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Top Tier
The most competitive states where both parties are pouring in the most money, resources, and national attention.
AZ · GA · MI · NV · NC · PA · WI
Second Tier
States receiving targeted support that could become higher priority depending on how the political environment develops.
TX · FL · OH · MN · AK · NH · NE · VA
The 2026 Money Race
Where the Money Is Flowing, and Why It Matters
Control of the United States Senate and House of Representatives in 2026 will be decided in a relatively small number of competitive states and districts. In those places, fundraising is one of the earliest and most measurable signals of a campaign's strength. A candidate's receipts reveal how much support they have assembled; their cash on hand shows how much firepower they can still deploy; and the split between small individual donors and political action committees hints at where that support is coming from. Long before a single vote is cast, the money tells a story about which races the two parties believe are truly winnable.
MoneyTalks.Vote organizes the competitive landscape into two groups. The top tier covers the seven states where both parties are concentrating the most money and attention: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The second tier covers states such as Texas, Florida, Ohio, Minnesota, Alaska, New Hampshire, Nebraska, and Virginia, where spending is heavy in specific races even if the statewide outcome looks more settled. Every figure on this site comes straight from Federal Election Commission filings and is shown exactly as the campaigns reported it.
The Seven Top-Tier Battlegrounds
Each battleground has its own political history and its own reasons for being close. These nonpartisan guides explain what is driving the contest in each state and what to watch in the money:
Make Sense of the Numbers
Campaign finance has its own vocabulary, and a few key rules shape everything the filings show. If a term is unfamiliar, start with our plain-language explainers: what the FEC is and what it does, how to read an FEC filing, what political action committees are, and how Super PACs and independent expenditures work. For the bigger picture, our guide to the Citizens United decision explains why outside money grew so quickly over the past decade. You can also browse the full Learn library or look up any term in the campaign finance glossary.
About the 2026 Campaign Finance Tracker
MoneyTalks.Vote is a nonpartisan transparency tool that tracks campaign fundraising in the most competitive United States Senate and House races of the 2026 election cycle. Every figure is drawn directly from the Federal Election Commission, the independent agency that has administered the nation's campaign finance disclosure laws since 1975, and is presented exactly as candidates reported it. The platform does not editorialize and does not endorse any candidate or party. Its purpose is simply to make the public record of political money easy to read.
How the Tracker Works
The tracker is designed to be used in three steps:
- Select a state from the fifteen battleground states we cover.
- Choose a race, either US Senate or US Congressional (House).
- Compare the candidates side by side, with figures retrieved live from the FEC each time the page loads.
Understanding the Numbers
Each candidate view surfaces the core measures of a campaign's financial position: total raised, also called receipts; total spent, or disbursements; and cash on hand, the balance a campaign still holds in reserve. It also breaks down where the money comes from, distinguishing contributions from individual donors, money from political action committees, and funds the candidate has personally loaned or given. For plain-language definitions of every term, see our campaign finance glossary.
Learn How Money Moves Through Elections
Our Learn library offers nonpartisan, educational guides to the rules and history behind the figures, including what political action committees and Super PACs are, the landmark Citizens United decision, how to read an FEC filing, and where campaign money ultimately comes from. Explore the Learn guides, browse the frequently asked questions, or see exactly what we track.
