Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
C.l. Chuck Smith Jr.
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · Virginia
- Filing address
- Virginia Beach, VA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- SMITH, C.L. CHUCK JR
- Next election
- Primary June 18, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Virginia
FEC candidate ID S4VA00197 · Principal campaign committee: CHUCK SMITH FOR US SENATE
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. Senate · Virginia | $45,715.14 | Withdrawn |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. Senate · Virginia | $558,105.23 | Lost primary |
2023–2024 cycle totals through November 19, 2024, 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$536,646.0296%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$19,300.003%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2,159.210%
Self-funding: $19,300.00 (3% of money raised): $0.00 given and $19,300.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
The race
Virginia U.S. Senate, 2024 · 10 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.l. Chuck Smith Jr. (R) | $558,105.23 | $0.00 | 2024-11-19 |
| Timothy Michael Kaine (D) | $18,308,453.68 | $2,799,510.00 | 2024-12-31 |
| Hung Cao (R) | $9,832,460.01 | $407,805.63 | 2024-12-31 |
| Scott Thomas Parkinson (R) | $999,121.24 | $7,017.34 | 2024-12-31 |
| Jonathan Walker Emord (R) | $893,768.61 | $0.00 | 2024-12-31 |
| Ron Vitiello (R) | $513,779.95 | $4,660.03 | 2024-12-31 |
| Edward Garcia (R) | $328,243.77 | $4,066.59 | 2024-12-31 |
| Gwendolyn M. Hickman (R) | $33,075.90 | $0.00 | 2024-06-30 |
| Kimberly Lowe (R) | $27,835.88 | $0.00 | 2024-06-30 |
| Gary Barve (R) | $9,516.64 | $0.00 | 2023-07-13 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
Polling average: Tim Kaine 51.8% · Hung Cao 41.6% (Kaine +10.2%). Averages listed on Wikipedia from FiveThirtyEight, RealClearPolitics, 270toWin, TheHill/DDHQ.
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AtlasIntel | November 1–4, 2024 | 2,202 (LV) | ± 2.0% | Tim Kaine 53% · Hung Cao 44% |
| Research Co. | November 2–3, 2024 | 450 (LV) | ± 4.6% | Tim Kaine 53% · Hung Cao 41% |
| Chism Strategies | October 28–30, 2024 | 520 (LV) | ± 4.3% | Tim Kaine 46% · Hung Cao 45% |
| Cygnal (R) | October 27–29, 2024 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | Tim Kaine 52% · Hung Cao 42% |
| Roanoke College | October 25–29, 2024 | 851 (LV) | ± 4.6% | Tim Kaine 51% · Hung Cao 40% |
| ActiVote | October 2–28, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Tim Kaine 55% · Hung Cao 45% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States Senate election 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: CHUCK SMITH FOR US SENATE.
- 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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