Who raised the most money in the 2026 New York 17th District race?

Mike Lawler (Republican) raised $10M and had $4.4M in outside spending on their side.

Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 New York 17th District race?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($11M), Safety & Affordability PAC Inc. ($5.7M), House Majority PAC ($2.3M).

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 New York 17th District race?

Zinc Collective PAC gave $20K to Cait Conley; American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee gave $15K to Mike Lawler; Norpac gave $11K to Mike Lawler.

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2026 general election

New York 17th District

The candidate who raised the most money won. The incumbent lost. · Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.

$48M was spent on the 2026 New York 17th District race: $21M raised by the campaigns, $3.0M of it from PACs, plus $27M from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Cait Conley (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.

Total money

$48M

Raised by campaigns

$21M

PAC checks

$3.0M

Outside money

$27M

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other

Cait ConleyDemocrat

✓ Won

Raised: $11M
Spent: $9.8M
From individuals: $9.4M
From PACs: $523K
From party: $11K
Own money & loans: $7K
Outside money for: $2.7M
Outside money against: $15M

Who paid: 5% of Conley's money came from PACs

Corporate $1K (0%)Leadership PAC $99K (28%)Membership $10K (3%)Union $43K (12%)Super PAC $109K (31%)Party $5K (1%)Other $84K (24%)

Zinc Collective PAC Super PAC$20K
Votevets Super PAC$10K
Next Generation Majority Fund Super PAC$10K
Equality PAC Super PAC$10K
Pro-Choice Women Other$10K
Women's Political Committee Federal Other$10K
National Education Association Union$10K
The Juno Fund Super PAC$10K

Biggest outside spenders

Congressional Leadership Fund · $11M attacking
Safety & Affordability PAC Inc. · $2.9M attacking
Battleground New York · $1.0M supporting
Educators United for Public Schools · $513K supporting
No Going Back PAC Inc. · $382K attacking

FEC record H6NY17171

Mike LawlerRepublican, incumbent

✗ Lost

Raised: $10M
Spent: $8.5M
From individuals: $4.0M
From PACs: $2.5M
From party: $10K
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $4.4M
Outside money against: $5.2M

Who paid: 24% of Lawler's money came from PACs

Corporate $537K (26%)Trade group $270K (13%)Leadership PAC $604K (29%)Membership $138K (7%)Union $185K (9%)Super PAC $50K (2%)Party $10K (0%)Other $268K (13%)

American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee Membership$15K
Norpac Other$11K
American Bankers Association (Aba) Trade group$10K
Managed Funds Association Membership$10K
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen Union$10K
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Trade group$10K
Gonzales Other$10K
Deloitte Political Action Committee Other$10K

Biggest outside spenders

Safety & Affordability PAC Inc. · $2.9M supporting
House Majority PAC · $2.3M attacking
Lcv Victory Fund · $1.1M attacking
Edf Action Votes · $863K attacking
Center Forward Initiative Inc (Cfi) · $435K supporting

FEC record H2NY17162

Questions people ask

How much money was spent on the 2026 New York 17th District race?: $48M was spent on the 2026 New York 17th District race: $21M raised by the campaigns, $3.0M of it from PACs, plus $27M from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Cait Conley (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Who raised the most money in the 2026 New York 17th District race?: Mike Lawler (Republican) raised $10M and had $4.4M in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 New York 17th District race?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($11M), Safety & Affordability PAC Inc. ($5.7M), House Majority PAC ($2.3M).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 New York 17th District race?: Zinc Collective PAC gave $20K to Cait Conley; American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee gave $15K to Mike Lawler; Norpac gave $11K to Mike Lawler.