Feb. 1, 2026, 5:03 p.m.
It’s officially an election year. Incumbents and challengers this weekend filed their end-of-year fundraising reports as they now turn to the primary season with an eye on November. As the GOP braces to defend a narrow House majority, Republicans at the committee, PAC, and incumbent level held a significant monetary advantage over their Democratic counterparts.
The National Republican Congressional Committee edged the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in total fundraising for the year. The NRCC posted $117.2 million compared to the DCCC’s $115.3 million. It’s the first time in 10 years the Republican committee has outraised the DCCC in the first year of an election cycle.
The NRCC also finished the year with $50.8 million on hand, narrowly beating out the DCCC’s $49.2 million end-of-year cash on hand.
Their super PAC counterparts reflected similar trends. The GOP-aligned Congressional Leadership Fund posted $72 million during 2025 and ended the year with $54.5 million on hand. The primary super PAC affiliated with House Democrats, House Majority PAC, raised $69.5 million and ended the year with $46.1 million on hand.
The 24 Democratic Frontliners—the incumbents considered most vulnerable—raised an average of $609,000 during the last three months of the year. They began 2026 with an average of $1.8 million on hand. Their Republican challengers posted an average of $350,000 with an average cash on hand of $441,000.
On the Republican side, the 16 most vulnerable "Patriots" raised an average of $812,000 and ended the year $2.7 million on hand. That’s bolstered by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, a prolific fundraiser who ended the year with more than $7.3 million in the bank. Democratic challengers raised $559,000 on average and had an average of $859,000 on hand.
There are, of course, plenty more challengers than incumbents as many primaries remain crowded and unsettled on both sides. Those numbers will winnow down as primary elections come and go.
A challenger outraised an incumbent in 10 competitive seats, three held by Democrats and seven by Republicans. Four of those challengers powered their hauls, however, with large candidate loans.
See the chart below for a complete index of House fundraising, as well some open-seat data and top raisers in Congress.
Top 5 non-leadership raisers
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York-14): $3.8 million
Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-Virginia-07): $1.7 million
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-California-17): $1.7 million
Rep. Eli Crane (R-Arizona-02) : $1.6 million
Rep. Young Kim (R-California-40): $1.5 million
NOTABLE NON-SWING OPEN SEATS
California’s 11th Congressional District (D):
State Sen. Scott Wiener (D): $1.8 million
Former tech executive Saikat Chakrabarti (D): $820,000, with a $750,000 candidate loan
San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan (D): $174,000
Florida’s 19th Congressional District (R):
Former Illinois state Sen. Jim Oberweis (R): $673,000, with a $600,000 candidate loan
Former Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina (R): $518,000, with a $500,000 candidate loan
Former Illinois state Senate candidate Catalina Lauf (R): $434,000
Media executive Jim Schwartzel (R): $172,000
Illinois’ 9th Congressional District (D):
State Sen. Laura Fine (D): $1.3 million
Progressive influencer Kat Abughazaleh (D): $1.2 million
Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss (D): $659,000
State Rep. Hoan Huynh (D): $639,000, with a $200,000 candidate loan
Former FBI agent Phil Andrew (D): $485,000, with a $200,000 candidate loan
Economist Jeff Cohen (D): $336,000, with a $300,000 candidate loan
State Sen. Mike Simmons (D): $113,000
New York’s 12th Congressional District (D):
Assemblyman Alex Bores (D): $2.2 million
Social media influencer Jack Schlossberg (D): $1.1 million
Assemblyman Micah Lasher (D): $672,000
Former financial executive Alan Pardee (D): $485,000, with a $200,000 candidate loan
Journalist and attorney Jami Floyd (D): $457,000, with a $250,000 candidate loan
Activist Mathew Shurka (D): $302,000
Texas’ 21st Congressional District (R):
Former MLB first baseman Mark Teixeira (R): $2.3 million, with a $2 million candidate loan
Engineer Paul Rojas (R): $165,000, with a $130,000 candidate loan
