Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
Hung Cao
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · Virginia
- Filing address
- Purcellville, VA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- CAO, HUNG
- 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 S4VA00353 · Principal campaign committee: HUNG CAO FOR VIRGINIA
2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 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$9,531,954.8697%
- PACs and other committees$118,597.221%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$179,184.052%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2,723.880%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
29 committees reported giving $105,652.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- NRSCParty committee$15,000.00
- BOOTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPS-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- COMMON VALUES PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- THE GUARDIAN FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- CONSERVATIVES HARVESTING SUCCESS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- TEXAS REDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- ULTRA MAGA PACPAC$5,000.00
- CHAMPION AMERICAN VALUESHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- SEND IN THE SEAL PACPAC$5,000.00
- THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE PACConnected PAC$3,500.00
- ENDEAVOR PACConnected PAC$3,300.00
- CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- DUANE MORRIS GOVERNMENT COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- PROUD PATRIOTS OF SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKEPAC$2,500.00
- COHERUS BIOSCIENCES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- RVFPACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- FRIENDS OF CLIFF STEARNSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- STEER PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- EAGLE FORUM PACConnected PAC$500.00
Show all 29 committees
- THE GOOD FUNDConnected PAC$500.00
- AMERICAN PRINCIPLESConnected PAC$500.00
- ACCOMACK REPUBLICAN PARTYParty committee$500.00
- VIBRANT TOGETHERPAC$352.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Hung Cao$106,255.48
- Independent expenditures opposing Hung Cao$0.00
FEC totals for the 2024 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- UNLEASH AMERICA PACSupporting$85,755.00
- THE SENTINEL ACTION FUNDSupporting$20,500.00
The race
Virginia U.S. Senate, 2024 · 10 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hung Cao (R) | $9,832,460.01 | $407,805.63 | 2024-12-31 |
| Timothy Michael Kaine (D) | $18,308,453.68 | $2,799,510.00 | 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 |
| C.l. Chuck Smith Jr. (R) | $558,105.23 | $0.00 | 2024-11-19 |
| 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: HUNG CAO 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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