Makiba Gaines
Candidate for Virginia 3rd Congressional District · Independence
On the 2026 ballotChallenger · Virginia 3rd 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, 3 District — 'Makiba A. Gaines', Independent
- identity CONFIRMED
Running for Virginia 3rd Congressional District, Nov 3 General. The race page has 3 other candidates, 3 certified results. See the race
Roles on File
Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.
- RunningVirginia 3rd Congressional DistrictNov 3, 2026 · On the 2026 ballot
The District
What Virginia 3rd Congressional District covers
Covers all of Newport News city, Norfolk city, Hampton city and Portsmouth city; parts of Chesapeake city and York County.
Includes Newport News (part), Hampton (part), Norfolk (part), Chesapeake (part), Portsmouth and Bethel Manor (part).
186 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)
Key Votes
The record
No congressional voting record
Makiba A. Gaines 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 · Sep 24
- Raised
- Not on file
- Cash on Hand
- Not on file
- Next Report Due
- Q3 Report · Oct 15
No totals on file from the reports listed below.
Finance Reports
Campaign committee registered; no periodic FEC report on file yet
Checked 2026-09-24: principal campaign committee C00940866 (candidate ID H6VA02248) has no periodic Form 3 report (quarterly or pre-/post-election) covering 2025–26 in the FEC electronic-filing list or the FEC image index, so no receipts, spending or cash on hand have been reported yet. A committee registered after June 30 files its first report with the October Quarterly (due Oct 15, 2026).
Sep 24, 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.
In Their Words
What they have said, on the record
“I intend to reduce financial burdens on the American public by reducing government waste and redistributing those funds to other necessary programs on which so many Americans need and rely.”
“I am a Christian, wife, mother, and practicing civil rights attorney who has worked tirelessly to protect children and other vulnerable groups in federal and state courts.”
Reach Them
Websites and accounts
Campaign website and social accounts
Campaign site: https://www.makibagaines4congress.com
Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Candidate's own channels · source
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
On the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot for U.S. Representative, VA-03 · Independent
Listed as “Makiba A. Gaines”, Independent. Other candidates in the race: Edwin Rivera, Jr. (Republican); Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic); Stephen C. Woll (Independent).
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · State election authority (certified candidate list) · sourceU.S. Representative · VA-03
Independence · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot
Sep 19, 2026 · Official · fec-cn26
Not on file for Makiba yet: Advertising, In the News. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_5dwgw84aa.
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