Midterm Pulse2026US Electionsby Jorge Garcelán
Election nightENES

MONEY · FEC

Texas Senate leads the money race: $168.7M between its two nominees.Who raises the most money

What the main nominees of each House and Senate race have raised, and how much of their itemized individual money came from other states. Click a race for its map of donors by state.

FEC, reports through Oct 14, 2026. Out-of-state shares: itemized gifts from individuals the FEC has processed, through Jun 30, 2026.

Raised in 2025–26 by the main nominees

Senate nominees

$1.00Braised in the 35 races

House nominees

$1.74Braised in the 435 districts
63%of the itemized individual money to Senate nominees came from another state (35 of 35 races counted)

RANKING

The races that raised the most. What the two main nominees have raised, and the share from out of state.

OUT OF STATE

Who is funded from elsewhere, and who from home.

SENATE

The states that pay for other states' Senate races. Itemized individual money sent to nominees in other states, by party.

Mostly to DemocratsMostly to Republicans
  1. California$40.9M
  2. New York$26.6M
  3. Florida$16.3M
  4. Texas$13M
  5. Massachusetts$12.5M
  6. Virginia$9.4M
  7. Illinois$9.4M
  8. District of Columbia$8.8M
  9. Maryland$7.9M
  10. Washington$6.5M
  11. Pennsylvania$5M
  12. Connecticut$4.7M
35 of 35 Senate races counted: those whose donor-state breakdown is in our FEC snapshot.

FEC, reports through Oct 14, 2026. Totals: everything each campaign raised in 2025–26. “From out of state” counts only itemized gifts from individuals: donors who gave $200 or less in the cycle are not itemized and have no state. The breakdown by state uses the filings the FEC has already processed, which run behind: here, through Jun 30, 2026. FEC data ↗

OUTSIDE MONEY · FEC

$3.2B from outside groups, 56% of it to help the Republicans.

Latest notices · Oct 31
Public Integrity Alliance for Mike Thompson $23KAsian Americans Voices Fund for Abdul El-Sayed $22KAsian Americans Voices Fund for Christina Hines $22KCitizens Against AIPAC Corruption for Abdul El-Sayed $5KCitizens Against AIPAC Corruption against Doris Matsui $5KCitizens Against AIPAC Corruption against Mike Rogers $5KCitizens Against AIPAC Corruption for Mai Vang $5KNC a Phillip Randolph Educational Fund for Roy Cooper $2.7KNC a Phillip Randolph Educational Fund for Roy Cooper $2.7KNC a Phillip Randolph Educational Fund for Roy Cooper $2.7K

Independent expenditures, general election

$3.15B

What super PACs, parties and other groups have spent on their own for or against House and Senate nominees, without coordinating with the campaigns.

$1.4Bto help the Democrats$1.7Bto help the Republicans
Senate
$2B
House
$1.2B
Last 7 days
$545M
Groups
615

Spending by the day the ads went out, last 60 days

Helps DemocratsHelps RepublicansSep 2 – Oct 31

The last days rise as the 24-hour reports come in: groups have one day to report each new ad.

TODAY · THIS WEEK

The latest notices. The largest amounts groups reported on their last day and over seven days.

  1. Public Integrity Alliancefor Mike Thompson · California 4th DistrictDigital ads (estimate)$23KFiling ↗
  2. Asian Americans Voices Fundfor Abdul El-Sayed · Michigan SenateCanvassing$22KFiling ↗
  3. Asian Americans Voices Fundfor Christina Hines · Michigan 10th DistrictCanvassing$22KFiling ↗
  4. Citizens Against AIPAC Corruptionfor Abdul El-Sayed · Michigan SenateTV ads$5KFiling ↗
  5. Citizens Against AIPAC Corruptionagainst Doris Matsui · California 7th DistrictTV ads$5KFiling ↗
  6. Citizens Against AIPAC Corruptionagainst Mike Rogers · Michigan SenateTV ads$5KFiling ↗
  7. Citizens Against AIPAC Corruptionfor Mai Vang · California 7th DistrictTV ads$5KFiling ↗
  8. NC a Phillip Randolph Educational Fundfor Roy Cooper · North Carolina SenateCanvassing$2.7KFiling ↗
  9. NC a Phillip Randolph Educational Fundfor Roy Cooper · North Carolina SenateCanvassing$2.7KFiling ↗
  10. NC a Phillip Randolph Educational Fundfor Roy Cooper · North Carolina SenateCanvassing$2.7KFiling ↗

RANKING

The races with the most outside money. Split by the side it helps; toss-ups in gold.

SPENDERS

Who spends the most. The groups with the most independent expenditures in the general election.

  1. Senate Leadership Fund13 races · $49M this week$342.1M
  2. House Majority PAC59 races · $90.5M this week$281.9M
  3. WinSenate10 races · $56.8M this week$276.5M
  4. No Going Back PAC71 races · $40.6M this week$244.5M
  5. Congressional Leadership Fund54 races · $39.9M this week$216.3M
  6. Texas PAC1 race · $262.4K this week$181.9M
  7. Americans for Prosperity Action17 races · $4.1M this week$91.4M
  8. America PAC41 races · $15.4M this week$86.7M
  9. Lower Costs Now8 races · $12.5M this week$77.6M
  10. Defend American Jobs18 races · $3.5M this week$72.5M
  11. Safety & Affordability PAC18 races · $23.4M this week$63.2M
  12. LCV Victory Fund47 races · $4.6M this week$46.4M

FEC, 24- and 48-hour reports through Oct 31, 2026. 24-hour reports are preliminary: many ad buys are filed as estimates and corrected later. Amended reports replace the ones they correct; memo entries and duplicates are left out. General election only; spending under the reporting thresholds, which appears only in regular reports weeks later, is not included. Plus $736M in the primaries. Independent expenditures at the FEC ↗