2026 General Election

Who Is Funding the 2026 Races

Campaign money and outside spending in every competitive Senate and House race, from FEC filings.

FEC data pulled October 20, 2026. Campaign totals run through each committee's latest report.

The short version

  • 54 competitive races tracked: 8 Senate, 46 House.
  • The nominees in these races have raised $919.6M combined.
  • Outside groups have reported $1.5B in general election independent expenditures in these races.
  • Most outside money: Texas Senate, at $289.6M.
13Days until Election Day, November 3, 2026
$919.6MRaised by the nominees in tracked races
$1.5BGeneral election outside spending reported in tracked racesFEC 24 and 48 hour notices

Swipe through the races

Ranked by outside money. Swipe or scroll sideways, tap any card to go in.

TX Sen Toss Up

Texas Senate

$289.6M

outside money. James Talarico vs Ken Paxton.

OH Sen Toss Up

Ohio Senate

$285.4M

outside money. Sherrod Brown vs Jon Husted.

MI Sen Toss Up

Michigan Senate

$171.2M

outside money. Abdul El-Sayed vs Mike Rogers.

IA Sen Toss Up

Iowa Senate

$126.2M

outside money. Josh Turek vs Ashley Hinson.

ME Sen Toss Up

Maine Senate

$92.5M

outside money. Troy Jackson vs Susan Collins.

AK Sen Toss Up

Alaska Senate

$67.0M

outside money. Mary Peltola vs Dan Sullivan.

NH Sen Lean D

New Hampshire Senate

$47.6M

outside money. Chris Pappas vs John E. Sununu.

KS Sen Toss Up

Kansas Senate

$31.6M

outside money. Adam Hamilton vs Roger Marshall.

FL-25 Lean D

Florida 25th District

$16.6M

outside money. Jared Moskowitz vs Scott Singer.

MI-04 Toss Up

Michigan 4th District

$15.2M

outside money. Sean McCann vs Bill Huizenga.

FL-14 Toss Up

Florida 14th District

$15.2M

outside money. Kathy Castor vs Mike Beltran.

NC-01 Toss Up

North Carolina 1st District

$13.7M

outside money. Don Davis vs Laurie Buckhout.

NC-11 Toss Up

North Carolina 11th District

$13.6M

outside money. Jamie Ager vs Jennifer Balkcom.

TX-15 Toss Up

Texas 15th District

$12.8M

outside money. Bobby Pulido vs Monica De La Cruz.

CO-08 Toss Up

Colorado 8th District

$12.8M

outside money. Manny Rutinel vs Gabe Evans.

WI-03 Toss Up

Wisconsin 3rd District

$12.4M

outside money. Rebecca Cooke vs Derrick Van Orden.

TX-34 Toss Up

Texas 34th District

$12.3M

outside money. Vicente Gonzalez vs Eric Flores.

MI-07 Toss Up

Michigan 7th District

$12.0M

outside money. William Lawrence vs Tom Barrett.

AZ-01 Lean D

Arizona 1st District

$12.0M

outside money. Amish Shah vs Jay Feely.

CA-22 Toss Up

California 22nd District

$11.9M

outside money. Randy Villegas vs David Valadao.

PA-10 Lean D

Pennsylvania 10th District

$11.2M

outside money. Janelle Stelson vs Scott Perry.

IA-02 Toss Up

Iowa 2nd District

$11.0M

outside money. Lindsay James vs Joe Mitchell.

AZ-06 Toss Up

Arizona 6th District

$10.4M

outside money. JoAnna Mendoza vs Juan Ciscomani.

PA-08 Toss Up

Pennsylvania 8th District

$10.3M

outside money. Paige Cognetti vs Rob Bresnahan.

TX-35 Lean R

Texas 35th District

$10.1M

outside money. Johnny Garcia vs Carlos De La Cruz.

MT-01 Toss Up

Montana 1st District

$9.9M

outside money. Sam Forstag vs Aaron Flint.

MI-10 Toss Up

Michigan 10th District

$9.6M

outside money. Christina Hines vs Michael Bouchard Jr..

ME-02 Lean R

Maine 2nd District

$9.3M

outside money. Matt Dunlap vs Paul LePage.

IA-01 Lean D

Iowa 1st District

$9.0M

outside money. Christina Bohannan vs Mariannette Miller-Meeks.

WA-03 Lean D

Washington 3rd District

$8.6M

outside money. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez vs John Braun.

VA-02 Toss Up

Virginia 2nd District

$8.5M

outside money. Elaine Luria vs Jen Kiggans.

VA-01 Toss Up

Virginia 1st District

$8.5M

outside money. Shannon Taylor vs Rob Wittman.

OH-09 Toss Up

Ohio 9th District

$8.4M

outside money. Marcy Kaptur vs Derek Merrin.

PA-07 Lean D

Pennsylvania 7th District

$8.2M

outside money. Bob Brooks vs Ryan Mackenzie.

OH-07 Toss Up

Ohio 7th District

$8.2M

outside money. Brian Poindexter vs Max Miller.

PA-01 Lean R

Pennsylvania 1st District

$7.2M

outside money. Bob Harvie vs Brian Fitzpatrick.

NJ-07 Lean D

New Jersey 7th District

$7.2M

outside money. Rebecca Bennett vs Tom Kean Jr..

KY-06 Lean R

Kentucky 6th District

$6.5M

outside money. Zach Dembo vs Ralph Alvarado.

OH-10 Lean R

Ohio 10th District

$6.3M

outside money. Kristina Knickerbocker vs Mike Turner.

NY-17 Toss Up

New York 17th District

$6.2M

outside money. Cait Conley vs Mike Lawler.

IA-03 Lean D

Iowa 3rd District

$6.0M

outside money. Sarah Trone Garriott vs Zach Nunn.

CA-48 Lean D

California 48th District

$5.6M

outside money. Marni von Wilpert vs Jim Desmond.

WI-01 Lean R

Wisconsin 1st District

$5.6M

outside money. Mitchell Berman vs Bryan Steil.

FL-22 Toss Up

Florida 22nd District

$5.1M

outside money. Pia Dandiya vs Casey Askar.

CO-05 Lean R

Colorado 5th District

$5.0M

outside money. Jessica Killin vs Jeff Crank.

NM-02 Lean D

New Mexico 2nd District

$4.8M

outside money. Gabe Vasquez vs Greg Cunningham.

MN-01 Lean R

Minnesota 1st District

$4.6M

outside money. Jake Johnson vs Brad Finstad.

OH-15 Lean R

Ohio 15th District

$4.4M

outside money. Don Leonard vs Mike Carey.

TX-28 Lean D

Texas 28th District

$4.4M

outside money. Henry Cuellar vs Tano Tijerina.

FL-13 Lean R

Florida 13th District

$4.2M

outside money. Leela Gray vs Anna Paulina Luna.

SC-01 Lean R

South Carolina 1st District

$2.4M

outside money. Nancy Lacore vs Jenny Costa Honeycutt.

NY-21 Lean R

New York 21st District

$1.7M

outside money. Blake Gendebien vs Anthony Constantino.

CA-13 Lean D

California 13th District

$1.5M

outside money. Adam Gray vs Kevin Lincoln.

FL-27 Lean R

Florida 27th District

$672K

outside money. Eliott Rodriguez vs Maria Elvira Salazar.

Senate

RaceRatingDemocratRaisedRepublicanRaisedOutside money
Texas SenateToss UpJames Talarico$128.8MKen Paxton$19.5M$289.6M
Ohio SenateToss UpSherrod Brown$61.7MJon Husted$19.2M$285.4M
Michigan SenateToss UpAbdul El-Sayed$45.2MMike Rogers$20.6M$171.2M
Iowa SenateToss UpJosh Turek$20.2MAshley Hinson$13.5M$126.2M
Maine SenateToss UpTroy Jackson$20.4MSusan Collins$24.1M$92.5M
Alaska SenateToss UpMary Peltola$32.6MDan Sullivan$13.8M$67.0M
Kansas SenateToss UpAdam Hamilton$13.5MRoger Marshall$7.0M$31.6M
New Hampshire SenateLean DChris Pappas$21.5MJohn E. Sununu$5.3M$47.6M

House

RaceRatingDemocratRaisedRepublicanRaisedOutside money
Michigan 4th DistrictToss UpSean McCann$4.3MBill Huizenga$5.4M$15.2M
Florida 14th DistrictToss UpKathy Castor$4.5MMike Beltran$2.6M$15.2M
North Carolina 1st DistrictToss UpDon Davis$5.6MLaurie Buckhout$4.7M$13.7M
North Carolina 11th DistrictToss UpJamie Ager$5.4MJennifer Balkcom$355K$13.6M
Texas 15th DistrictToss UpBobby Pulido$6.2MMonica De La Cruz$6.6M$12.8M
Colorado 8th DistrictToss UpManny Rutinel$8.6MGabe Evans$6.9M$12.8M
Wisconsin 3rd DistrictToss UpRebecca Cooke$12.0MDerrick Van Orden$8.8M$12.4M
Texas 34th DistrictToss UpVicente Gonzalez$5.0MEric Flores$3.8M$12.3M
Michigan 7th DistrictToss UpWilliam Lawrence$3.7MTom Barrett$7.9M$12.0M
California 22nd DistrictToss UpRandy Villegas$5.5MDavid Valadao$6.1M$11.9M
Iowa 2nd DistrictToss UpLindsay James$3.5MJoe Mitchell$2.7M$11.0M
Arizona 6th DistrictToss UpJoAnna Mendoza$10.8MJuan Ciscomani$7.5M$10.4M
Pennsylvania 8th DistrictToss UpPaige Cognetti$7.1MRob Bresnahan$6.2M$10.3M
Montana 1st DistrictToss UpSam Forstag$3.7MAaron Flint$2.6M$9.9M
Michigan 10th DistrictToss UpChristina Hines$3.5MMichael Bouchard Jr.$2.6M$9.6M
Virginia 2nd DistrictToss UpElaine Luria$7.4MJen Kiggans$7.2M$8.5M
Virginia 1st DistrictToss UpShannon Taylor$4.2MRob Wittman$5.2M$8.5M
Ohio 9th DistrictToss UpMarcy Kaptur$5.6MDerek Merrin$2.1M$8.4M
Ohio 7th DistrictToss UpBrian Poindexter$3.1MMax Miller$3.3M$8.2M
New York 17th DistrictToss UpCait Conley$9.7MMike Lawler$10.0M$6.2M
Florida 22nd DistrictToss UpPia Dandiya$3.9MCasey Askar$5.0M$5.1M
Florida 25th DistrictLean DJared Moskowitz$5.1MScott Singer$3.0M$16.6M
Arizona 1st DistrictLean DAmish Shah$5.0MJay Feely$3.4M$12.0M
Pennsylvania 10th DistrictLean DJanelle Stelson$8.7MScott Perry$6.5M$11.2M
Texas 35th DistrictLean RJohnny Garcia$1.9MCarlos De La Cruz$1.9M$10.1M
Maine 2nd DistrictLean RMatt Dunlap$2.7MPaul LePage$3.2M$9.3M
Iowa 1st DistrictLean DChristina Bohannan$9.5MMariannette Miller-Meeks$8.9M$9.0M
Washington 3rd DistrictLean DMarie Gluesenkamp Perez$8.8MJohn Braun$3.2M$8.6M
Pennsylvania 7th DistrictLean DBob Brooks$5.0MRyan Mackenzie$5.2M$8.2M
Pennsylvania 1st DistrictLean RBob Harvie$2.9MBrian Fitzpatrick$7.8M$7.2M
New Jersey 7th DistrictLean DRebecca Bennett$8.2MTom Kean Jr.$5.9M$7.2M
Kentucky 6th DistrictLean RZach Dembo$2.9MRalph Alvarado$2.2M$6.5M
Ohio 10th DistrictLean RKristina Knickerbocker$883KMike Turner$1.2M$6.3M
Iowa 3rd DistrictLean DSarah Trone Garriott$7.7MZach Nunn$6.0M$6.0M
California 48th DistrictLean DMarni von Wilpert$4.5MJim Desmond$3.0M$5.6M
Wisconsin 1st DistrictLean RMitchell Berman$1.6MBryan Steil$6.3M$5.6M
Colorado 5th DistrictLean RJessica Killin$5.0MJeff Crank$2.8M$5.0M
New Mexico 2nd DistrictLean DGabe Vasquez$5.3MGreg Cunningham$2.4M$4.8M
Minnesota 1st DistrictLean RJake Johnson$3.2MBrad Finstad$2.6M$4.6M
Ohio 15th DistrictLean RDon Leonard$1.1MMike Carey$4.0M$4.4M
Texas 28th DistrictLean DHenry Cuellar$3.0MTano Tijerina$1.8M$4.4M
Florida 13th DistrictLean RLeela Gray$2.6MAnna Paulina Luna$4.1M$4.2M
South Carolina 1st DistrictLean RNancy Lacore$4.4MJenny Costa Honeycutt$1.2M$2.4M
New York 21st DistrictLean RBlake Gendebien$7.2MAnthony Constantino$17.1M$1.7M
California 13th DistrictLean DAdam Gray$5.1MKevin Lincoln$2.9M$1.5M
Florida 27th DistrictLean REliott Rodriguez$1.3MMaria Elvira Salazar$2.4M$672K

The biggest outside spenders

General election independent expenditures across every race tracked here, by spender. "Helps" counts spending that supports a party's nominee or opposes the other party's nominee.

SpenderSpentHelpsRacesWhere
SLF PAC$196.8MRepublicans (100%)7AK Sen, IA Sen, KS Sen, ME Sen, MI Sen, NH Sen, OH Sen
No Going Back PAC Inc.$151.4MRepublicans (100%)45AK Sen, AZ-01, AZ-06, CA-13, CA-48, CO-05, CO-08, FL-14, FL-22, FL-25, IA Sen, IA-01, IA-02, IA-03, KY-06, ME-02, MI Sen, MI-04, MI-07, MI-10, MT-01, NC-01, NC-11, NH Sen, NJ-07, NM-02, NY-17, OH Sen, OH-09, OH-10, OH-15, PA-07, PA-08, PA-10, SC-01, TX Sen, TX-15, TX-28, TX-34, TX-35, VA-01, VA-02, WA-03, WI-01, WI-03
WinSenate$147.6MDemocrats (100%)8AK Sen, IA Sen, KS Sen, ME Sen, MI Sen, NH Sen, OH Sen, TX Sen
Texas PAC$147.1MRepublicans (100%)1TX Sen
HMP$114.3MDemocrats (100%)41AZ-01, AZ-06, CA-13, CA-22, CA-48, CO-05, CO-08, FL-13, FL-14, FL-22, FL-25, IA-01, IA-02, IA-03, KY-06, ME-02, MI-04, MI-07, MI-10, MT-01, NC-01, NC-11, NM-02, NY-17, OH-07, OH-09, OH-10, OH-15, PA-01, PA-07, PA-08, PA-10, TX-15, TX-28, TX-34, TX-35, VA-01, VA-02, WA-03, WI-01, WI-03
Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (AFP Action) dba CVA Action and dba Libre Action$71.9MRepublicans (100%)15AK Sen, AZ-06, CO-05, CO-08, IA Sen, IA-01, KS Sen, MI Sen, MI-07, MT-01, NC-11, NH Sen, OH Sen, OH-09, TX-34
America PAC$51.8MRepublicans (100%)33AK Sen, AZ-01, AZ-06, CA-22, CO-08, FL-25, IA Sen, IA-01, IA-02, IA-03, ME Sen, ME-02, MI Sen, MI-04, MI-07, MI-10, NH Sen, NJ-07, NY-17, OH Sen, OH-07, OH-09, PA-07, PA-08, PA-10, TX Sen, TX-15, TX-28, TX-34, TX-35, VA-02, WA-03, WI-03
Defend American Jobs$45.9MRepublicans (100%)1OH Sen
MAGA Inc.$32.9MRepublicans (100%)48AK Sen, AZ-01, AZ-06, CA-13, CA-22, CA-48, CO-05, CO-08, FL-14, FL-22, FL-25, IA Sen, IA-01, IA-02, IA-03, KY-06, ME Sen, ME-02, MI Sen, MI-04, MI-07, MI-10, MN-01, MT-01, NC-11, NH Sen, NJ-07, NM-02, NY-17, OH-07, OH-09, OH-10, OH-15, PA-01, PA-07, PA-08, PA-10, SC-01, TX Sen, TX-15, TX-28, TX-34, TX-35, VA-01, VA-02, WA-03, WI-01, WI-03
Lower Costs NOW$27.9MDemocrats (100%)6AK Sen, IA Sen, KS Sen, MI Sen, OH Sen, TX Sen
AB PAC$24.8MDemocrats (100%)46AK Sen, AZ-01, AZ-06, CA-13, CA-22, CA-48, CO-05, CO-08, FL-13, FL-14, FL-25, FL-27, IA Sen, IA-01, IA-02, IA-03, KS Sen, KY-06, ME Sen, MI Sen, MI-04, MI-07, MI-10, MN-01, NC-01, NC-11, NH Sen, NJ-07, NM-02, OH Sen, OH-07, OH-09, OH-10, OH-15, PA-07, PA-08, PA-10, TX Sen, TX-15, TX-28, TX-34, TX-35, VA-01, VA-02, WA-03, WI-01
LCV Victory Fund$23.8MDemocrats (100%)26AZ-06, CA-22, CO-08, FL-14, FL-22, FL-25, IA Sen, IA-01, IA-03, ME Sen, MI Sen, MI-04, MI-07, MI-10, MN-01, MT-01, NH Sen, NY-17, OH Sen, OH-09, PA-07, PA-10, TX Sen, VA-01, VA-02, WI-03
Lone Star Rising PAC$20.4MDemocrats (100%)1TX Sen
Lone Star Liberty PAC$20.1MRepublicans (100%)1TX Sen
Your Community PAC$16.3MDemocrats (100%)12IA-01, IA-02, MI-04, MN-01, NC-11, NJ-07, OH-07, OH-10, OH-15, PA-01, TX-35, VA-01
Safety & Affordability PAC Inc.$15.3MRepublicans (100%)11AZ-01, AZ-06, ME-02, MI-07, NC-01, OH-09, OH-10, OH-15, PA-07, PA-08, WI-03
Duty and Country$14.9MDemocrats (100%)3AK Sen, IA Sen, OH Sen
Pine Tree Results PAC$14.8MRepublicans (100%)1ME Sen
Cffe PAC$12.8MDemocrats (100%)21AZ-06, FL-14, IA Sen, IA-01, IA-02, IA-03, ME Sen, ME-02, MI Sen, MI-07, MI-10, NC-11, NJ-07, OH Sen, OH-09, OH-15, PA-08, PA-10, TX Sen, VA-01, VA-02
GLCF, Inc.$11.9MRepublicans (100%)1MI Sen
The Gap

Campaign totals run through the latest report each campaign has filed. Pre-general reports, covering activity through October 14, are due October 23. Outside spending comes from notices filed before ads run, so it is current to within a day or two. Every figure here is the disclosed floor.

Primary Sources

  1. Federal Election Commission API, candidate totals, Schedule A, Schedule E: api.open.fec.gov
  2. Race ratings: Cook Political Report