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Follow the money · 2026
$1.73B
is flowing into the 2026 federal races, from FEC filings
The price of
your democracy.
Of that, $90.2M is outside money, from super PACs and a handful of major donors, spent to swing races the candidates never touch. Since Citizens United there is no cap on it. Here is where it goes.
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The Biggest Haul
Raised the most money
$81.1M
- 2James Talarico D · TX$40.3M
- 3S Krishnamoorthi D · IL$31.4M
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Fattest War Chest
Most cash still in the bank
$32.5M
- 2Roy Cooper D · NC$18.5M
- 3Sherrod Brown D · OH$17.0M
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Richest Senator
Most cash on hand in the Senate
$32.5M
- 2Roy Cooper D · NC$18.5M
- 3Sherrod Brown D · OH$17.0M
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The PACs' Favorite
Most money from PACs and committees
$2.1M
- 2Brian Fitzpatrick R · PA$2.0M
- 3Ashley Hinson Arenholz R · IA$1.8M
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Most Wanted
Most outside money spent to DEFEAT them
$11.2M
- 2Juliana Stratton D · IL$8.8M
- 3Graham Platner D · ME$4.0M
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Super-PAC Darling
Most outside money spent to ELECT them
$7.0M
- 2Nate Morris R · KY$6.3M
- 3Christian Menefee D · TX$2.8M
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Burning Through It
Spent the most, fastest
$53.0M
- 2James Talarico D · TX$30.4M
- 3Lindsey O. Graham R · SC$29.2M
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The People's Champ
Most small-dollar money, under $200 a pop
$31.9M
- 2James Talarico D · TX$23.1M
- 3Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D · NY$18.8M
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Self-Made, Literally
Most money out of their own pocket
$5.2M
- 2Adam Perez Arquette R · KY$3.3M
- 3Michelle Steel R · CA$1.1M
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Most Pro-Israel Money
Most from pro-Israel groups (named donors)
$51K
- 2Norma Torres D · CA$34K
- 3Kevin Hern R · OK$15K
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Labor's Pick
Most from worker unions (named donors)
$28K
- 2John Cavanaugh D · NE$20K
- 3Jacqui V Irwin D · CA$20K
Biggest movers largest outside efforts
The single biggest outside-money efforts of the cycle, each one super PACs or major donors spending to elect or defeat a candidate they do not control. When the spender is a vague or dark-money group, its name is redacted, because the filing does not say who is really behind it.
$20.0M
FEC committee C00853135 spent to elect
Logan Benjamin Keener
$8.8M
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Juliana Stratton
$7.2M
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Garland Andy Barr
$4.5M
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Juliana Stratton
$4.0M
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Graham Platner
$3.4M
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Nate Morris
$3.3M
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Nate Morris
$3.0M
███████ spent to defeat
Warren Kenneth Paxton
Most expensive races own campaign outside against
Every race is a tug of war. For is money spent to elect a candidate, their own campaign cash plus outside groups backing them. Against is money outside groups spend to defeat them. The against figure is never the candidate's own spending, it is money aimed at beating them.
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No high-spending federal races recorded here yet.
How to read this
Every figure here comes from FEC filings, the public record. Campaigns must name any donor who gives more than $200, and any group spending more than $1,000 has to register with the FEC within 10 days. Outside groups can raise unlimited money, but they still have to file.
A friendly PAC name means nothing. In 2024 a group called "RBG PAC" ran ads invoking Ruth Bader Ginsburg, to help elect Donald Trump. The only way to know who is really behind the money is to read the paperwork. Tap any candidate above to open their raw FEC filings.
And the hardest money to trace is the money built to hide. A donor can route cash through one group into another that never has to name where it came from. When a check is large and its source goes quiet, that silence is the story. We redact the vaguely-named groups so you know where to dig.
None of this tells you how a candidate will vote. A candidate can say anything; what they took is a fact they cannot take back. It is one honest data point, not your whole ballot. You decide.
FEC data as of June 7, 2026. Money from the FEC (Schedule E plus candidate totals). Election results from civicapi.org. Federal races only. You decide.