Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

John Lesinski

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Virginia District 5
Filing address
Charlottesville, VA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
LESINSKI, JOHN
Next election
General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Virginia with the 2020 district highlighted

Virginia, District 5

DemocraticU.S. House · Virginia District 5ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H0VA05152 · Principal campaign committee: JOHN FOR VIRGINIA

Total raised$328,089.75
Total spent$328,089.75
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$15,000.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through July 24, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $270,162.00PACs and other committees: $2,500.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $55,123.66Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $304.09
  • Individual contributions$270,162.0082%
  • PACs and other committees$2,500.001%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$55,123.6617%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$304.090%

Self-funding: $55,123.66 (17% of money raised): $40,123.66 given and $15,000.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

1 committee reported giving $1,000.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

The race

Virginia U.S. House, District 5, 2020 · 8 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
John Lesinski (D)$328,089.75$0.002020-07-24
Bryant Cameron Webb (D)$5,787,797.38$4,993.492020-12-31
Denver Lee Riggleman III (R)$1,675,758.26$1,315.262020-12-31
Robert G. Good (R)$1,379,028.99$50,336.352020-12-31
Roger Dean Rd Huffstetler (D)$1,035,947.27$3,049.802020-12-31
Claire Russo (D)$729,948.46$0.002020-08-28
Shadi Ayyas (D)$87,823.39−$272.412020-12-31
Kimberly Marie Daugherty (D)$28,008.70$0.002020-03-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Sabato's Crystal BallLean RNovember 2, 2020
  • PoliticoLean RJuly 6, 2020
  • Daily KosLikely RJune 3, 2020
  • RCPLikely RJune 9, 2020
  • NiskanenLikely RJune 7, 2020

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Public Policy Polling (D)October 21–22, 2020910 (V)–Bob Good 43% · Cameron Webb 46%
Global Strategy Group (D)October 4–8, 2020400 (LV)± 4.9%Bob Good 45% · Cameron Webb 47%
Global Strategy Group (D)September 27 – October 1, 2020500 (LV)± 4.4%Bob Good 42% · Cameron Webb 45%
Global Strategy Group (D)September 10–14, 2020400 (LV)± 4.9%Bob Good 47% · Cameron Webb 46%
Global Strategy Group (D)July 30 – August 4, 2020500 (LV)± 4.4%Bob Good 48% · Cameron Webb 42%
Public Policy Polling (D)June 24–25, 20201,163 (RV)± 2.9%Bob Good 43% · Cameron Webb 41%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: JOHN FOR VIRGINIA.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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