Michigan’s 2026 election cycle is already seeing major campaign spending.
According to Transparency USA data:
• $349.9M in contributions
• $300.9M in expenditures
• $32.9M raised by Perry Johnson, the leading candidate in contributions
See who’s funding Michigan politics: transparencyusa.org
INDIANA UPDATE: Beau Bayh’s fundraising haul keeps growing - now up to $3.65M, still holding the #2 spot in Indiana behind Gov. Mike Braun’s $4.1M.
Nearly $69 MILLION has flowed into Iowa politics so far this cycle.
Rob Sand leads all candidates shown with $19.9M in contributions, nearly four times the $5.1M reported by the next candidate, Randy Feenstra.
North Carolina’s 2026 political
expense is adding up fast:
$135.6M in contributions
$109.4M in expenditures
Candidates have raised $66M, while committees have brought in nearly $70M.
More than $167 million has flowed into Virginia politics this cycle, but only $13.4 million has gone directly to candidates.
Committees account for more than $154 million, led by Virginians for Fair Elections at $65.8 million.
More than $166M has already flowed through Washington politics in the 2026 cycle.
Nearly $130M of it has gone to committees, while candidates account for $36.7M.
A familiar name is back in Indiana politics: Beau Bayh has raised $2.44M this cycle - the 2nd-highest total of any candidate in the state.
See who's funding him → transparencyusa.org/in/candi…
Indiana's 2026 cycle so far: $67.7M raised, $48.3M spent.
Republicans are pulling in nearly 3 out of every 4 dollars contributed statewide.
NEW: Kelly Ayotte is outraising her top Democratic rival nearly 7-to-1 in NH's governor race.
$6.08M vs. $908K
North Carolina’s 2026 election cycle has already seen $135.6 MILLION in contributions. 💰
So far:
$66M to candidates
$69.6M to committees
$109.4M in total expenditures
Michigan’s governor race is wide open - Whitmer is term-limited, and it’s a crowded field on both sides:
🔵 Top Democrat: Jocelyn Benson - $5.96M
🔴 Top Republican: John James - $4.49M
Statewide this cycle: $138.3M raised, $207.5M spent.
Wyoming's 2026 cycle, by the numbers:
💰 $32M raised statewide, $31.2M spent
🔴 Republicans account for nearly all of it. Democratic fundraising barely registers
Top fundraiser: Eric Barlow —> $1.67M raised, $1.48M spent
New Hampshire's governor race, 2026 cycle:
🔴 Kelly Ayotte - $3.69M raised, $1.4M spent
🔵 Cinde Warmington - $606K raised, $210K spent
Statewide, NH campaigns have raised $24.35M and spent $13.37M this cycle.
Over 70% of contributions going to Republicans.
Pennsylvania’s 2026 election cycle has already crossed a major milestone: $378 MILLION in contributions.
So far:
📈 $378.1M contributed
💸 $403.7M spent
👤 Josh Shapiro leads candidates with $35M
🏛️ Students First PAC leads committees with $17.8M
Wisconsin's top political donors, tracked:
🔹 Elizabeth Uihlein — $24.7M
🔹 Richard Uihlein — $19.2M
🔹 Diane Hendricks — $12.9M
🔹 Elon Musk — $3M
🔹 George Soros — $2.77M
One company has put nearly $64 MILLION into Florida politics this cycle.
Trulieve, a cannabis company, is the state's top contributor by a mile, outspending the next contributor (Jeff Yass, $11M) almost 6 to 1.
How do you spend $441 million in one election cycle?
Ask Tom Steyer, who’s now spent nearly double what he’s even raised ($221M) in California, the biggest single-candidate outlay in the country.
IDAHO UPDATE:
$3.2 Million - and it’s not a candidate.
That’s what the Natural Medicine Alliance of Idaho PAC has raised this 2026 cycle.
That is more than every single candidate in the state.
North Carolina’s #1 contributor this cycle isn’t a party or a company
“Good Government Coalition” has given nearly $7 MILLION, more than any candidate in the state has raised.
























