Virginia 9th District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

R★Morgan GriffithIncumbent
$2.17M
+$455 for
DJoy Powers
$257K
+$2K for

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Morgan Griffith	R	$2,173,785	$455	$0	70%
Joy Powers	D	$256,578	$2,400	$0	6%

$2.43M

Raised by candidates

$1.96M

Spent by candidates

$3K

Outside spending

2 spenders · + $2K in 24/48-hour notices (may overlap; not included)

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Morgan Griffith (R)	$2.17M^†	$549K	$1.22M	70%	36%	$1.76M^†	547
Joy Powers (D)	$257K^†	$83K	$3	6%	85%	$197K^†	53

† The FEC's official total. Poliscope's figure disagreed (usually a report it has not loaded yet), so the other columns for that candidate may cover an earlier period.

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.Provisional

Spender	Target	Stance	Spent	Network	Dark money in
RURAL AMERICA RISING C00893529	Joy Powers	Support	$2K 2 filings		—
FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND C00552851	Morgan Griffith	Support	$455 45 filings		—

Candidates

Morgan Griffith

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $2.17M
Small-dollar: 70%
In-state: 36%
Outside for / against: $455 / $0

Backed byThe Uihleins AIPAC The NRA Realtors PAC Accepted gifts or sponsored travel Small-dollar funded

Joy Powers

D Democrat

Raised: $257K
Small-dollar: 6%
In-state: 85%
Outside for / against: $2K / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.