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 ($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; Norpac gave $11K to Mike Lawler; Votevets gave $10K to Cait Conley.

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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 in receipts plus outside spending is tied to 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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Cait Conley (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.

Receipts + outside spending

$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 $94K (27%)Membership $10K (3%)Union $43K (12%)Super PAC $107K (31%)Party $5K (1%)Other $84K (25%)

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 · $2.9M attacking
Battleground New York · $1.0M supporting
Educators United for Public Schools · $513K supporting
No Going Back PAC · $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 $533K (26%)Trade group $270K (13%)Leadership PAC $601K (29%)Membership $133K (6%)Union $185K (9%)Super PAC $49K (2%)Party $10K (0%)Other $268K (13%)

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
Transport Workers Union of America Union$10K

Biggest outside spenders

Safety & Affordability PAC · $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 is tied to the 2026 New York 17th District race?: $48M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to 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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is 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 ($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; Norpac gave $11K to Mike Lawler; Votevets gave $10K to Cait Conley.