Campaigns · 119th Congress
Democrats spar over which candidate can best flip pivotal Nebraska district
Powell has been the fundraising leader in the Democratic primary, bringing in $1.5 million this cycle, compared with $1 million for Cavanaugh.
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Powell has been the fundraising leader in the Democratic primary, bringing in $1.5 million this cycle, compared with $1 million for Cavanaugh.
Brooks hauled in $1 million and had $544,000 on hand at the end of the first quarter.
“Buddy” Carter reported $470,000 in contributions since Jan. 1 and had $3.7 million banked; former college football coach Derek Dooley raised $664,000 and had $2.2 million on hand; and Rep.
Cash dash: Brink ended 2025 having raised $1.6 million and with $1 million in the bank, while Maasdam had raised $1 million and had $516,000 on hand.
And Carter reported raising $1.7 million, which included a $1 million loan, bringing the total personal investment in his campaign to $3 million.
The Indian American Impact Fund also spent over $1 million to oppose Stratton and support Krishnamoorthi, who was hoping to become the nation’s second Indian American senator.
Harris outraised everyone, bringing in over $4 million in the special election, while Fuller netted just over $1 million, including a $300,000 loan to his campaign.
Spending fight Stratton’s message has been amplified by the Illinois Future PAC, which Federal Election Commission reports show received $5 million from Pritzker and another $1 million from his cousin
He has raised about $1 million to date, with just over $238,000 cash on hand as of Feb. 18. His fundraising total includes a $300,000 loan to his own campaign.
Josh Shapiro had a 15-to-1 cash advantage over Republican challenger Stacy Garrity: Shapiro brought in $23 million last year to Garrity's $1.5 million.
↵↵The Republican early vote advantage was even more dramatic in the 2024 primaries, when their early primary voters were outvoting their Democratic counterparts by more than 2-to-1.↵↵— by Roll Call's Ryan
↵↵"You have to have merit," said Steinmann, whose children are 1 and 3. "It's not about identity politics."
Cornyn was up 7 points, while Paxton was ahead by 1. ↵↵Cornyn's warnings about Republicans losing House seats in Texas could also be exaggerated.
Ten percent were not sure, 1 percent would back another candidate and 2 percent would not vote.
↵↵Gallup confirmed this week that it is no longer tracking presidential ratings, leaving the data collected from Dec. 1-15, 2025, as the final published number.
It would shift from a district that Donald Trump carried by less than a point in 2024 to one that would have backed Kamala Harris by 1 point, according to calculations by The Downballot.
The count: 36↵↵That's how many House candidates in races that Inside Elections rates the most competitive began 2026 with more than $1 million on hand.
↵↵A 2-1 majority of a three-judge lower court disagreed with those allegations, finding the evidence there "exceptionally weak" in a ruling last month.
Kiggans ended the year with more cash on hand, $2.3 million to Luria's $1 million.
"Buddy" Carter reported raising $1.7 million, which included a $1 million loan, bringing the total personal investment to his campaign to $3 million.