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Democratic Party: Candidates, Campaign Money & Sources

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Democratic Party

Explore Democratic Party federal candidate filings, reported fundraising and spending, and state-by-state coverage, with links to the underlying public records.

1,987federal candidate filing records
1761House records
221Senate records
54states / territories in the file

FEC registration is not proof of ballot qualification, nomination or an active campaign. This file was checked 2026-10-16 and may not reflect later changes. Original affiliation codes remain visible on individual records.

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Alphabetical, not an endorsement or ranking. Showing 12 of 1,987 filings.

Reported candidate campaign money

$1.8Bcombined candidate receipts
$1.4Bcombined candidate spending

1419 of 1987 records have a financial summary. Missing summaries are excluded, not counted as zero. These are candidate-level sums across different reporting dates—not the party organization’s accounts, unique donor totals, or national/state/local totals. Transfers can appear in more than one campaign’s records. Open each candidate for the reporting period and source.

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