Political Money in UT

Many committees, $14.2 million in receipts

Six hundred twenty-three candidates is a high filing count for $14.2 million in receipts. House, Senate, and other federal filers tagged to Utah — including primary and residual committees — sit in that inventory. Filer count is not cash. Most of the $14.2 million sits in a smaller set of committees. The Utah hub’s receipt sort is the practical view.

Republican candidate receipts of $10.7 million are 75.3% of the book. Democratic receipts of $3.4 million are 23.7%. Other-party receipts of $144,884 are 1.0%. Party codes attach to candidate committees, not to the 26,857 donors.

Keep $14.2 million and $215.7 million on separate lines when citing Utah. Adding them double-counts gifts that Utah donors made to Utah candidate committees. Subtracting them hides the outbound PAC flow. The honest citation is two FEC series for cycle 2026.

Utah donors: $215.7 million from 26,857 people

The individual contribution total of $215.7 million exceeds the $14.2 million candidate book by a wide margin. Utah addresses fund national PACs, Super PACs, party committees, and campaigns in other states. Those gifts remain Utah donor dollars. They do not inherit the 75.3% Republican candidate-receipt share.

Twenty-six thousand eight hundred fifty-seven donors is the FEC contributor count. Occupation strings live on the underlying rows.

Cycle 2026 is open. An amended candidate report moves $14.2 million and the party split. A restated individual file moves $215.7 million and 26,857. The Utah 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 Utah federal candidates raised in 2026?

Utah-associated federal candidate committees reported $14.2 million in receipts across 623 filers. Republican committees reported $10.7 million and Democratic committees reported $3.4 million, per FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault.

How much have Utah donors given federally?

Individual contribution aggregates show $215.7 million from 26,857 Utah donors. That series includes gifts to PACs and out-of-state campaigns and is much larger than the $14.2 million in candidate receipts.

What share of Utah candidate receipts is Republican?

Republican candidate committees reported $10.7 million, or 75.3% of the $14.2 million total. Democratic committees reported $3.4 million (23.7%) and other filers $144,884. Party codes sit on candidate committees, not on donors.

Are Utah state races included?

No. These figures are FEC.gov federal data. Utah state-office filings with the Lieutenant Governor are not part of the $14.2 million or $215.7 million.