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2026 Virginia District 9 House Election

Morgan Griffith (R) incumbent

About this race

Morgan Griffith, a Republican, currently holds this House seat and is running for re-election. Morgan Griffith, a Republican, has taken $56,578 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Joy Powers, a Democrat, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in available records.

Key issues in Virginia

Major issues facing Virginia, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

Morgan Griffith Republican Nominee

AIPAC-linked $56,578FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, 2022-2026. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$1,828,839 raised · $1,318,861 spent · $973,867 cash on hand through Jul 15, 2026
Focus: Second Amendment and right to life, fighting job-killing regulations, conservative family values.

Joy Powers Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$85,335 raised · $71,395 spent · $13,941 cash on hand through Jul 15, 2026
Focus: Working families and farmers; lower energy costs, rural healthcare, strong public education, protecting farmland

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jul 15, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Morgan Griffith RJoy Powers D
Raised$1.8M$85K
Individuals$549K30%$83K97%
PACs & parties$1.2M67%$30%
Self-funded$0$3K3%
Other$55K3%$0
AIPAC-linked*$57K—
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.

Morgan Griffith 619 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$1.8M
Campaign spent$1.3M
Cash on hand$974K
FEC 2026 through 07/15/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals30%
PACs / committees67%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$9K
  • PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Membership PAC$8K
  • Membership PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K

Showing the 50 biggest of 619 donors. The other 569 gave $1.3M combined.

Plus $36K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Morgan Griffith’s full FEC filings →

Joy Powers 57 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$85K
Campaign spent$71K
Cash on hand$14K
FEC 2026 through 07/15/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals97%
PACs / committees0%
Self-funding3%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Self-funded$8K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$6K
  • Individual$3K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$850
  • Individual$600
  • Individual$530
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$450
  • Individual$407
  • Individual$400
  • Individual$300
  • Individual$300
  • Individual$300
  • Individual$295
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250

Showing the 50 biggest of 57 donors. The other 7 gave $850 combined.

Plus $23K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Joy Powers’s full FEC filings →

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.

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