Political Money in ND

The shortest roster, a three-way split

One hundred twenty-four federal candidate committees produced $4.8 million in receipts. House, Senate, and other federal filers tagged to North Dakota sit in that inventory. A short roster still includes primary filers and residual committees. Filer count is not a November ballot. Sorting the North Dakota hub by receipts shows which FEC IDs hold the $3.9 million Republican line.

Other-party receipts of $552,604 are 11.5% of the book — larger than the Democratic line of $317,808. The FEC party field on those other committees is not Democratic and not Republican. LobbyVault does not relabel them. A two-party-only chart of North Dakota would hide more than a tenth of the candidate book.

Read North Dakota as a three-column receipt table: $317,808 Democratic, $3.9 million Republican, $552,604 other. Skipping the third column hides 11.5% of $4.8 million. The 124 filers and the 9,738 donors are still two populations. Cycle 2026 filings on FEC.gov are the source for every figure.

North Dakota donors: $72.1 million from 9,738 people

The individual contribution total of $72.1 million exceeds the $4.8 million candidate book. North Dakota residents give to national PACs, Super PACs, and out-of-state campaigns; those gifts remain North Dakota donor dollars. The donor series does not inherit the 81.9% Republican candidate-receipt share. Donor party is not a field in this aggregate.

Nine thousand seven hundred thirty-eight donors is the FEC contributor count. Occupation strings live on the underlying rows.

If an FEC amendment re-tags a committee’s party code, $552,604 will move and 6.6% / 81.9% will move with it. Until that happens, the three-way split is the accurate description of North Dakota candidate receipts. The $72.1 million donor total will not move just because a party code changed.

Questions

How much have North Dakota federal candidates raised in 2026?

North Dakota-associated federal candidate committees reported $4.8 million in receipts across 124 filers. Republican committees reported $3.9 million, other-party committees $552,604, and Democratic committees $317,808, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault.

What is North Dakota’s other-party receipt share?

Other-party and unaffiliated candidate committees reported $552,604, or 11.5% of the $4.8 million total — more than the Democratic $317,808. That is the FEC party-code roll-up as filed. LobbyVault does not reclassify those committees.

How much have North Dakota donors given federally?

Individual contribution aggregates show $72.1 million from 9,738 North Dakota donors. That series includes gifts to PACs and out-of-state campaigns and is separate from the $4.8 million in candidate receipts.

Are North Dakota state races included?

No. These figures are FEC.gov federal data. North Dakota Secretary of State filings for state offices are not part of the $4.8 million or $72.1 million.