Show Us the Money
Rob Tracinski, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Virginia's 5th district, raised $54,102.81 in total receipts in the 2026 federal election cycle, as of July 22. According to FEC filings, all of these contributions, itemized and unitemized, were made by individuals.
Contributors
The five individuals who made the largest contributions to Tracinski's campaign, each donating a total of $3,500, were Brian Cross, Molly Chiaramonte, Robert Chiaramonte, Joseph Kent, and Michael Sandquist. In total, 70 individual contributions were made to the campaign, according to FEC filings.
Candidate Ranking
Thomas Perriello raised $2,140,401.63 in total receipts during the 2026 cycle. Other candidates in the general election field include Gabriella Michele Bedsworth, Kathryn Zabriskie, Adele Stichel, Mike Pruitt, and Paul Riley. Tracinski trails the field significantly.
Incumbents vs. Challengers
Across Virginia's 2026 federal races, the fundraising gap between incumbents and challengers is stark. Democratic incumbents, numbering 11, raised a combined $46.9 million and far outpaced the 69 Democratic challengers, who raised $20.6 million together. Within the Democratic Party, incumbents raised more than twice what challengers did on a combined basis. Sixteen Democratic open-seat candidates raised just $1.0 million.
Sixteen Republican open-seat candidates raised $351,000. On a per-candidate basis across all Virginia federal races, incumbent candidates outraised challengers by 20 times, and outraised open-seat candidates by 92 times. Democratic incumbent candidates raised a combined total of approximately $46.9 million in Virginia federal races in 2026.
Source: Federal Election Commission (FEC), data current as of June 30.
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