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Mike Pruitt suspends campaign for congressional nomination
Pruitt ended his campaign for the Democratic congressional nomination and said he would support Tom Perriello.
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FORMER CANDIDATE · 2026 · U.S. HOUSE · VA-5 (D)FORMER CANDIDATE · 2026 · U.S. HOUSE · VA-5 (D)
Mike Pruitt
Mike Pruitt withdrew from the 2026 Democratic primary for Virginia’s 5th district.
- Party
- Democrat
- Ran for
- U.S. House · VA-5 (2026)
- Result
- Withdrew
- Raised
- $433K
- LAST RAN
- 2026
- RAISED
- $433K
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Mike Pruitt at a glance
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STORIES2026 election: Virginia’s 5th District
THE 2026 RACE
John J. McGuire IIIREPIncumbent · $1.7M raised
Thomas PerrielloDEM$2.1M raised
Cooke HarveyIND
PAST RESULTS
No earlier House or Senate results on record (ChamberLight’s results start in 2018).2026 VA-5 HOUSE RACE →Mike Pruitt’s campaign fundraising and spending
- RAISED · 2025–26 CYCLE
- $433K
- CASH ON HAND
- $63K
- SPENT
- $370K
WHERE THE MONEY CAME FROM
- Individuals
- $432K · 99.9%
- Self-funding
- $320 · 0.1%
AIPAC · 2025–26
AIPAC TRACKER →HOW WE COUNT →TOP DONORS
Smith, S. SonjiaSelf Employed · PHILANTHROPIST$7K
Baldacci, DavidColumbus Rose Ltd. · WRITER$5K
Spitzer, EmilyNot Employed · NOT EMPLOYED$5K
Davis, JaniceCoherus Biosciences · SCIENTIST$4K
Trone, RobertTiberon · FOUNDER$4K
Trone, NatalieNot Employed · NOT EMPLOYED$4K
Galvin, ElizabethNot Employed · NOT EMPLOYED$4K
Berlinghof, WilliamNot Employed · NOT EMPLOYED$4K
Pruitt, MickeySauerbrands · FOOD PROCESSORS/DISTRIBUTORS$4K
Garnett, JohnNot Employed · NOT EMPLOYED$4K
Totals by donor name from itemized FEC receipts: individuals and committees that gave over $200.CAMPAIGN SPENDING
Other$328K
Administrative$59K
Refunds$10K
Advertising$8K
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Mike Pruitt suspends campaign for congressional nomination
Pruitt ended his campaign for the Democratic congressional nomination and said he would support Tom Perriello.
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