Campaign money · 2025–2026 cycle
Who's Funding Tom Willis?
Tom Willis’s campaign for the U.S. Senate in West Virginia has reported raising $641,739 through September 30, 2026. That includes $263,331 (41%) in itemized individual contributions, $6,608 (1.0%) in unitemized gifts of $200 or less, $3,800 from PACs, party and other committees and $368,000 from the candidate in contributions and loans. Itemized contributions name each contributor; the rankings below are built from them. The FEC lists the candidate as Thomas Edward Willis II.
At a glance
Total raised$641,739April 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026
| Source | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| The candidate’s own money | $368,000 | 57% |
| Individuals giving over $200 | $263,331 | 41% |
| Individuals giving $200 or less | $6,608 | 1.0% |
| PACs and other committees | $3,500 | 0.5% |
| Party committees | $300 | <0.1% |
The leader in each category
Itemized contributions, 2025–2026 cycle
- Top individualDavid Gum$10,500 · 11% of $99,041
- Top employerWHITE HOUSE FOODS$14,000 · 14% of $100,541
- Top occupationRetired$30,802 · 31% of $100,541
- Top industryLegal & Professional Services$3,500 · 6.2% of $56,325
- Top stateWest Virginia$44,693 · 45% of $99,041
The race
- Rating
- Safe R
- Predicted margin
- R+37.7
VotePredictor forecasts this race as of October 29, 2026, giving the Republican a 99% chance. Tom Willis is not one of the two candidates it forecasts. No polls of the race: based on the state's lean, incumbency and the national environment.
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Top individual contributors
The largest individual contributor to Willis’s campaign is David Gum, who gave $10,500 across 3 contributions. Paige Gum gave $7,000.
Willis’s top individual contributors
- David Gum$10.5K3 contributions
- Paige Gum$7,0002 contributions
- Eric Carper$5,0002 contributions
- Steve Roach$4,0004 contributions
- Jennifer Johnson$3,6462 contributions
- Mikael Johnson$3,6462 contributions
- Terry Courtwright$3,5003 contributions
- Aaron Greenstone$3,5001 contribution
- Brian Helton$3,5001 contribution
- Emilee Helton$3,5001 contribution
Top employers
The leading named employer is WHITE HOUSE FOODS: contributors who work there gave $14,000 across 4 contributions. CAVALIER GROUP is next at $5,000. Contributors who reported being unemployed, retired or self-employed gave $50,719 (51% of itemized individual dollars). Employers are as each contributor reported them; a company named here did not give itself.
Willis’s top employers
- Retired$27.3K35 contributions
- Self-employed$23.4K12 contributions
- WHITE HOUSE FOODS$14K4 contributions
- CAVALIER GROUP$5,0002 contributions
- CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY$5,0002 contributions
- KPMB LLP$3,6462 contributions
- EMPLOYERS' INNOVATIVE NETWORK$3,5001 contribution
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP$3,5001 contribution
- SAGNER INC.$3,5001 contribution
- BJC$2,8001 contribution
Top occupations
Among named occupations, contributors listing “Owner” gave the most: $11,260 across 6 contributions. “Attorney” follows at $9,550. Contributors reporting no occupation, or being retired, gave $44,948 (45% of itemized individual dollars).
Willis’s top occupations
- Retired$30.8K36 contributions
- Owner$11.3K6 contributions
- Homemaker$10.6K4 contributions
- Attorney$9,5508 contributions
- Manager$7,5214 contributions
- Physician$7,5003 contributions
- Core Eo$7,0002 contributions
- Accountant$3,6462 contributions
- Chief Executive Officer$3,5001 contribution
- Self-employed$3,5001 contribution
Top industries
Classified by contributors’ employers, the largest industry is Legal & Professional Services, at $3,500 (3.5% of itemized individual dollars). Technology & Communications follows with $625. Contributors with no employer to classify, or self-employed, gave $50,719 (51% of itemized individual dollars).
Willis’s top industries
- Retired$27.3K35 contributions
- Self-Employed & Freelance$23.4K12 contributions
- Legal & Professional Services$3,5001 contribution
- Technology & Communications$6255 contributions
- Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$5212 contributions
- Manufacturing & Industrial$5001 contribution
- Defense & Aerospace$4604 contributions
Top states
West Virginia contributors gave the most, $44,693 (45% of itemized individual dollars). That is the state Willis is running in; 55% of itemized individual dollars came from outside it.
Willis’s top states
- West Virginia$44.7K55 contributions
- Virginia$32.5K16 contributions
- Maryland$7,5214 contributions
- Florida$7,2924 contributions
- North Carolina$4,0002 contributions
- Pennsylvania$1,0411 contribution
- Illinois$1,0001 contribution
- Idaho$5001 contribution
- Delaware$4682 contributions
About the data
Totals raised come from the FEC's summary of every committee authorized by Tom Willis. The rankings cover the itemized contributions reported by the principal campaign committee (TOM WILLIS VICTORY), net of refunds and excluding memo entries. A contribution made through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed is reported under the person who gave it.
Industries are assigned from each contributor's reported employer. Figures change as the campaign files new and amended reports.
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