by Brandon Jarvis

VA-07 money

Virginia’s seventh congressional district is an open seat for this November’s general election after Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-VA07, announced she would not be seeking reelection to instead run for governor in 2025.

Spanberger represented VA-07 since 2018.

She won reelection in 2022 under new district boundaries that removed most of what VA-07 encompassed in 2018 and 2020.

The district, which was previously mostly in Central Virginia, is now based in the northern part of the state.

A long list of candidates on both sides of the aisle have entered the race for this competitive seat, which could go to either party.

Spanberger won the first election with the new boundaries by five points in 2022.

However, according to an analysis from VPAP, Glenn Youngkin won the district by five points in 2021.

This will be one of the most competitive districts across the country in November, and money will be poured into each general election nominee as Republicans try to keep control of the House.

All of the candidates are reporting money raised, but some have clear financial advantages heading into the June primary elections.

View their numbers below:

Republicans

  • Derrick Anderson has raised $888,595 and reported having $581,005 cash on hand on March 31.
  • Cameron Hamilton has raised $499,811 and reported having $175,539 cash on hand on March 31.
    • $10,000 of his money raised was a loan from himself to his campaign.
  • John Prabhudoss has raised $117,533 and reported having $74,337 cash on hand.
    • However, $81,317 of that total is a loan from himself to his campaign.

Democrats

  • Eugene Vindman has raised $3,793,506 and reported having $1,841,459 cash on hand on March 31.
  • Margaret Franklin has raised $238,846 and reported having $140,796 cash on hand on March 31.
  • Andrea Bailey has raised $208,497 and reported having $188,045 cash on hand on March 31.
  • Elizabeth Guzman has raised $204,979 and reported having $147,801 cash on hand on March 31.
  • Brianna Sewell has raised $172,724 and reported having $55,357 cash on hand on March 31.
  • Carl Bedell has raised $45,628 and reported having $30,077 cash on hand on March 31.

These fundraising numbers were provided by VPAP. The FEC website provides an in-depth look at who donated to each candidate.

Money in VA-10

Virginia’s tenth congressional district is an open seat after Rep. Jennifer Wexton announced last year that she would not seek reelection in 2024 for health reasons.

Wexton has represented the tenth since 2018 and won reelection in 2022 by seven points.

According to VPAP, 78% of the district’s voters come from Loudoun and Prince William Counties, an area that tends to support Democrats.

According to VPAP analysis, Terry McAuliffe (D) won VA-10 by 1.5 points in 2021, Tim Kaine (D) won it by 19 points in 2020, and Ralph Northam (D) won it by 10 points in 2017.

Candidates on both sides of the aisle are raising money as they seek the nomination to run in November.

A long list of Democrats are running for the seat that they could potentially hold with relative ease for years to come — while Republicans are hoping to capitalize on President Joe Biden’s low approval ratings and flip this seat.

Their numbers are below:

Democratic candidates:

  • Dan Helmer – $1,113,778
    • This includes a loan of $21,100 from Helmer to his campaign.
    • His campaign reported $815,319 cash on hand on March 31.
  • Eileen Filler-Corn – $759,562
    • Her campaign reported $434,591 cash on hand on March 31.
  • Suhas Subramanyam – $679,184
    • His campaign reported $574,613 cash on hand on March 31.
  • Jennifer Boysko – $407,307
    • Her campaign reported $171,975 cash on hand on March 31.
  • Atif Qarni – $289,739
    • His campaign reported $208,467 cash on hand on March 31.
  • David Reid – $223,806
    • His campaign reported $108,875 cash on hand on March 31.
  • Travis Nembhard – $101,815
    • His campaign reported $15,691 cash on hand on March 31.
  • Michelle Maldonado – $69,201
    • Her campaign reported $10,140 cash on hand on March 31.

Republican candidates

  • Mike Clancy – $347,161
    • $250,000 of that total is a loan from Clancy to his campaign.
    • His campaign reported $240,675 cash on hand with an outstanding debt of $250,000 on March 31.
  • Alex Isaac – $124,910
    • This total includes a $100,000 loan from Isaac to his campaign.
    • He reported $68,375 with $100,000 in outstanding debt on March 31.
  • Aliscia Andrews – $106,495
    • $48,320 of that total was a transfer from the Andrews Victory Fund.
    • Her campaign reported $115,835 cash on hand on March 31.

Primary day is June June 18. Early voting begins Friday.