Maryland: 1,309 federal filers, $51.2M in receipts, $979.0M donated

Many committees, a $51.2 million receipt total

One thousand three hundred nine candidates is a high filing count for $51.2 million in receipts. House, Senate, and other federal filers tagged to Maryland — including residual and primary committees — sit in that inventory. Filer count is not a measure of cash. Most of the $51.2 million sits in a smaller set of committees. The Maryland hub’s receipt sort is the practical view.

Other-party receipts are $10,452. Maryland’s candidate book is effectively a two-party table with a large Democratic column: $45.7 million versus $5.5 million Republican (10.8%).

Keep $51.2 million and $979.0 million on separate lines when citing Maryland. Adding them double-counts gifts that Maryland donors made to Maryland candidate committees. Subtracting them hides the outbound PAC flow. The honest citation is two FEC series for cycle 2026.

The $979.0 million donor series

One hundred eleven thousand five hundred eighty-six Maryland donors are attached to $979.0 million in individual contributions. That is far larger than the $51.2 million candidate book. Maryland addresses fund national PACs, Super PACs, party committees, and campaigns in other states — including, in many cases, committees that file in neighboring jurisdictions. Those gifts remain Maryland donor dollars in the FEC individual file.

Using $979.0 million as “what Maryland campaigns raised” would overstate the candidate series. Using $51.2 million as “all Maryland political money” would hide the outbound donor flow. FEC.gov publishes both series; this page prints both.

Cycle 2026 is open. An amended candidate report moves $51.2 million and the party split. A restated individual file moves $979.0 million and 111,586. The Maryland FEC totals page is the live view. This guide’s printed figures are a snapshot of FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault.

Party codes on candidates, not on donors

The 89.2% Democratic share applies to candidate receipts. It does not assign a party to the 111,586 donors. A Maryland contributor to a Super PAC does not inherit a Democratic label in this aggregate.

Independent expenditures that mention a Maryland candidate sit outside the $51.2 million. Those amounts, when disclosed, belong to the Super PAC or PAC that paid for them.

State Board of Elections filings

Maryland state-office campaigns file with the State Board of Elections. Those reports are not in the $51.2 million or the $979.0 million. This page is federal 2026-cycle data from FEC.gov.

Maryland FEC totals

The Maryland FEC totals page carries the live 2026 table. Candidate, PAC, and Super PAC directories share the same FEC.gov backbone. If a later amendment changes a large Maryland committee’s receipts, the hub updates; this guide does not invent a newer $51.2 million.

Maryland as a donor address, not just a candidate book

The $979.0 million individual contribution total from 111,586 Maryland contributors is the number that answers “how much federal political money is tied to Maryland addresses.” The $51.2 million candidate-receipt total from 1,309 committees is the number that answers “how much Maryland-tagged campaigns booked.” Using either number for the other question is a category error. FEC.gov stores the two series in different files. LobbyVault prints both on the MD hub.

Most of $979.0 million did not land in the 1,309 candidate committees. It landed in PACs, Super PACs, party committees, and campaigns that file in other states. The PAC directory and Super PAC tracker are therefore not sidebars on a Maryland page. They are where a large share of $979.0 million went. Independent expenditures that mention a Maryland candidate can still be financed by donors outside Maryland and would not appear in either Maryland total.

Party splits on the candidate book — Democratic $45.7 million (89.2%), Republican $5.5 million (10.8%), other $10,452 (0.0%) — do not describe the 111,586 donors. Individual contribution rows do not carry a donor party field in this aggregate. A Maryland address on a Super PAC gift is a Maryland donor dollar, not a Democratic or Republican donor dollar.

The Maryland FEC totals page carries the 1,309 candidates, $51.2 million receipts, party split of $45.7 million / $5.5 million / $10,452, $979.0 million donated, and 111,586 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 $979.0 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 Maryland candidate can be large and still sit outside $51.2 million. Check the Super PAC tracker before treating $51.2 million as “all money in Maryland federal races.”

Questions

How much have Maryland federal candidates raised in 2026?

Maryland-associated federal candidate committees reported $51.2 million in receipts across 1,309 filers. Democratic committees reported $45.7 million and Republican committees reported $5.5 million, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault.

How much have Maryland donors given federally?

Individual contribution aggregates show $979.0 million from 111,586 Maryland donors. That series includes gifts to national PACs and out-of-state campaigns and is separate from the $51.2 million in candidate receipts.

What share of Maryland candidate receipts is Democratic?

Democratic candidate committees reported $45.7 million, or 89.2% of the $51.2 million total. Republican committees reported $5.5 million (10.8%) and other filers $10,452. Party codes sit on candidate committees, not on donors.

Are Maryland state races included?

No. These figures are FEC.gov federal data. Maryland State Board of Elections filings for state offices are not part of the $51.2 million or $979.0 million.