Idaho’s $7.7M receipts: other-party $3.5M is the largest slice

Start with the other-party column

In most states in this file, other-party candidate receipts are a rounding error. In Idaho they are $3.5 million, larger than the Republican line of $3.3 million and several times the Democratic line of $947,686. The FEC party field on those committees is not Democratic and not Republican. LobbyVault does not relabel them. The $3.5 million stays in the other column until the underlying FEC registrations change.

A two-party-only chart of Idaho would hide 45.0% of the candidate book. That is why this guide leads with the three-way split rather than with a Republican-versus-Democratic headline.

Read Idaho as a three-column receipt table: $947,686 Democratic, $3.3 million Republican, $3.5 million other. Skipping the third column hides 45.0% of $7.7 million. The 275 filers and the 15,360 donors are still two populations. Cycle 2026 filings on FEC.gov are the source for every figure.

275 committees behind $7.7 million

Two hundred seventy-five federal candidate committees are associated with Idaho in this extract. The roster includes House, Senate, and other federal filers. Filer count is not ballot count. Many of the 275 hold little of the $7.7 million. Sorting the Idaho hub by receipts shows which committees — including those in the $3.5 million other-party slice — actually moved money.

Independent expenditures that mention an Idaho candidate sit outside all three party columns. Those amounts, when disclosed, belong to the Super PAC or PAC that paid for them.

If an FEC amendment re-tags a committee’s party code, $3.5 million will move and 12.3% / 42.7% will move with it. Until that happens, the three-way split is the accurate description of Idaho candidate receipts. The $114.5 million donor total will not move just because a party code changed.

Idaho donors: $114.5 million from 15,360 people

The individual contribution total of $114.5 million exceeds the $7.7 million candidate book. Idaho residents give to national PACs, Super PACs, and out-of-state campaigns. Those gifts remain Idaho donor dollars and do not inherit the 45.0% other-party share of candidate receipts. Donor party is not a field in this aggregate.

Fifteen thousand three hundred sixty donors is the FEC contributor count. Occupation strings live on the underlying rows.

Secretary of State filings are separate

Idaho state-office campaigns file with the Secretary of State. Those reports are not in the $7.7 million or the $114.5 million. This page is federal 2026-cycle data from FEC.gov.

Idaho FEC totals

The Idaho FEC totals page carries the live three-way split: $3.5 million other, $3.3 million Republican, $947,686 Democratic. Candidate, PAC, and Super PAC directories share the same FEC.gov backbone.

Why Idaho’s other-party line is not a rounding error

Other-party candidate receipts in Idaho are $3.5 million, or 45.0% of the $7.7 million candidate book. That slice is large enough that a two-party chart would misstate the FEC file. The party code on those committees is not Democratic and not Republican. LobbyVault leaves $3.5 million in the other column. Democratic receipts are $947,686 (12.3%). Republican receipts are $3.3 million (42.7%). All three numbers are required to reconstitute $7.7 million.

The 275 candidate committees include whatever filers carry that other-party code. Sorting the Idaho hub by receipts is the way to see whether $3.5 million sits in one committee or many. This page does not name those committees, because the packet facts are state totals, not a committee roster. The live table holds the FEC IDs.

Donors are a separate file. Idaho contributors account for $114.5 million from 15,360 people. That donor series does not inherit the 45.0% other-party share. A donor who gave to a Super PAC is not assigned the other-party label just because Idaho candidate receipts have a large other column. Party codes sit on candidate registrations.

The Idaho FEC totals page carries the 275 candidates, $7.7 million receipts, party split of $947,686 / $3.3 million / $3.5 million, $114.5 million donated, and 15,360 donors. That is the overlay hub. The candidate directory lists filers by FEC ID. The PAC directory and Super PAC tracker cover the committees that absorb much of $114.5 million when it does not land in a candidate committee.

None of those four views estimates influence or assigns motive. They index public reports. If a number on this guide is later amended on FEC.gov, the hub should move and the printed snapshot here becomes stale. That is expected in an open cycle.

Independent expenditures remain a Super PAC disclosure, not a candidate-receipt line. A Super PAC ad about a Idaho candidate can be large and still sit outside $7.7 million. Check the Super PAC tracker before treating $7.7 million as “all money in Idaho federal races.”

Questions

How much have Idaho federal candidates raised in 2026?

Idaho-associated federal candidate committees reported $7.7 million in receipts across 275 filers. Other-party committees reported $3.5 million, Republican committees $3.3 million, and Democratic committees $947,686, per FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault.

Why is Idaho’s other-party receipt share the largest slice?

Other-party and unaffiliated candidate committees reported $3.5 million, or 45.0% of the $7.7 million total — more than the Republican $3.3 million or Democratic $947,686. That is the FEC party-code roll-up as filed. LobbyVault does not reclassify those committees.

How much have Idaho donors given federally?

Individual contribution aggregates show $114.5 million from 15,360 Idaho donors. That series includes gifts to PACs and out-of-state campaigns and is separate from the $7.7 million in candidate receipts.

Are Idaho state races included?

No. These figures are FEC.gov federal data. Idaho Secretary of State filings for state offices are not part of the $7.7 million or $114.5 million.