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2026 Campaign Finance: Donors & PACs
Campaign-finance records describe reported financial activity. Their meaning depends on the committee, reporting period, transaction type and filing version—not just the size of a headline number.
Four numbers answer different questions
Receipts describe money coming into a reporting entity. Disbursements describe money going out. Cash on hand is a balance at a particular reporting date, and debts are obligations reported under the relevant rules. These figures are not interchangeable. A committee can have activity in more than one cycle, so a comparison needs matching dates and the same type of reporting entity.
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Reported receipts, spending and balances retain their filing periods and source dates.
What the numbers tell you
Total money received in the selected cycle.
Total reported spending in the selected cycle.
Ending balance in the latest covered filing.
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About campaign-finance coverage
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