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New FEC reports show @JamesTalarico has overtaken @ossoff as the top fundraiser among federal candidates this cycle, with $127.3M raised, including $59.6M in Q3. Democrats hold the top 9 Senate fundraising spots and 9 of the top 11 in the House.
More: opensecrets.org/news/2026/10…
Today, @MikeBloomberg announced he is giving $80M to help Democratic groups ahead of the midterms.
See how his latest commitment compares to his political giving in previous cycles: opensecrets.org/search?q=Mic…
Outside spending in the 2026 midterms is nearing $3B. Our new, expanded tracker lets you follow super PACs, top donors & targeted spending in every House + Senate race, with filters by group type, party, ideology & industry.
Dive in: opensecrets.org/outside-spen…
ALT Image of opensecrets.org. It reads: Follow the outside money in the 2026 midterms. Super PACs, dark money groups and top donors, tracked across every House and Senate race. opensecrets.org/outside-spending-2026
Per @alfredwkng of @PoliticoPI, @FlockSafety is on a lobbyist hiring spree to fend off rules banning its camera tech, including hiring the bipartisan firm Invariant.
Read our previous reporting about Flock's new lobbying push: opensecrets.org/news/2026/08…
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ICYMI: For super PACs & other outside groups, going negative can be a positive.
60%+ of their spending attacks candidates. About $1 of every $7 targets just 3 Dems running for Senate: Talarico, Brown and El-Sayed.
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October 15th is the deadline for Q3 fundraising reports. 📷 This filing offers the final look at a full quarter of campaign fundraising before the Nov. midterms.
Follow us for full coverage & analysis ahead of the election.
Outside spending in federal races now tops $2.4B with less than 3 weeks until Election Day. More than $330M, nearly 14%, was spent opposing three Democratic Senate candidates: @JamesTalarico (TX), @SherrodBrown (OH) & @AbdulElSayed (MI).
Read more: opensecrets.org/news/2026/10…
Something Americans agree on, regardless of party: curbing $ in politics. New @UofMaryland @ppc_umd survey: 85% of Democrats & 82% of Republicans back an amendment to overturn Citizens United.
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Full story: opensecrets.org/news/2026/10…
The lobbying firm Brown & Weinraub has a super PAC, allowing its clients to route unlimited sums to candidates who back their agendas in Albany. One of those clients is @Kalshi.
We reported that Kalshi is spending large sums to influence the regulatory environment in statehouses.
Our story: opensecrets.org/news/2026/09…
New York’s top Albany lobbying firm is testing a new way to influence politics: starting its own super PAC to spend money in support of candidates.
The committee, known as New York Forward, appears to be the first of its kind in the state. nysfocus.com/2026/10/08/new-…
Two FL races drew $15M+ in new outside spending since Sept. 21 and Oct. 7, the most of any House races: FL-25 ($7.9M) & FL-14 ($7.5M).
10 other races drew $5M+ each, totaling $62.6M, roughly a third of new outside spending in House elections.
Read more: opensecrets.org/news/2026/10…
How does Rhode Island track money in politics?
We sat down with Miguel Nuñez and Rick Thornton, top officials at the RI Board of Elections to discuss state disclosure, enforcement & campaign rules.
Full interview: opensecrets.org/news/2026/09…
Outside groups have spent nearly $2B this cycle, and a handful of them account for a growing share. The top 6 have each spent more than $60M, totaling $678M and 1/3 of all outside spending.
Read more: opensecrets.org/news/2026/10…
Chart of the Week📊: This #HispanicHeritageMonth, we pulled political contributions over $200 by donors w/ the most common Hispanic surnames.
The pattern is clear: Those donors favor Democrats.
ALT Bar chart showing total political contributions, sorted by party, made by people with the six most common surnames. More money has gone to Democratic candidates than Republican candidates in every cycle since 2000.
The unified dashboard gives journalists, researchers, & voters comprehensive coverage across federal races + state gubernatorial, legislative, judicial & ballot measure contests.
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For the first time ever, federal AND state campaign finance data can be found in one place. 🔎
Today, we are launching a new public dashboard connecting info from state and US databases into one platform. ⤵️
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Q3 ends Sept. 30, with filings due Oct. 15. That'll give us the last full quarterly look at fundraising before November's elections.
Stay tuned for the latest data and analysis.
FEC rules bar super PACs from coordinating with campaigns. Yet "redboxing" offers a legal workaround.
Candidates post directives online & super PACs use these public prompts to run ads within the law.
Read our story to see how it works. opensecrets.org/news/2026/09…
Chart of the Week 📊: Outside groups are accelerating spending ahead of the midterms.
While 7 "toss-up" Senate races have drawn at least $15M each in outside spending 9/1-/21, TX leads with $105M spent on the race btwn AG @KenPaxtonTX (R) & state Rep. @jamestalarico (D).
ALT Table showing the total of outside spending for the seven "toss-up" Senate races: Texas - $105M Ohio - $67M Michigan - $47M Iowa - $34M Maine - $20M New Hampshire - $16M Alaska -$15M