About this race
Bobby Scott, a Democrat, currently holds this House seat and is running for re-election. Nobody in this race has donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, according to available records. The November ballot lists 4 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican and two independent.
Key issues in Virginia
Major issues facing Virginia, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
- Electricity bills — Nearly two-thirds of voters say their electric bills are too high, blaming demand growth and monopoly utilities.
- Data centers and grid strain — Voters oppose sales-tax breaks for data centers, whose energy demands are linked to rising power costs.
- Utility merger review — Regulators will decide by January whether to approve a $67 billion takeover of Dominion Energy.
- Constitutional amendments — Three ballot measures would enshrine reproductive rights, marriage equality and post-release voting-rights restoration.
- Cost of living — Inflation and living costs remain the top issue, with families feeling pressure from prices and housing.
- K-12 education funding — The new budget adds billions for schools, including annual teacher raises and special-education funding.
Candidates & funding
Edwin Rivera Republican Nominee
Makiba Gaines Independent Nominee
Steve Woll Independent Nominee
Where the money comes from
FEC campaign finance data through Jul 15, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
| Bobby Scott D | Edwin Rivera R | Makiba Gaines I | Steve Woll I | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | $688K | $7K | — | $34K |
| Individuals | $381K55% | $2K30% | — | $14K42% |
| PACs & parties | $308K45% | $5008% | — | $0 |
| Self-funded | $0 | $4K63% | — | $20K58% |
| Other | $0 | $0 | — | $0 |
| AIPAC-linked* | — | — | — | — |
| Outside spending† | — | — | — | — |
* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Who are the biggest donors?
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Bobby Scott 310 donors
- Trade association PAC$10K
- Leadership PAC$10K
- Labor PAC$10K
- Labor PAC$10K
- Labor PAC$10K
- Cooperative PAC$10K
- Corporate PAC$8K
- Corporate PAC$8K
- PAC$8K
- Corporate PAC$8K
- Membership PAC$8K
- Labor PAC$8K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$6K
- Individual$6K
- Corporate PAC$6K
- Individual$5K
- Individual$5K
- Individual$5K
- Individual$5K
- Individual$5K
- Corporate PAC$5K
- Labor PAC$5K
- Trade association PAC$5K
- Labor PAC$5K
- Trade association PAC$5K
- Labor PAC$5K
- Corporate PAC$5K
- Corporate PAC$5K
- Labor PAC$5K
- Labor PAC$5K
- Membership PAC$5K
- Labor PAC$5K
- Corporate PAC$5K
- Labor PAC$5K
- PAC$5K
- Labor PAC$5K
- Labor PAC$5K
- Membership PAC$5K
Showing the 50 biggest of 310 donors. The other 260 gave $315K combined.
Plus $38K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
Edwin Rivera 3 donors
- Self-funded$4K
- Individual$500
- Individual$150
Plus $1K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
Steve Woll 8 donors
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$500
- Individual$500
- Individual$300
Plus $530 from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.