Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Michael Lewis Van Meter

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Virginia District 11
Filing address
Springfield, VA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
VAN METER, MICHAEL LEWIS
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 11

RepublicanU.S. House · Virginia District 11ChallengerRegistered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000

FEC candidate ID H4VA11129 · Principal campaign committee: VAN METER FOR VIRGINIA

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Virginia District 11$4,579.41Registered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000
2023–2024U.S. House · Virginia District 11$67,274.55Lost the general election (32.9%)
Total raised$4,579.41
Total spent$7,678.05
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through August 4, 2025, 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: $4,579.41
  • Individual contributions$4,579.41100%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$2,829.4162%
  • Contributions over $200$1,750.0038%
  • Itemized from inside Virginia$1,750.00100%
  • Itemized from other states$0.000%

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

Raised and spent over time

$5K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $0.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $367.35JULY QUARTERLY: raised $4,579.41JULY QUARTERLY: spent $4,236.05TERMINATION REPORT: raised $0.00TERMINATION REPORT: spent $3,074.652025-032025-062025-08

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

Virginia U.S. House, District 11, 2026 · 11 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Michael Lewis Van Meter (R)$4,579.41$0.002025-08-04
James Walkinshaw (D)$3,270,621.28$1,143,115.482026-10-14
Amy Roma (D)$1,285,227.09$0.002026-03-31
Gerald Edward Connolly (D)$718,795.56$0.002026-06-30
Stella Pekarsky (D)$399,215.55$1,245.002026-10-14
Bree Fram (D)$293,388.00$0.002026-10-14
Nathan Headrick (R)$252,394.70$0.002025-09-18
Daniel Lee (D)$137,140.53$0.002025-08-21
Arthur Grahame Purves (R)$38,664.61$19,735.082026-10-14
Candice Bennett (D)$37,519.54$1,565.752025-07-27

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DApril 21, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DApril 21, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DApril 21, 2026

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

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: VAN METER FOR VIRGINIA.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.

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