Who raised the most money in the 2024 Virginia Senate race?

Timothy M. Kaine (Democrat) raised $18M and had $63K in outside spending on their side.

Which outside groups spent the most on the 2024 Virginia Senate race?

Unleash America PAC ($86K), Working Families Party PAC ($23K), The Sentinel Action Fund ($21K).

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2024 Virginia Senate race?

NRSC gave $15K to Hung Cao; General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC) gave $10K to Timothy M. Kaine; National Association of Convenience Stores Political Action Committee gave $10K to Timothy M. Kaine.

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2024 general election

Virginia Senate

The candidate who raised the most money won.

$28M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2024 Virginia Senate race: $28M raised by the campaigns, $2.2M of it from PACs, plus $169K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Timothy M. Kaine (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.

Receipts + outside spending

$28M

Raised by campaigns

$28M

PAC checks

$2.2M

Outside money

$169K

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other

Timothy M. KaineDemocrat, incumbent

✓ Won

Raised: $18M
Spent: $19M
From individuals: $11M
From PACs: $2.1M
From party: $1K
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $63K
Outside money against: $0

Who paid: 12% of Kaine's money came from PACs

Corporate $1.0M (48%)Trade group $306K (14%)Leadership PAC $380K (18%)Membership $106K (5%)Union $148K (7%)Super PAC $13K (1%)Party $2K (0%)Other $139K (7%)

General Dynamics Corporation Corporate$10K
National Association of Convenience Stores Trade group$10K
National Association of Realtors Membership$10K
International Association of Fire Fighters Union$10K
National Beer Wholesalers Association Trade group$10K
Tester Leadership PAC$10K
Van Hollen Leadership PAC$10K
American Psychological Association Services Inc. (Apasi) Trade group$10K

Biggest outside spenders

Working Families Party PAC · $23K supporting
Climate Emergency Advocates · $13K supporting
Rural Groundgame · $11K supporting
Care Action · $11K supporting
Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) · $4K supporting

FEC record S2VA00142

Hung CaoRepublican

✗ Lost

Raised: $9.8M
Spent: $9.5M
From individuals: $9.5M
From PACs: $119K
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $106K
Outside money against: $0

Who paid: 1% of Cao's money came from PACs

Corporate $9K (8%)Leadership PAC $43K (39%)Membership $11K (10%)Super PAC $5K (5%)Party $16K (14%)Other $27K (25%)

Young Victory Committee Party$15K
Boots Political Action Committee Leadership PAC$10K
Mccarthy Victory Fund Leadership PAC$5K
Huck PAC Other$5K
Mr. Southern Missourian in the House PAC Leadership PAC$5K
Send in the Seal PAC Other$5K
Lets Get to Work PAC Other$5K
Barrasso Leadership PAC$5K

Biggest outside spenders

Unleash America PAC · $86K supporting
The Sentinel Action Fund · $21K supporting

FEC record S4VA00353

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2024 Virginia Senate race?: $28M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2024 Virginia Senate race: $28M raised by the campaigns, $2.2M of it from PACs, plus $169K from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Timothy M. Kaine (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Who raised the most money in the 2024 Virginia Senate race?: Timothy M. Kaine (Democrat) raised $18M and had $63K in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2024 Virginia Senate race?: Unleash America PAC ($86K), Working Families Party PAC ($23K), The Sentinel Action Fund ($21K).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2024 Virginia Senate race?: NRSC gave $15K to Hung Cao; General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC) gave $10K to Timothy M. Kaine; National Association of Convenience Stores Political Action Committee gave $10K to Timothy M. Kaine.