Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Pete Hamilton Barlow

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Virginia District 6
Filing address
Weyers Cave, VA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
BARLOW, PETE HAMILTON
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 H6VA06165 · Principal campaign committee: PETE BARLOW FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$130,998.91
Total spent$125,387.29
Cash on hand$5,611.62
Debts owed by the campaign$12,500.00
Loans from the candidate$12,500.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 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: $118,184.16Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $12,750.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $64.75
  • Individual contributions$118,184.1690%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$12,750.0010%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$64.750%

Self-funding: $12,750.00 (10% of money raised): $250.00 given and $12,500.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$37,134.6731%
  • Contributions over $200$81,049.4969%
  • Itemized from inside Virginia$66,936.3476%
  • Itemized from other states$21,654.4024%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: District of Columbia $4,964.40. 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

$69K$0 OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $68,669.77OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $12,201.58YEAR-END: raised $26,710.73YEAR-END: spent $62,815.88APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $19,468.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $25,258.68JULY QUARTERLY: raised $16,141.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $23,486.12PRE-PRIMARY: raised $0.00PRE-PRIMARY: spent $1,250.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $9.41OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $375.032025-092025-122026-032026-062026-072026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

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

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Pete Hamilton Barlow (D)$130,998.91$5,611.622026-09-30
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
Ken Mitchell (D)$179,514.42$23,049.462026-07-13
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: PETE BARLOW FOR CONGRESS.
  • 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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