Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more As we do every quarter, The Downballot is pleased to present our comprehensive charts of fundraising data for every notable candidate for the Senate and the House. We’re confident that you won’t find a similar roundup that compiles as much data as and makes it as easy to understand as we do. If you appreciate the hard work that goes into putting all this together—and with more than 900 candidates, we can tell you it’s a lot—then we hope you’ll consider upgrading to a paid subscription to support our unique coverage of overlooked elections. Support The Downballot Thank you, The Downballot team The Downballot's 1Q 2026 Senate and House fundraising reports roundup We have complete data on more than 900 candidates for Congress Apr 17 Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola was one of the top fundraisers among Senate candidates in the first quarter of 2026. (credit: Mary Peltola Facebook) 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. It takes a lot of work to put together these charts! Please consider upgrading to a paid subscription to support The Downballot’s unique coverage. Upgrade to support The Downballot If you are reading this as an email, you’ll need to open this post in a web browser to use our charts. Just click on the headline at the top of this message. The Downballot 1Q 2026 Senate Fundraising In thousands of dollars The Downballot 1Q 2026 House Fundraising In thousands of dollars 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. Thank you so much for being a free subscriber to The Downballot! To support our work, we’d be grateful if you’d become a paid subscriber.