2026 general election
Massachusetts 1st District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.
$5.7M was spent on the 2026 Massachusetts 1st District race: $4.7M raised by the campaigns, $2.1M of it from PACs, plus $976K from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Richard Neal (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$5.7M
Raised by campaigns
$4.7M
PAC checks
$2.1M
Outside money
$976K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Richard NealDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $3.1M
- Spent
- $5.1M
- From individuals
- $709K
- From PACs
- $2.1M
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $61K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 67% of Neal's money came from PACs
Corporate $1.1M (63%)Trade group $324K (18%)Leadership PAC $1K (0%)Membership $136K (7%)Union $105K (6%)Other $100K (6%)
- American Academy of Dermatology Association Trade group$14K
- Sammons Enterprises, Inc. Corporate$12K
- Smith & Nephew, Inc. PAC (S+N PAC) Corporate$10K
- Western Alliance Bancorporation Corporate$10K
- Equitable Holdings, Inc. Corporate$10K
- New York Life Insurance Company Corporate$10K
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Membership$10K
- At&T Inc. Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee · $61K supporting
Nadia MilleronIndependent / other
✗ Lost- Raised
- $1.6M
- Spent
- $1.3M
- From individuals
- $62K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $1.5M
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $915K
Biggest outside spenders
- Forward United · $632K attacking
- One PAC · $283K attacking
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 Massachusetts 1st District race?
- $5.7M was spent on the 2026 Massachusetts 1st District race: $4.7M raised by the campaigns, $2.1M of it from PACs, plus $976K from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Richard Neal (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Massachusetts 1st District race?
- Richard Neal (Democrat) raised $3.1M and had $61K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Massachusetts 1st District race?
- Forward United ($632K), One PAC ($283K), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($61K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Massachusetts 1st District race?
- American Academy of Dermatology Association Political Action Committee (Skinpac) gave $14K to Richard Neal; Sammons Enterprises Inc. Political Action Committee gave $12K to Richard Neal; Smith & Nephew, Inc. PAC (S+N PAC) gave $10K to Richard Neal.