James Walkinshaw
DIncumbentFEC H6VA11066
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Raised this cycle$2.3M
Cash on hand: $796K
All Virginia races
2026 race
VA-11 — U.S. House
13 active candidates on file with the FEC. Incumbent: James Walkinshaw.
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Election day
135days
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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Disclosed money in race
$5.2M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Amy Roma
DChallengerFEC H6VA11140
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Raised this cycle$1.3M
Cash on hand: $0
Stella Pekarsky
DChallengerFEC H6VA11074
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Raised this cycle$398K
Cash on hand: $3K
Stewart Whitson
RChallengerFEC H6VA11215
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Raised this cycle$268K
Cash on hand: $0
Bree Fram
DChallengerFEC H6VA11231
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Raised this cycle$251K
Cash on hand: $136K
Leo Martinez Nucete
DChallengerFEC H6VA11132
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Raised this cycle$220K
Cash on hand: $0
Irene Shin
DChallengerFEC H6VA11157
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Raised this cycle$146K
Cash on hand: $0
Daniel Lee
DChallengerFEC H6VA11165
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Raised this cycle$137K
Cash on hand: $0
Amy Papanu
DChallengerFEC H6VA11199
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Raised this cycle$97K
Cash on hand: $0
Priya Punnoose
DChallengerFEC H6VA11207
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Raised this cycle$62K
Cash on hand: $0
Lucas Rand
RChallengerFEC H6VA11173
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Raised this cycle$50K
Cash on hand: $0
Karina Lipsman
RChallengerFEC H2VA08152
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Raised this cycle$22K
Cash on hand: $296
Joshua Aisen
DChallengerFEC H6VA11116
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Raised this cycle$6K
Cash on hand: $0
Local signal
Early read on VA-11 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · mixed
Recent news coverage of James R. Walkinshaw over the last 90 days.
0 positive8 neutral0 negative
8 articles · AI-assessed sentiment toward the rep. A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Total disclosed
$5.2M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$5.2M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$0
No outside spending reported yet.
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
James Walkinshaw(D)incumbent | $2.3M | — | — | $2.3M |
Amy Roma(D) | $1.3M | — | — | $1.3M |
Stella Pekarsky(D) | $398K | — | — | $398K |
Stewart Whitson(R) | $268K | — | — | $268K |
Bree Fram(D) | $251K | — | — | $251K |
Leo Martinez Nucete(D) | $220K | — | — | $220K |
Irene Shin(D) | $146K | — | — | $146K |
Daniel Lee(D) | $137K | — | — | $137K |
Amy Papanu(D) | $97K | — | — | $97K |
Priya Punnoose(D) | $62K | — | — | $62K |
Lucas Rand(R) | $50K | — | — | $50K |
Karina Lipsman(R) | $22K | — | — | $22K |
Joshua Aisen(D) | $6K | — | — | $6K |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside VA versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
James Walkinshaw(D)75% in-state · $1.2M itemized
$917K in-state$307K out-of-state
Amy Roma(D)28% in-state · $504K itemized
$142K in-state$362K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
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