Democratic Senate candidates raised more in several races while Republican incumbents held larger cash reserves

Candidates, PACs and party committees filed federal finance reports on Wednesday for the second quarter of 2026. Democratic Senate candidates posted substantially larger totals than their Republican opponents in several targeted races. Texas Senate Democratic candidate James Talarico’s campaign raised about $28 million.

Republican Ken Paxton’s campaign raised $1.6 million. Sen. Jon Ossoff raised roughly $17 million while his Republican challenger Rep. Mike Collins raised $1.6 million. Alaska Democratic candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign raised close to $7 million.

Sen. Dan Sullivan raised $2 million but ended the quarter with $8.3 million cash on hand compared with Peltola’s $6.1 million. Sen. Susan Collins raised $4 million and finished with $11 million on hand while former Democratic candidate Graham Platner raised $4.7 million and held $1.8 million.

In House races, Rep. Mike Lawler raised $1. Democrat Cait Conley raised $1.7 million and held $1.3 million. Rep. Juan Ciscomani raised just shy of $1.1 million while Democrat JoAnna Mendoza raised $2 million and held $3.2 million.

The United Democracy Project spent more than $15 million on Michigan’s Senate race through the first half of the year, with AdImpact reporting more than $28 million in spending and reservations ahead of the Aug. 4 primary. Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign raised about $4.5 million while Rep.

Haley Stevens raised nearly $2 million. Sen. Mark Kelly raised $5.5 million and brought his cash on hand above $24 million. Elon Musk donated $5 million to a group supporting Ohio GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, $500,000 to Texas Gov.