Political Money in DE

A donor-export state on a small candidate book

At $212.8 million, Delaware’s individual contribution total is large relative to a $7.2 million candidate book and relative to a contributor count of 14,332. Delaware addresses fund national PACs, Super PACs, party committees, and campaigns in other states. Those gifts stay in the donor aggregate. They do not have to land in a Delaware candidate committee.

Treating $212.8 million as “what Delaware campaigns raised” would overstate the candidate series by more than $200 million. Treating $7.2 million as “all Delaware political money” would hide the outbound donor flow.

Keep $7.2 million and $212.8 million on separate lines when citing Delaware. Adding them double-counts gifts that Delaware donors made to Delaware candidate committees. Subtracting them hides the outbound PAC flow. The honest citation is two FEC series for cycle 2026.

Democratic committees hold $7.0 million of $7.2 million

Democratic candidate receipts are 97.3% of Delaware’s $7.2 million. Republican receipts of $186,814 are 2.6%. Other-party receipts of $7,037 are 0.1%. That is a lopsided candidate-receipt split. It is not a partisan coding of the 14,332 donors. A Delaware contributor to a Super PAC does not inherit a Democratic label in this aggregate.

One hundred sixty-eight federal candidate committees produced the $7.2 million. House, Senate, and other federal filers tagged to Delaware sit in that roster. Sorting the Delaware hub by receipts isolates the committees that hold most of the $7.0 million Democratic line.

Cycle 2026 is open. An amended candidate report moves $7.2 million and the party split. A restated individual file moves $212.8 million and 14,332. The Delaware FEC totals page is the live view. This guide’s printed figures are a snapshot of FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault.

Questions

How much have Delaware federal candidates raised in 2026?

Delaware-associated federal candidate committees reported $7.2 million in receipts across 168 filers. Democratic committees reported $7.0 million and Republican committees reported $186,814, per FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault.

How much have Delaware donors given federally?

Individual contribution aggregates show $212.8 million from 14,332 Delaware donors. That series includes gifts to national PACs and out-of-state campaigns, so it is much larger than the $7.2 million in candidate receipts.

What share of Delaware candidate receipts is Democratic?

Democratic candidate committees reported $7.0 million, or 97.3% of the $7.2 million total. Republican committees reported $186,814 (2.6%) and other filers $7,037. Party codes sit on candidate committees, not on donors.

Are Delaware state races included?

No. These figures are FEC.gov federal data. Delaware Department of Elections filings for state offices are not part of the $7.2 million or $212.8 million.