Who raised the most money in the 2026 New Hampshire Senate race?

Chris Pappas (Democrat) raised $24M and had $2.4M in outside spending on their side.

Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 New Hampshire Senate race?

WinSenate ($18M), No Going Back PAC ($14M), Senate Leadership Fund ($12M).

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 New Hampshire Senate race?

NRSC gave $62K to John E. Sununu; Southwest Airlines Pilots Association Political Action Committee (Swapa PAC) gave $15K to Chris Pappas; American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Separate Segregated Fund (Crna-PAC) gave $10K to Chris Pappas.

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2026 general election

New Hampshire Senate

The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent retiring. Democratic hold.

$93M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 New Hampshire Senate race: $29M raised by the campaigns, $1.9M of it from PACs, plus $63M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Chris Pappas (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.

Receipts + outside spending

$93M

Raised by campaigns

$29M

PAC checks

$1.9M

Outside money

$63M

Candidates

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

Chris PappasDemocrat

✓ Won

Raised: $24M
Spent: $22M
From individuals: $21M
From PACs: $1.4M
From party: $64K
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $2.4M
Outside money against: $31M

Who paid: 6% of Pappas's money came from PACs

Corporate $5K (1%)Trade group $51K (6%)Leadership PAC $420K (48%)Membership $51K (6%)Union $170K (19%)Super PAC $81K (9%)Party $8K (1%)Other $87K (10%)

Southwest Airlines Pilots Association Political Action Committee (Swapa PAC) Union$15K
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Membership$10K
American Academy of Dermatology Association Trade group$10K
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 965 Pef Union$10K
Amalgamated Transit Union Union$10K
Kaine Leadership PAC$10K
Forward Together PAC Leadership PAC$10K
Moderate Democrats PAC Super PAC$10K

Biggest outside spenders

Senate Leadership Fund · $12M attacking
No Going Back PAC · $11M attacking
Americans for Prosperity Action · $4.9M attacking
The Sentinel Action Fund · $1.5M attacking
Center Forward Committee · $800K supporting

FEC record S6NH00141

John E. SununuRepublican

✗ Lost

Raised: $5.7M
Spent: $3.9M
From individuals: $3.2M
From PACs: $574K
From party: $62K
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $8.1M
Outside money against: $22M

Who paid: 10% of Sununu's money came from PACs

Corporate $85K (15%)Trade group $36K (7%)Leadership PAC $289K (53%)Membership $30K (5%)Super PAC $12K (2%)Party $62K (11%)Other $34K (6%)

Young Victory Committee Party$62K
The Goldman Sachs Group Inc Corporate$10K
Young Victory Committee Leadership PAC$10K
Capito Leadership PAC$10K
Husted Leadership PAC$10K
Barrasso Leadership PAC$10K
Collins Victory Committee Leadership PAC$10K
Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Membership$10K

Biggest outside spenders

WinSenate · $18M attacking
Americans for Prosperity Action · $3.4M supporting
No Going Back PAC · $2.7M supporting
American Center PAC · $2.0M attacking
Lcv Victory Fund · $1.4M attacking

FEC record S6NH00208

Edmond LaPlanteIndependent / other

✗ Lost

Raised: $0
Spent: $0
From individuals: $0
From PACs: $0
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $116K
Outside money against: $0

Biggest outside spenders

Granite Freedom PAC · $111K supporting
Principled Patriots PAC · $5K supporting

FEC record S2NH00223

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2026 New Hampshire Senate race?: $93M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 New Hampshire Senate race: $29M raised by the campaigns, $1.9M of it from PACs, plus $63M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Chris Pappas (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Who raised the most money in the 2026 New Hampshire Senate race?: Chris Pappas (Democrat) raised $24M and had $2.4M in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 New Hampshire Senate race?: WinSenate ($18M), No Going Back PAC ($14M), Senate Leadership Fund ($12M).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 New Hampshire Senate race?: NRSC gave $62K to John E. Sununu; Southwest Airlines Pilots Association Political Action Committee (Swapa PAC) gave $15K to Chris Pappas; American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Separate Segregated Fund (Crna-PAC) gave $10K to Chris Pappas.