The Downballot's 1Q 2026 Senate and House fundraising reports roundup
We have complete data on more than 900 candidates for Congress
Quarterly fundraising reports for congressional candidates covering the period from Jan. 1 to March 31 were due at the Federal Election Commission on April 15 by midnight ET.
Below are our charts of fundraising data for every incumbent in the Senate and House seeking reelection, as well as notable non-incumbents, as reported to the FEC. All numbers are in thousands.
To see each chart in full, click on the bottom where it reads “+ Show ___ more.” Note that you may need to scroll horizontally to see some columns. An explanation of each column can be found below the charts.
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Notes:
Data for candidates running in New Jersey’s 11th District covers the period from Jan. 17 to March 31, due to the April 16 special election.
For Rep. Christian Menefee, who ran in the Jan. 31 special election runoff in Texas’ 18th District, data covers the period from Jan. 12 to March 31.
For candidates in Utah, data covers the period from. Jan. 1 to April 5, due to the state’s April 25 party conventions.
Candidates in Virginia are listed under the proposed district they have said they would run in, should voters approve a constitutional amendment allowing the enactment of a new congressional map in an upcoming special election on April 21.
Below is an explanation of each column:
Under “Party,” a designation including “-inc” refers to an incumbent.
“1Q Raised“ is the amount the campaign received in donations from donors during the reporting period. This includes transfers from other committees but does not include any self-funding or loans.
“Self-Fund“ is the amount in contributions and/or loans a candidate made to their own campaign using their personal resources during the reporting period. This number, if any, is not included in the “Raised” column.
“Spent“ is the amount of money the campaign spent during the reporting period.
“Cash“ is the total cash on hand the campaign had available at the end of the reporting period.
“Raised CTD“ is the amount the campaign had received in donations from donors for the cycle to date as of the end of the reporting period. This includes transfers from other committees but does not include any self-funding or loans.
“Self-Fund CTD“ is the amount in contributions and/or loans a candidate had made to their own campaign using their personal resources for the cycle to date during the reporting period. This number, if any, is not counted in the “Raised CTD” column.
“Spent CTD“ is the amount of money the campaign had spent for the cycle to date as of the end of the reporting period.
“Transfer“ is the amount in monetary transfers from other political committees during the reporting period. This number, if any, is included in the “Raised” column.
“Transfer CTD“ is the amount in monetary transfers from other political committees for the cycle to date as of the end of the reporting period. This number, if any, is included in the “Raised CTD” column.
Ultimately, all money received from all sources is reflected in every candidate’s cash-on-hand totals, less spending.
You can also find our charts for earlier quarters in 2025: 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q.
For fundraising charts from previous election cycles, please visit the-downballot.com/data.
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Question: If there is no opposing party candidate listed for a given seat, does that mean that the missing party is not fielding a candidate? (For example, that's the case for IL house 5 through 11.)