Political Money in HI

Many committees, $4.9 million in receipts

Three hundred ninety-one candidates is a high filing count for $4.9 million in receipts. House, Senate, and other federal filers tagged to Hawaii — including primary and residual committees — sit in that inventory. Filer count is not cash. Most of the $4.9 million sits in a smaller set of committees. The Hawaii hub’s receipt sort is the practical view.

Democratic candidate receipts of $4.2 million are 87.4% of the book. Republican receipts of $592,748 are 12.2%. Other-party receipts of $21,547 are 0.4%. Party codes attach to candidate committees, not to the 20,814 donors.

Keep $4.9 million and $128.8 million on separate lines when citing Hawaii. Adding them double-counts gifts that Hawaii donors made to Hawaii candidate committees. Subtracting them hides the outbound PAC flow. The honest citation is two FEC series for cycle 2026.

Hawaii donors: $128.8 million from 20,814 people

The individual contribution total of $128.8 million exceeds the $4.9 million candidate book by a wide margin. Hawaii addresses fund national PACs, Super PACs, party committees, and campaigns in other states. Those gifts remain Hawaii donor dollars. They do not inherit the 87.4% Democratic candidate-receipt share.

Twenty thousand eight hundred fourteen donors is the FEC contributor count. Occupation strings live on the underlying rows. This state summary does not re-tabulate them.

Cycle 2026 is open. An amended candidate report moves $4.9 million and the party split. A restated individual file moves $128.8 million and 20,814. The Hawaii 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 Hawaii federal candidates raised in 2026?

Hawaii-associated federal candidate committees reported $4.9 million in receipts across 391 filers. Democratic committees reported $4.2 million and Republican committees reported $592,748, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault.

How much have Hawaii donors given federally?

Individual contribution aggregates show $128.8 million from 20,814 Hawaii donors. That series includes gifts to PACs and out-of-state campaigns and is much larger than the $4.9 million in candidate receipts.

What share of Hawaii candidate receipts is Democratic?

Democratic candidate committees reported $4.2 million, or 87.4% of the $4.9 million total. Republican committees reported $592,748 (12.2%) and other filers $21,547. Party codes sit on candidate committees, not on donors.

Are Hawaii state races included?

No. These figures are FEC.gov federal data. Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission filings for state offices are not part of the $4.9 million or $128.8 million.