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Virginia · U.S. House · District 07 · 2026

Virginia District 07 House race

General election in 53 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Virginia District 07 House race

Eugene Simon Vindman has raised more than 9 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the Virginia District 07 House race, 2026 report raising $16M between them. Eugene Simon Vindman reports $11.9M and Dorothy McAuliffe reports $1.3M, a gap of $10.6M. Of what Eugene Simon Vindman reports, 92% came from individuals and 7% from PACs. Outside groups spent against VINDMAN, YEVGENY 'EUGENE' ($48,024) and for VINDMAN, YEVGENY 'EUGENE' ($180,667).

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Eugene Simon Vindman

Eugene Simon Vindman

DIncumbent
D · incumbent

Small-donor heavy. 92% from individuals and 7% from PACs.

92% individuals7% PACs1% other
$12M
raised
Dorothy McAuliffe

Dorothy McAuliffe

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 98% from individuals and 1% from PACs.

98% individuals1% PACs1% other
$1.3M
raised
DH

Dan Helmer

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 94% from individuals and 6% from PACs.

94% individuals6% PACs0% other
$849K
raised
JC

Joseph Cooney

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$642K
raised
Tara Durant

Tara Durant

R
R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 3% from PACs.

97% individuals3% PACs0% other
$369K
raised
DO

Douglas Ollivant

R
R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 3% from PACs.

97% individuals3% PACs0% other
$246K
raised
JG

John Gray

R
R · challenger

58% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 42% from other sources.

58% individuals0% PACs42% other
$238K
raised
JS

Joseph Schiarizzi

D
D · challenger

18% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 82% from other sources.

18% individuals0% PACs82% other
$204K
raised
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PH

Philip Harding

R
R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 91% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

91% individuals0% PACs9% other
$123K
raised
AM

Adele McClure

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 88% from individuals and 4% from PACs.

88% individuals4% PACs8% other
$80K
raised
EG

Elizabeth Guzman

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 99% from individuals and 1% from PACs.

99% individuals1% PACs0% other
$72K
raised
WW

Waverly Washington

R
R · challenger

64% from individuals, 13% from PACs, and 23% from other sources.

64% individuals13% PACs23% other
$52K
raised
DM

Darius Mayfield

R
R · challenger

50% from individuals, 14% from PACs, and 36% from other sources.

50% individuals14% PACs36% other
$35K
raised
SS

Saddam Salim

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$25K
raised
AA

Alaha Ahrar

I
I · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$115
raised

Where the money came from

$181K in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Ideological / Leadership$241K
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Labor / Unions$30K
Law & Lobbying$10K
Banking & Financial$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • VOTEVETS · super pac$100K
  • LCV VICTORY FUND · super pac$91K
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION · pac$10K
  • AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA · pac$10K
  • DEFEND THE VOTE · super pac$10K
  • DIRECT SUPPLY, INC. PARTNERS PAC (DSI PARTNERS PAC) · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

92%
6% PACs92% individuals2% other

The incumbent's record

Eugene Simon Vindman is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2023)
$1.2M
$763K+.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Agriculture
  • House Committee on Armed Services

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Ideological / Leadership$241K
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Labor / Unions$30K
Law & Lobbying$10K
Banking & Financial$10K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Eugene Simon Vindman
D · incumbent
Eugene Simon Vindman
vs
Dorothy McAuliffe
Dorothy McAuliffe
D · challenger
$12M
Raised
$1.3M
$6.7M
Cash on hand
$698K
7%
From PACs
1%
92%
From individuals
98%
Ideological / Leadership
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No