Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Ken Mitchell

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Virginia District 6
Filing address
Harrisonburg, VA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
MITCHELL, KEN
Next election
Primary August 4, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Virginia with the 2026 district highlighted

Virginia, District 6

DemocraticU.S. House · Virginia District 6ChallengerWithdrawn

FEC candidate ID H4VA06061 · Principal campaign committee: KENMITCHELLFORVA

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Virginia District 6$179,514.42Withdrawn
2023–2024U.S. House · Virginia District 6$242,530.60Lost the general election (34.8%)
Total raised$179,514.42
Total spent$210,237.51
Cash on hand$23,049.46
Debts owed by the campaign$48,000.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through July 13, 2026, 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: $128,824.29PACs and other committees: $270.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $110.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $50,310.13
  • Individual contributions$128,824.2972%
  • PACs and other committees$270.000%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$110.000%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$50,310.1328%

Self-funding: $110.00 (0% of money raised): $110.00 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$106,624.2983%
  • Contributions over $200$22,200.0017%
  • Itemized from inside Virginia$20,724.0056%
  • Itemized from other states$16,146.0044%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $2,137.00 · Washington $960.00 · Massachusetts $354.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$101K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $5,048.10APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $1,714.88JULY QUARTERLY: raised $9,269.66JULY QUARTERLY: spent $12,740.42OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $8,448.63OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $15,758.03YEAR-END: raised $1,929.54YEAR-END: spent $13,495.15APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $101,219.23APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $73,759.32JULY QUARTERLY: raised $53,147.26JULY QUARTERLY: spent $91,850.02TERMINATION REPORT: raised $452.00TERMINATION REPORT: spent $919.692025-032025-092026-032026-07

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

Virginia U.S. House, District 6, 2026 · 6 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Ken Mitchell (D)$179,514.42$23,049.462026-07-13
Beth Macy (D)$2,634,642.25$525,138.632026-09-30
Benjamin Lee Cline (R)$1,908,289.13$527,302.862026-10-14
Pete Hamilton Barlow (D)$130,998.91$5,611.622026-09-30
Wendy Gooditis (D)$52,710.00$0.002026-04-15

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RMay 8, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsSolid RMay 8, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RMay 8, 2026

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
co/efficient (R)September 28–30, 2026791 (LV)± 3.47%Ben Cline 59% · Beth Macy 29%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia (retrieved October 22, 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: KENMITCHELLFORVA.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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