Incumbents outspent challengers by five to one in Virginia's eight contested U.S. House races in 2006. On average, Virginia's 11 House winners collected nearly $2 million on the road to reelection.
In the U.S. Senate race, incumbent George Allen raised twice as much as his opponent but was the only incumbent Virginia voters did not return to Washington. Webb won by 9,000 votes as Democrats took control of Congress.
VA Congressional Campaign Finance
2006 Election Cycle - Final Report
| District |
Candidates |
Total Raised |
| US Senate |
|
|
| |
George Allen (R) * |
$16,850,512 |
| |
James Webb (D) |
$8,529,224 |
| |
Glenda Gail Parker (I) |
$22,855 |
| District 01 |
|
|
| |
Jo Ann Davis (R) * |
$578,103 |
| |
Shawn O'Donnell (D) |
$112,960 |
| |
Marvin Pixton III (I) |
$9,275 |
| District 02 |
|
|
| |
Thelma Drake (R) * |
$2,348,037 |
| |
Phil Kellam (D) |
$1,602,128 |
| District 03 |
|
|
| |
Robert C. Scott (D) * |
$326,423 |
| District 04 |
|
|
| |
J. Randy Forbes (R) * |
$650,871 |
| District 05 |
|
|
| |
Virgil H. Goode Jr. (R) * |
$996,385 |
| |
Al Weed (D) |
$607,808 |
| District 06 |
|
|
| |
Bob Goodlatte (R) * |
$1,212,609 |
| |
Andre' D. Peery (I) |
$8,284 |
| |
Barbara Jean Pryor (I) |
$2,585 |
| District 07 |
|
|
| |
Eric Cantor (R) * |
$3,310,828 |
| |
Jim Nachman (D) |
$108,060 |
| |
W. Brad Blanton (I) |
$52,613 |
| District 08 |
|
|
| |
Jim Moran (D) * |
$1,339,440 |
| |
Thomas O'Donoghue (R) |
$112,926 |
| |
James T. Hurysz (I) |
$16,628 |
| District 09 |
|
|
| |
Rick Boucher (D) * |
$1,422,762 |
| |
Charles W. Carrico (R) |
$71,256 |
| District 10 |
|
|
| |
Frank R. Wolf (R) * |
$1,735,555 |
| |
Judith Feder (D) |
$1,580,461 |
| |
Bill Wood (L) |
$10,252 |
| |
Neeraj C. Nigam (I) |
$2,050 |
| District 11 |
|
|
| |
Tom Davis (R) * |
$2,784,636 |
| |
Andrew Hurst (D) |
$357,394 |
* indicates incumbent
Source: Compiled by Virginia FREE from campaign financial reports on file with the Federal Election Commission. Some data are provided by the Center for Responsive Politics. Some accounts do not balance due to money transferred from previous campaign accounts. |
