2026 midterms · November 3
Most expensive races of 2026: Senate and House
The House and Senate races with the most money in them so far: what the candidates on the November 3 ballot have raised, plus what outside groups have reported spending for or against them in the general election, both from FEC filings. Races are ranked by the two together; each links its own page, with every candidate’s figures and the biggest outside spenders. #1 Senate: Texas Senate race, $548,991,277. #1 House: North Carolina’s 1st District race, $46,255,931.
Raised: each campaign’s total receipts in the FEC’s 2025–2026 “All candidates” file, through its latest report (175 of the 183 campaigns’ reports run through October 14, 2026; the others’ are older, and each race page has every campaign’s date). Outside spending: 24- and 48-hour notices the FEC received through October 26, 2026.
Most expensive Senate races top 25
| # | Race | Raised by the candidates | Outside spending | From pro-Israel PACs we track | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Senate Talarico vs. Paxton | $168,691,643 | $380,299,634 | None reported | $548,991,277 |
| 2 | Ohio Senate special Brown vs. Husted | $88,491,954 | $362,212,792 | None reported | $450,704,746 |
| 3 | Michigan Senate El-Sayed vs. Rogers; 3 candidates with no FEC report | $76,854,470 | $215,261,995 | $587,924 United Democracy Project $587,924 | $292,116,465 |
| 4 | Iowa Senate Turek vs. Hinson | $38,499,640 | $166,753,372 | None reported | $205,253,012 |
| 5 | Georgia Senate Ossoff vs. Collins | $126,583,763 | $36,806,322 | None reported | $163,390,085 |
| 6 | Maine Senate Jackson vs. Collins | $49,338,092 | $112,787,995 | None reported | $162,126,087 |
| 7 | North Carolina Senate Cooper vs. Whatley; 1 candidate with no FEC report | $63,282,040 | $75,092,314 | None reported | $138,374,354 |
| 8 | Alaska Senate Peltola vs. Sullivan; 1 candidate with no FEC report | $48,426,339 | $82,669,567 | None reported | $131,095,906 |
| 9 | Kansas Senate Hamilton vs. Marshall; 1 candidate with no FEC report | $24,525,108 | $68,082,689 | None reported | $92,607,797 |
| 10 | New Hampshire Senate Pappas vs. Sununu; 1 candidate with no FEC report | $29,385,176 | $57,515,901 | None reported | $86,901,077 |
| 11 | Nebraska Senate Osborn vs. Ricketts | $25,604,554 | $53,915,025 | None reported | $79,519,579 |
| 12 | South Carolina Senate Andrews vs. Graham; 1 candidate with no FEC report | $26,162,102 | $29,108,846 | None reported | $55,270,948 |
| 13 | Florida Senate special Nixon vs. Moody; 1 candidate with no FEC report | $25,843,412 | $23,362,890 | None reported | $49,206,302 |
| 14 | Minnesota Senate Flanagan vs. Tafoya; 1 candidate with no FEC report | $24,069,505 | $3,428,823 | None reported | $27,498,328 |
| 15 | Montana Senate Bankhead vs. Alme | $8,384,387 | $15,915,384 | None reported | $24,299,771 |
| 16 | Virginia Senate Warner vs. Mizusawa | $21,363,235 | $31,518 | None reported | $21,394,753 |
| 17 | New Jersey Senate Booker vs. Murphy; 2 candidates with no FEC report | $21,343,352 | $1,160 | None reported | $21,344,512 |
| 18 | Mississippi Senate Colom vs. Hyde-Smith | $9,152,004 | $11,961,306 | None reported | $21,113,310 |
| 19 | Kentucky Senate Booker vs. Barr; 1 candidate with no FEC report | $14,485,537 | $1,485,399 | None reported | $15,970,936 |
| 20 | Arkansas Senate Shoffner vs. Cotton | $11,272,517 | $4,513,765 | None reported | $15,786,282 |
| 21 | Colorado Senate Hickenlooper vs. Baisley; 3 candidates with no FEC report | $13,271,341 | $1,288 | None reported | $13,272,629 |
| 22 | Louisiana Senate Davis vs. Letlow | $12,081,957 | $971,198 | None reported | $13,053,155 |
| 23 | Illinois Senate Stratton vs. Tracy | $12,288,322 | $0 | None reported | $12,288,322 |
| 24 | Oklahoma Senate Thomas vs. Hern; 2 candidates with no FEC report | $10,994,090 | $277,158 | None reported | $11,271,248 |
| 25 | Tennessee Senate Bradshaw vs. Hagerty; 5 candidates with no FEC report | $8,496,102 | $278,120 | None reported | $8,774,222 |
Most expensive House races top 50
| # | Race | Raised by the candidates | Outside spending | From pro-Israel PACs we track | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina 1st District Davis vs. Buckhout; 1 candidate with no FEC report | $10,593,219 | $35,662,712 | $4,950,000 DMFI PAC $4,950,000 | $46,255,931 |
| 2 | Wisconsin 3rd District Cooke vs. Orden; 2 candidates with no FEC report | $21,777,593 | $23,157,223 | None reported | $44,934,816 |
| 3 | Michigan 7th District Lawrence vs. Barrett; 1 candidate with no FEC report | $12,398,509 | $31,209,912 | None reported | $43,608,421 |
| 4 | Colorado 8th District Rutinel vs. Evans; 1 candidate with no FEC report | $16,707,176 | $24,745,614 | None reported | $41,452,790 |
| 5 | Arizona 6th District Mendoza vs. Ciscomani; 1 candidate with no FEC report | $18,902,767 | $22,415,396 | None reported | $41,318,163 |
| 6 | Florida 25th District Moskowitz vs. Singer | $8,976,589 | $31,736,832 | None reported | $40,713,421 |
| 7 | New York 17th District Conley vs. Lawler | $21,024,319 | $19,359,786 | None reported | $40,384,105 |
| 8 | New York 14th District Ocasio-Cortez vs. Hysenaj | $38,475,043 | $1,500 | None reported | $38,476,543 |
| 9 | Iowa 1st District Bohannan vs. Miller-Meeks | $19,345,753 | $17,100,590 | None reported | $36,446,343 |
| 10 | California 22nd District Villegas vs. Valadao | $12,267,354 | $24,063,040 | None reported | $36,330,394 |
| 11 | Florida 14th District Castor vs. Beltran | $7,679,057 | $28,577,217 | None reported | $36,256,274 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania 8th District Cognetti vs. Bresnahan | $14,021,498 | $21,617,067 | None reported | $35,638,565 |
| 13 | Arizona 1st District Shah vs. Feely | $9,463,561 | $25,261,563 | None reported | $34,725,124 |
| 14 | Texas 34th District Gonzalez vs. Flores; 2 candidates with no FEC report | $9,220,418 | $25,487,638 | None reported | $34,708,056 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania 10th District Stelson vs. Perry | $16,025,779 | $17,992,507 | None reported | $34,018,286 |
| 16 | Texas 15th District Pulido vs. Cruz | $13,633,514 | $20,089,844 | None reported | $33,723,358 |
| 17 | Michigan 10th District Hines vs. Bouchard; 3 candidates with no FEC report | $7,043,952 | $26,521,570 | None reported | $33,565,522 |
| 18 | Virginia 2nd District Luria vs. Kiggans; 2 candidates with no FEC report | $15,634,467 | $15,833,406 | $900,000 DMFI PAC $900,000 | $31,467,873 |
| 19 | Washington 3rd District Perez vs. Braun | $12,784,023 | $18,136,530 | None reported | $30,920,553 |
| 20 | Iowa 3rd District Garriott vs. Nunn | $14,194,142 | $16,664,425 | None reported | $30,858,567 |
| 21 | Michigan 4th District McCann vs. Huizenga; 1 candidate with no FEC report | $10,261,928 | $20,370,187 | None reported | $30,632,115 |
| 22 | Pennsylvania 7th District Brooks vs. Mackenzie | $10,644,017 | $18,642,484 | None reported | $29,286,501 |
| 23 | California 4th District Thompson vs. Jones | $23,541,001 | $5,697,868 | None reported | $29,238,869 |
| 24 | Louisiana 4th District | $27,078,446 | $419,432 | None reported | $27,497,878 |
| 25 | New Jersey 7th District Bennett vs. Kean; 1 candidate with no FEC report | $14,885,376 | $12,320,866 | None reported | $27,206,242 |
| 26 | Arizona 2nd District Nez vs. Crane; 1 candidate with no FEC report | $17,710,287 | $7,754,674 | None reported | $25,464,961 |
| 27 | Pennsylvania 1st District Harvie vs. Fitzpatrick | $11,189,318 | $14,106,816 | None reported | $25,296,134 |
| 28 | Maine 2nd District Dunlap vs. LePage | $6,264,094 | $18,396,593 | None reported | $24,660,687 |
| 29 | New York 21st District Gendebien vs. Constantino | $22,120,480 | $2,355,613 | None reported | $24,476,093 |
| 30 | Ohio 9th District Kaptur vs. Merrin | $8,128,302 | $16,256,178 | None reported | $24,384,480 |
| 31 | Alaska at-large House Hafner vs. Begich; 2 candidates with no FEC report | $9,069,697 | $14,905,551 | None reported | $23,975,248 |
| 32 | Florida 22nd District Dandiya vs. Askar | $12,038,077 | $11,167,982 | None reported | $23,206,059 |
| 33 | Iowa 2nd District James vs. Mitchell; 1 candidate with no FEC report | $6,872,355 | $16,330,240 | None reported | $23,202,595 |
| 34 | Ohio 7th District Poindexter vs. Miller | $7,045,284 | $15,883,299 | None reported | $22,928,583 |
| 35 | Virginia 1st District Taylor vs. Wittman | $10,037,450 | $12,686,731 | None reported | $22,724,181 |
| 36 | North Carolina 11th District Ager vs. Balkcom; 1 candidate with no FEC report | $6,268,945 | $15,920,120 | None reported | $22,189,065 |
| 37 | Montana 1st District Forstag vs. Flint; 1 candidate with no FEC report | $7,168,249 | $14,880,294 | None reported | $22,048,543 |
| 38 | Wisconsin 1st District Berman vs. Steil | $8,370,652 | $13,427,266 | None reported | $21,797,918 |
| 39 | California 40th District Calvert vs. Kim | $17,198,579 | $4,231,408 | None reported | $21,429,987 |
| 40 | New Mexico 2nd District Vasquez vs. Cunningham | $8,045,690 | $11,743,611 | None reported | $19,789,301 |
| 41 | New York 3rd District Suozzi vs. LiPetri | $10,183,617 | $9,544,426 | $16,000 DMFI PAC $16,000 | $19,728,043 |
| 42 | Texas 35th District Garcia vs. Cruz | $4,222,697 | $14,515,146 | None reported | $18,737,843 |
| 43 | New York 8th District Jeffries vs. Mizrahi; 1 candidate with no FEC report | $17,893,352 | $32,101 | None reported | $17,925,453 |
| 44 | California 11th District Wiener vs. Chan | $8,213,519 | $9,243,263 | None reported | $17,456,782 |
| 45 | Virginia 7th District Vindman vs. Ollivant; 2 candidates with no FEC report | $16,802,334 | $344,997 | None reported | $17,147,331 |
| 46 | Colorado 4th District Laubacher vs. Boebert; 1 candidate with no FEC report | $14,926,679 | $2,054,308 | None reported | $16,980,987 |
| 47 | California 13th District Gray vs. Lincoln | $8,212,950 | $7,774,741 | None reported | $15,987,691 |
| 48 | Colorado 5th District Killin vs. Crank; 1 candidate with no FEC report | $8,466,107 | $7,362,381 | None reported | $15,828,488 |
| 49 | Kentucky 6th District Dembo vs. Alvarado; 2 candidates with no FEC report | $5,512,831 | $10,271,081 | None reported | $15,783,912 |
| 50 | California 48th District Wilpert vs. Desmond | $8,144,548 | $7,434,150 | None reported | $15,578,698 |
Not in these figures: money raised after a campaign’s latest report; outside spending reported only in regular reports (the notices cover $10,000 or more in a race until 20 days before the election and $1,000 or more after that), spending before those windows that was never in a notice, and notices received after October 26, 2026; primary-election outside spending (on each race page); party coordinated spending; and ads that do not expressly ask for a vote. Spending against a candidate is not counted for the opponent. “From pro-Israel PACs we track” is part of the outside spending, not money given to a campaign, and is not added to any backing figure on this site.
Questions and answers
What is the most expensive Senate race of 2026?
So far, the Texas Senate race: the candidates on the ballot have raised $168,691,643 (FEC reports, most through October 14, 2026), and outside groups have reported $380,299,634 of general-election spending for or against them in 24- and 48-hour notices received through October 26, 2026, $548,991,277 in all. Next: #2 Ohio Senate special election ($450,704,746); #3 Michigan Senate race ($292,116,465).
What is the most expensive House race of 2026?
So far, North Carolina’s 1st District race: the candidates on the ballot have raised $10,593,219 (FEC reports, most through October 14, 2026), and outside groups have reported $35,662,712 of general-election spending for or against them in 24- and 48-hour notices received through October 26, 2026, $46,255,931 in all. Next: #2 Wisconsin’s 3rd District race ($44,934,816); #3 Michigan’s 7th District race ($43,608,421).
How much of the outside money came from pro-Israel PACs?
In 4 of the 75 races ranked here, the pro-Israel PACs we track reported $6,453,924 of general-election outside spending, for or against candidates, in notices received through October 26, 2026. North Carolina 1st District: DMFI PAC $4,950,000; Virginia 2nd District: DMFI PAC $900,000; Michigan Senate: United Democracy Project $587,924; New York 3rd District: DMFI PAC $16,000. This is spending by the PACs themselves, not money given to a campaign, and it is not added to the backing figures elsewhere on this site.
What do these totals leave out?
Money a campaign raised after its latest FEC report; outside spending reported only in regular reports (under $10,000 in a race before the 20th day before the election, under $1,000 after that), notices the FEC received after October 26, 2026 and spending before the notice windows that was never in a notice; primary-election outside spending; party coordinated spending; and ads that do not expressly ask for a vote for or against a candidate. Candidates without an FEC report add nothing.
Where this comes from
Candidates’ money from the FEC’s bulk “All candidates” file (total receipts from every source, including loans and transfers); outside spending from the FEC’s bulk independent-expenditure file of 24- and 48-hour notices, an amended notice replacing the original and a notice filed twice counted once (method). Every figure here is the sum of the figures on the race pages. Candidates on the ballot are those on our 2026 midterms page. Found an error? Tell us.