Incumbents outspent challengers by four to one and captured an average of 68% of the vote in Virginia's 2004 congressional campaigns. Incumbent war chests totaled $13.8 million for an average of $1,261,000 per candidate. Virginia's 9 challengers raised a total of $3.1 million for an average of $349,000 per candidate. Here's a look at campaign spending on the road to Washington.
2004 Campaign Finance Report
FINAL: Activity Through 12/31/04
| District |
Candidates |
Total Raised |
Total Spent |
Balance |
| District 01 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Jo Ann Davis (R)* |
$450,731 |
$375,339 |
$142,958 |
| |
Carl Wolf (D) |
$37,875 |
$37,874 |
$0 |
| District 02 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Thelma Drake (R) |
$822,766 |
$811,801 |
$10,964 |
| |
David B. Ashe (D) |
$446,208 |
$415,759 |
$30,447 |
| District 03 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Robert C. Scott (D)* |
$505,344 |
$512,363 |
$28,100 |
| |
Winsome E. Sears (R) |
$207,314 |
$205,812 |
$1,501 |
| District 04 |
|
|
|
|
| |
J. Randy Forbes (R)* |
$884,368 |
$858,666 |
$217,537 |
| |
Jonathan R. Menefee (D) |
$29,517 |
$30,406 |
$42 |
| District 05 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Virgil H. Goode Jr. (R)* |
$811,795 |
$720,750 |
$402,465 |
| |
Albert Weed (D) |
$483,862 |
$466,836 |
$17,025 |
| District 06 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Bob Goodlatte (R)* |
$1,017,586 |
$733,414 |
$1,119,235 |
| District 07 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Eric Cantor (R)* |
$2,472,066 |
$2,147,322 |
$399,514 |
| District 08 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Jim Moran (D)* |
$1,727,093 |
$1,537,977 |
$230,114 |
| |
Lisa Marie Cheney (R) |
$338,499 |
$332,610 |
$5,884 |
| District 09 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Rick Boucher (D)* |
$1,560,930 |
$1,628,026 |
$602,821 |
| |
Kevin R. Triplett (R) |
$651,079 |
$640,882 |
$9,946 |
| District 10 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Frank R. Wolf (R)* |
$1,458,707 |
$1,544,780 |
$179,739 |
| |
James Socas (D) |
$911,198 |
$921,094 |
($9,895) |
| District 11 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Tom Davis (R)* |
$2,164,488 |
$1,835,379 |
$915,900 |
| |
Ken Longmyer (D) |
$74,796 |
$71,216 |
$4,053 |
* indicates incumbent
Source: Compiled by Virginia FREE from campaign financial reports on file with the Federal Election Commission as of February 1, 2005. Some data are provided by the Center for Responsive Politics. Figures show financial activity From Jan. 1, 2003 through December 31, 2004. Some accounts do not balance due to money transferred from previous campaign accounts. |
