.3M
Campaign totals through September 30, 2026.
Rob Wittman
- Raised
- $5.2M
- Spent
- $4.4M
- Cash on hand
- $2.2M
- From PACs
- $1.4M
- From individuals
- $1.9M
- Self funding
- $0
- Outside money for (general)
- $1.2M
Campaign totals through September 30, 2026.
Outside spending
Not included above: $711K in outside spending that filers reported for the primary, a runoff, or no specific election, involving these two nominees.
Biggest outside spenders, general election
| Spender | Position | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| HMP | Oppose Rob Wittman | $3.2M |
| Your Community PAC | Oppose Rob Wittman | $1.8M |
| LCV Victory Fund | Oppose Rob Wittman | $635K |
| NRDC Action Votes | Oppose Rob Wittman | $300K |
| AB PAC | Oppose Rob Wittman | $257K |
| Ready for the Fight | Oppose Rob Wittman | $241K |
| Progressive Turnout Project | Support Shannon Taylor | $240K |
| Commonwealth Action PAC | Oppose Shannon Taylor | $215K |
| Commonwealth Action PAC | Support Rob Wittman | $215K |
| The Public Trust PAC | Support Shannon Taylor | $209K |
| Civic Renewal Fund Inc. | Support Rob Wittman | $183K |
| LCV Victory Fund | Support Shannon Taylor | $159K |
| No Going Back PAC Inc. | Oppose Shannon Taylor | $154K |
| No Going Back PAC Inc. | Support Rob Wittman | $149K |
| Cffe PAC | Oppose Rob Wittman | $134K |
Where the outside money came from
For the biggest spenders, the money is followed upstream while a single donor supplied at least half of it. From FEC receipts.
- LCV Victory Fund ← $18.0M from League of Conservation Voters, Inc. (58% of its reported receipts) No donor disclosure
- NRDC Action Votes ← $3.1M from NRDC Action Fund (100% of its reported receipts) No donor disclosure
- Ready for the Fight ← $5.0M from JB Pritzker (89% of its reported receipts)
- Commonwealth Action PAC ← $75K from Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PAC (68% of its reported receipts) ← whose largest donor is Bank of America, $161K No donor disclosure
These totals come from the 24 and 48 hour notices outside groups must file before ads run. They are the disclosed floor. Spending by groups that do not file independent expenditure notices, such as issue ads paid for by 501(c)(4) groups, does not appear here.
Top PAC donors to each campaign
D Shannon Taylor
Itemized PAC contributions processed by the FEC through July 15, 2026. 107 PACs in total.
R Rob Wittman
Itemized PAC contributions processed by the FEC through June 30, 2026. 272 PACs in total.
Primary Sources
- FEC candidate page, Shannon Taylor: fec.gov/data/candidate/H6VA01299
- FEC committee filings, Shannon Taylor principal campaign committee: C00918029
- FEC candidate page, Rob Wittman: fec.gov/data/candidate/H8VA01147
- FEC committee filings, Rob Wittman principal campaign committee: C00441014
- FEC independent expenditures, 2026 cycle: fec.gov independent expenditures
- Race rating: Cook Political Report, October 16, 2026
- Nominees: www.vpm.org