Arthur Purves
Lost the 2026 race for Virginia's 11th District.
- Last margin
- −50.1
- Lost 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Background
As listed by the official candidate list, Wikidata and campaign filings. 99chambers does not summarize platforms or endorsements.
- On the ballot as
- president of the Fairfax County taxpayers alliance and perennial candidate
Every race Purves has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Purves won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia's 11th District | General | Lost | James Walkinshaw (D), Dianne L. Blais (G) | 24.2% | D+50.1 | $38.7K | D+35.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Virginia Department of Elections (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Money
Purves’s campaign fundraising.
- Raised, 2025–26
- $38.7K
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
What’s next
From campaign filings, not from public statements.
| PURVES FOR CONGRESS 2026 FEC | Active |
Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET
Who Purves has run against
- James Walkinshaw (D) · 2026 general, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Virginia Department of Elections (unofficial)
The seat
- Virginia's 11th District · lean D+37.1 · 64th most Democratic of 435
FEC H6VA11249
Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns); Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FEC