Beth Macy
Candidate for Virginia 6th Congressional District · Democrat
On the 2026 ballotChallenger · Virginia 6th Congressional District · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Virginia Department of Elections — November 3, 2026 General Election, Federal Offices candidate list · read Sep 24, 2026
Sources (2)
- Virginia Department of Elections — November 3, 2026 General Election, Federal Offices candidate list (updated 2026-09-03): Member, House of Representatives, 6 District — 'Beth A. Macy', Democratic
- identity CONFIRMED
The District
What Virginia 6th Congressional District covers
Covers all of Augusta County, Rockingham County, Rockbridge County, Bath County, Shenandoah County, Frederick County, Warren County, Clarke County, Roanoke city, Harrisonburg city, Staunton city, Salem city, Waynesboro city, Buena Vista city, Covington city and 2 more; parts of Botetourt County, Alleghany County, Highland County, Page County and Roanoke County.
Includes Roanoke, Stuarts Draft, Fishersville, Harrisonburg, Staunton, Front Royal, Massanutten, Salem, Shenandoah Farms, Waynesboro, Augusta Springs, Basye and 100 more.
249 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Virginia Department of Elections, per-locality precinct shapefiles (133 localities, elections.virginia.gov redistricting/gis)
Results
Certified results for Virginia 6th Congressional District
Member, House of Representatives (6th District)
2024 November General · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben L. ClineRepublican | Republican | 256,933 | 63.1% |
| Ken L. MitchellDemocratic | Democratic | 141,612 | 34.8% |
| Robert C. "Robby" Wells, Jr.Independent | Independent | 7,980 | 2.0% |
| Write-In | 510 | 0.1% |
Official — Virginia Department of Elections ENR media export (created 2025-03-05, after State Board certification Dec 2 2024) · Virginia Department of Elections — official election results
Member House of Representatives (06)
2022 November General · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben L. ClineRepublican | Republican | 173,352 | 64.4% |
| Jennifer Lynn LewisDemocratic | Democratic | 95,410 | 35.4% |
| Write InWrite-in | Write-in | 472 | 0.2% |
Official results (all reporting stages 'Certified') — Virginia Department of Elections official results site · Virginia Department of Elections — official results site
U.S. House — Congressional District 6
Virginia General Election 2020-11-03 · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Lee ClineRepublican | Republican | 246,606 | 64.6% |
| Nicholas Anthony BettsDemocratic | Democratic | 134,729 | 35.3% |
| Write-Ins | 478 | 0.1% |
Certified — Virginia Department of Elections Historical Elections Database (official certified results by locality and precinct; State Board of Elections certification) · Virginia Department of Elections — Historical Elections Database
Key Votes
The record
No public voting record
Has not served in the Virginia House of Delegates, according to the House's historical member records. Not a current member of the U.S. House, the Virginia Senate or Roanoke City Council, according to official rosters checked October 4, 2026.
Oct 4, 2026 · Official · Virginia House of Delegates historical member records; U.S. House Clerk; Virginia Senate; local government rosters · sourceNo congressional voting record
Beth A. Macy has not served in Congress: no entry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (bioguide.congress.gov) under this name for VA, checked 2026-09-24 against the catalog's bioguide linkage. Other public offices, if any, not compiled here.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress · source
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
Their Money
Campaign finance
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Oct 5
- Raised
- $1,686,322cycle to date through Jul 15
- Cash on Hand
- $847,470cycle to date through Jul 15
- Spent
- $838,852cycle to date through Jul 15
- Debts Owed
- $0cycle to date through Jul 15
- Next Report Due
- Q3 Report · Oct 15
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jul 15, 2026
Top Payees
Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.
- Sb Digital$314,937.17
- Gqr$97,800.00
- Fh Strategies$57,560.00
- Rising Blue Consulting Inc$29,784.19
- Mrg Strategies Llc$25,500.00
Campaign finance — Beth Macy For Congress: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 15, 2026
Jul 15, 2026 · Official · Federal Election CommissionFinance Reports
Campaign finance — Beth Macy For Congress: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 15, 2026
Raised $1,686,322.36 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $838,851.95 · cash on hand $847,470.41 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jul 15, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $1,643,476.96 (98%); PACs and other political committees $38,550.00 (2%); Party committees $700.00 (0%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $3,595.40 (0%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): digital $362,968.87; polling $105,550.00; fundraising $57,925.00; direct mail $34,962.94; compliance and treasurer $29,784.19; general consulting $25,500.00.
Jul 15, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
Advertising
Who is advertising for and against Beth
Advertising summary — for and against (2026 cycle)
For: own campaign on Google $45,400–$53,600 (ad ranges); outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: not yet searched. Meta not included.
Sep 23, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)Google/YouTube ads — BETH MACY FOR CONGRESS (supporting)
The candidate's own campaign (BETH MACY FOR CONGRESS). 14 ads since Nov 2024; $45,400–$53,600 (Google creative spend ranges).
Sep 23, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source
Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.
In Their Words
What they have said, on the record
“Big Tech will continue to run roughshod over communities until there are guardrails on data center construction”
“Only relatively recently did the people of Botetourt even find out they were doing it.”
“It's the idea that this thing was done to people without their knowledge”
“I'm running for Congress because the Roanoke and Shenandoah Valleys deserve leaders who tell the truth about our challenges—and fight like hell to fix them.”
“I am running and meeting people in the middle in their pain.”
“Farmers need to be able to fix their own equipment.”
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“I can't be bought.”
“I live in the 6th District of Virginia. There are more independents than there are Democrats and Republicans. Read the room, people.”
“We know AI is happening. But why do we have to let the billionaires that want to be trillionaires control it?”
“I'm running because the government has forgotten who they're supposed to represent, and I want to remind them who they're supposed to represent.”
“My whole career, I spent my last forty years driving up and down Roanoke and the Shenandoah Valley, listening to folks, writing about social issues and trying to hold the powerful to account”
In the News
Press coverage
- Artists line up to support Sixth District Congressional candidate Beth MacyOct 1, 2026 · Press · Daily News-Record
- Cline and Macy appear aligned on one issue in the 6th District race: the need for a data center moratoriumOct 1, 2026 · Press · Cardinal News (Elizabeth Beyer)
- Ben Cline responds to criticism from Beth MacySep 28, 2026 · Press · WSET
- ‘I’m not JD Vance’: the Appalachia memoir author running for CongressSep 26, 2026 · Press · The Guardian (Edward Helmore)
- Drastically different donor portfolios funding 6th District campaignsSep 21, 2026 · Press · WMRA
- Beth Macy Discusses Sixth District Campaign, Health Care, Farming and Data CentersSep 11, 2026 · Press · Royal Examiner (byline Mike McCool)
- This Appalachian memoir author is running as a Democratic contrast to JD VanceAug 29, 2026 · Press · The Washington Post
- Beth Macy's fundraising again outpaces Rep. Ben Cline's in 6th DistrictJul 26, 2026 · Press · The Roanoke Times
- Beth Macy fights an uphill battle to flip the 6th Congressional DistrictJul 26, 2026 · Press · Daily News-Record (Lori D'Angelo)
- Incumbent Ben Cline, challenger Beth Macy talk issues in 6th District raceMay 29, 2026 · Press · The Roanoke Times
Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.
Reach Them
Websites and accounts
- Campaign Websitebethmacyforcongress.comCapture of the public website (logged-out view) at 2026-10-05 06:28 UTC.Oct 5, 2026 · Self-published · Website — bethmacyforcongress.comSelf-published
Bluesky profile capture: @bethmacy.bsky.social — 2.1K followers, 633 following, 563 posts
Capture of the public bluesky profile (logged-out view) at 2026-10-05 06:30 UTC. Public metrics as displayed: 2.1K followers, 633 following, 563 posts.
Oct 5, 2026 · Self-published · Bluesky profile — @bethmacy.bsky.social · sourceInstagram profile capture: @bethmacy — 7,437 followers, 1,711 following
Capture of the public instagram profile (logged-out view) at 2026-10-05 06:29 UTC. Public metrics as displayed: 7,437 followers, 1,711 following.
Oct 5, 2026 · Self-published · Instagram profile — @bethmacy · sourceFacebook page capture: @authorBethMacy — 13K followers, 190 following
Capture of the public facebook page (logged-out view) at 2026-10-05 06:29 UTC. Public metrics as displayed: 13K followers, 190 following.
Oct 5, 2026 · Self-published · Facebook page — @authorBethMacy · sourceX profile capture: @papergirlmacy — 8,892 followers, 818 following, 5,196 posts
Capture of the public x profile (logged-out view) at 2026-10-05 06:28 UTC. Public metrics as displayed: 8,892 followers, 818 following, 5,196 posts.
Oct 5, 2026 · Self-published · X profile — @papergirlmacy · sourceCampaign website and social accounts
Campaign site: https://bethmacyforcongress.com/
Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Candidate's own channels · source
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Virginia 6th Congressional District
- Ben ClineRepublican · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
On the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot for U.S. Representative, VA-06 — Democratic
Listed as “Beth A. Macy”, Democratic. Other candidates in the race: Ben L. Cline (Republican).
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · State election authority (certified candidate list) · sourceU.S. Representative · VA-06
Democrat · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot
Sep 19, 2026 · Official · fec-cn26
Not on file for Beth yet: Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Oct 5, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_n4cxtppss.
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