Outside spending
- Spent without coordinating with campaigns
- Ads, mail and canvassing
- By super PACsSuper PACA committee that can raise and spend unlimited sums but may not give to or coordinate with candidates. It spends independently instead., parties and other groups
- Reported as independent expendituresIndependent expenditureSpending that expressly supports or opposes a candidate and is made without coordinating with any campaign. Reported on FEC Schedule E.
Election cycleElection cycleThe two-year period ending with a federal general election. The 2026 cycle runs from January 2025 through December 2026.
Records:18,524 Schedule E filings from 642 groups
Latest expenditure:Nov 21, 2026
Most-targeted races
Every dollar spent for or against any candidate in the race. Opposition grows left, support right.
OpposingSupporting
- Michigan Senate$28.5M$46.9M
- Texas Senate$50.4M$14.9M
- Kentucky Senate$19.7M$26.5M
- New York House District 12$11.2M$34.2M
- Kentucky House District 4$17.2M$9M
- Illinois Senate$13.8M$9.5M
- Alabama Senate$3M$19.6M
- Louisiana House District 5$10.9M$11.7M
- Minnesota Senate$9.5M$9.8M
- Iowa Senate$4.1M$14.6M
- North Carolina Senate$11.3M$6.2M
- Maine Senate$10.7M$4.6M
- South Carolina Senate$7.6M$7.7M
- California House District 48$8.9M$3.6M
- Maryland House District 5$12.5M
- Total outside spending
- $836.8M
- Across 415 races and 1086 candidates.
- Supporting candidates
- $520.6M
- Spent to help a named candidate win.
- Opposing candidates
- $316.2M
- Spent to defeat a named candidate.
- Groups spending
- 642
- Committees that filed at least one independent expenditure.
By candidate
Who outside groups are spending for and against.
OpposingSupporting
- Alexander BoresD-NY-12$8.2M$23.4M
- Haley M. StevensD-MI$937.2K$28.9M
- Abdul El-SayedD-MI$20.8M$4M
- Garland Andy BarrR-KY$8.3M$14.2M
- Julia LetlowR-LA$10.9M$11.1M
- Warren Kenneth Jr. PaxtonR-TX$20.1M$1.4M
- Nate MorrisR-KY$7.4M$11.7M
- Felix Barry MooreR-AL$3,019$16.6M
- Michael J RogersR-MI$2M$12.9M
- Wesley HuntR-TX$13M$934K
- Michael WhatleyR-NC$8.9M$5M
- Ed GallreinR-KY-4$7M$5.4M
- Angie CraigD-MN$2.1M$9.3M
- Micah Charles LasherD-NY-12$10.8M
- Joshua TurekD-IA$213K$10M
Top outside groups
Committees by total independent expenditures this cycle.
Biggest spenders
- UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')$53.4M
- TEXANS FOR A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY$35.4M
- DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS$32.5M
- AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION$31.2M
- PROTECT PROGRESS$27.7M
- VOTEVETS$18.5M
- JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC$17.9M
- A STRONGER MICHIGAN$17.3M
- THINK BIG$17.2M
- NORTH STAR DAWN PAC$13.8M
- FIGHT FOR KENTUCKY$13.4M
- FAIRSHAKE$13.3M