Leo Martinez (Virginia)

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Leo Martinez

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Leo Martinez (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 11th Congressional District. He will not appear on the ballot for the special general election on September 9, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: Virginia's 11th Congressional District special election, 2025

General election

The general election will occur on September 9, 2025.

Special general election for U.S. House Virginia District 11

James Walkinshaw and Stewart Whitson are running in the special general election for U.S. House Virginia District 11 on September 9, 2025.

		Candidate
		James Walkinshaw (D)
		Stewart Whitson (R)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Karina Lipsman (R)
• Priya Punnoose (D)
• Irene Shin (D)
• Leo Martinez (D)
• Amy Roma (D)
• Candice Bennett (D)
• Daniel Lee (D)
• Amy Papanu (D)
• Isaac Day (D)
• Lucas Rand (R)
• Chandrashekar Tamirisa (Independent)

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Campaign themes

2026

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Campaign finance summary

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Leo Martinez campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2025*	U.S. House Virginia District 11	Withdrew general	$220,250	$220,250
Grand total			$220,250	$220,250
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Virginia's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Tim Kaine (D)

Mark Warner (D)

Representatives

District 1

Rob Wittman (R)

District 2

Jennifer Kiggans (R)

District 3

Bobby Scott (D)

District 4

Jennifer McClellan (D)

District 5

John McGuire (R)

District 6

Benjamin Lee Cline (R)

District 7

Eugene Vindman (D)

District 8

Donald Sternoff Beyer (D)

District 9

H. Morgan Griffith (R)

District 10

Suhas Subramanyam (D)

District 11

Vacant

Democratic Party (7)

Republican Party (5)

Vacancies (1)