Pennsylvania federal candidates reported $120.4M in 2026

Republican $64.5 million, Democratic $55.5 million

Republican candidate receipts are 53.6% of Pennsylvania’s $120.4 million. Democratic receipts are 46.1%. Other-party receipts are $368,493 (0.3%). The Republican edge on the candidate book is about $9 million. That is a fact about committee filings, not a statement about Pennsylvania’s electoral map or about the 189,047 donors.

One thousand six hundred thirty-two federal candidate committees sit behind the $120.4 million. The count includes House districts, statewide Senate activity, and other federal filers tagged to Pennsylvania in the FEC candidate file. A long roster does not mean every committee is active in a general election. Receipts, not filer count, show which campaigns moved money.

Treat Pennsylvania’s candidate book as competitive on paper because $55.5 million and $64.5 million are close, and treat that observation as a filing fact, not as a race rating. The 1,632 committees and the 189,047 donors are still two files.

Donor dollars: $1.62 billion

Pennsylvania’s individual contribution total of $1.62 billion from 189,047 donors is larger than the candidate book and smaller than the donor books of New York, California, Texas, Illinois, or Florida in this extract. The $1.62 billion still includes outbound gifts. A contributor in Philadelphia who funds a Super PAC or a Senate committee in another state remains a Pennsylvania donor in the FEC individual file.

Candidate receipts of $120.4 million only count money that landed in Pennsylvania-tagged candidate committees. Using $1.62 billion as a proxy for “Pennsylvania campaigns raised” would overstate the candidate series by more than a billion dollars.

If a later FEC extract widens or closes the $55.5 million / $64.5 million gap, the Pennsylvania FEC totals page will show it. This guide’s printed $120.4 million is a snapshot. PAC and Super PAC directories remain the tables for money that never entered a candidate committee.

How to use the 1,632-candidate table

The Pennsylvania hub lists committees with FEC identifiers so a report can be opened on FEC.gov. Sorting by receipts isolates the committees that hold most of the $120.4 million. Sorting by name is useful only if the researcher already knows a candidate ID.

Independent expenditures are not inside the $120.4 million. Ads about a Pennsylvania race that are paid by a Super PAC belong on the Super PAC tracker. PAC directories cover the committees that often receive a share of the $1.62 billion donor stream.

Not state campaign finance

Pennsylvania state-office committees file with the Department of State, not the FEC. Gubernatorial, row-office, and General Assembly money is outside the $120.4 million and $1.62 billion figures. This page is federal 2026-cycle data only.

Source and next pages

All dollar figures on this guide come from FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault. The Pennsylvania FEC totals page is the live table. Candidate, PAC, and Super PAC directories open the same cycle with different entity types.

A close party split on $120.4 million in candidate receipts

Democratic candidate receipts of $55.5 million (46.1%) and Republican receipts of $64.5 million (53.6%) sit close together on Pennsylvania’s $120.4 million book. Other-party receipts are $368,493 (0.3%). A gap that small can reverse after one amended report from a large committee. LobbyVault reports the numbers as filed. It does not treat 46.1% / 53.6% as a prediction.

1,632 federal candidate committees produced those receipts. Many hold little of $120.4 million. The Pennsylvania hub’s receipt sort, not the raw filer count, shows which campaigns moved money. The candidate directory attaches FEC IDs so an original report can be opened.

$1.62 billion from 189,047 Pennsylvania donors remains a separate series. The close party split on candidate receipts does not describe those donors. Super PAC and PAC gifts from Pennsylvania addresses sit in $1.62 billion and sit outside $120.4 million unless they were contributed to a Pennsylvania-tagged candidate committee.

The Pennsylvania FEC totals page carries the 1,632 candidates, $120.4 million receipts, party split of $55.5 million / $64.5 million / $368,493, $1.62 billion donated, and 189,047 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 $1.62 billion 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 Pennsylvania candidate can be large and still sit outside $120.4 million. Check the Super PAC tracker before treating $120.4 million as “all money in Pennsylvania federal races.”

Questions

How much have Pennsylvania federal candidates raised in 2026?

Pennsylvania-associated federal candidate committees reported $120.4 million in receipts across 1,632 filers. Republican committees reported $64.5 million and Democratic committees reported $55.5 million, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault.

How much have Pennsylvania donors given federally?

Individual contribution aggregates show $1.62 billion from 189,047 Pennsylvania donors. That series includes gifts to PACs, Super PACs, and out-of-state campaigns and is not the same as the $120.4 million in candidate receipts.

Which party has more Pennsylvania candidate receipts?

Republican candidate committees reported $64.5 million (53.6%) and Democratic committees reported $55.5 million (46.1%) of the $120.4 million total. Other filers reported $368,493. Party labels come from FEC candidate registrations.

Are Pennsylvania state races in these totals?

No. These figures are FEC.gov federal data for the 2026 cycle. State-office filings in Pennsylvania are a separate reporting system and are not included in the $120.4 million or $1.62 billion.