2026 · Massachusetts Senate · 98% Ed Markey in the markets

The money in Massachusetts Senate

Ed Markey (D) has raised $5.4M and has $1.3M left; John Deaton (R) has raised $1.6M and has $712K left, through August 12, 2026. Outside groups have spent $3.4M on the race.

The nominees

Ed Markey

Democrat · FEC filings

Raised
$5.4M
Spent
$5.8M
Cash
$1.3M

Where the money came from

Small donors (under $200) 24%Larger donors 61%PACs 15%

47% of itemized donations came from Massachusetts; 53% from other states.

Outside spending

For $43KAgainst $3.3M
  • ADVANCE PROGRESS: $3.3M against
  • NRDC Action Votes: $25K for
  • National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee: $18K for

John Deaton

Republican · FEC filings

Raised
$1.6M
Spent
$849K
Cash
$712K

Where the money came from

Small donors (under $200) 5%Larger donors 26%PACs 0%The candidate 69%

30% of itemized donations came from Massachusetts; 70% from other states.

Outside spending

For $0Against $0

Where the donors live

Itemized individual donations (over $200) by the donor's state. Darker means more money.

Ed Markey
Alabama: $2KAlaska: $0Arizona: $5KColorado: $33KFlorida: $119KGeorgia: $10KIndiana: $4KKansas: $600Maine: $6KMassachusetts: $2.7MMinnesota: $10KNew Jersey: $27KNorth Carolina: $11KNorth Dakota: $0Oklahoma: $4KPennsylvania: $39KSouth Dakota: $0Texas: $95KWyoming: $4KConnecticut: $41KMissouri: $10KWest Virginia: $7KIllinois: $136KNew Mexico: $13KArkansas: $2KCalifornia: $936KDelaware: $1KDistrict of Columbia: $417KHawaii: $13KIowa: $1KKentucky: $8KMaryland: $284KMichigan: $8KMississippi: $1KMontana: $375New Hampshire: $49KNew York: $409KOhio: $22KOregon: $13KTennessee: $7KUtah: $2KVirginia: $159KWashington: $72KWisconsin: $2KNebraska: $476South Carolina: $15KIdaho: $1KNevada: $5KVermont: $12KLouisiana: $8KRhode Island: $22K

MA $2.7MCA $936KDC $417KNY $409KMD $284K

John Deaton
Alabama: $-4000Alaska: $885Arizona: $4KColorado: $1KFlorida: $37KGeorgia: $8KIndiana: $876Kansas: $8KMaine: $0Massachusetts: $118KMinnesota: $6KNew Jersey: $13KNorth Carolina: $2KNorth Dakota: $0Oklahoma: $1KPennsylvania: $4KSouth Dakota: $0Texas: $17KWyoming: $250Connecticut: $1KMissouri: $1KWest Virginia: $1KIllinois: $9KNew Mexico: $0Arkansas: $7KCalifornia: $40KDelaware: $1KDistrict of Columbia: $250Hawaii: $1KIowa: $500Kentucky: $0Maryland: $8KMichigan: $8KMississippi: $2KMontana: $8KNew Hampshire: $8KNew York: $23KOhio: $0Oregon: $2KTennessee: $8KUtah: $1KVirginia: $9KWashington: $9KWisconsin: $2KNebraska: $500South Carolina: $7KIdaho: $3KNevada: $2KVermont: $0Louisiana: $5KRhode Island: $2K

MA $118KCA $40KFL $37KNY $23KTX $17K

Fundraising, report by report

What each nominee raised in every FEC report this cycle, and the cash they had at the end of it.

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Campaign finance

Money each campaign has raised and has left, through September 30, 2026, and outside spending by super PACs, parties and groups. From the FEC, updated daily.

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside forOutside against
Edward Sen. Markey DIncumbent$5.4M$5.8M$1.3M$43K$3.3M
John Deaton RChallenger$1.6M$849K$712K——
Seth Moulton DChallenger$6.2M$6.2M$1.8M$2.3M$2.2M
Shiva Ayyadurai IChallenger$285K$153K$131K——
Joseph Tache IChallenger$270K$177K$93K——
Nathan Alexander Bech RChallenger$80K$57K$28K——
Alexander Rikleen DChallenger$79K$77K$2K——
Morgan Gifford Dawicki IChallenger$16K$8K$4K——
Who's spending outside the campaigns
  • ADVANCE PROGRESS: $3.3M against Edward Sen. Markey
  • NRDC Action Votes: $25K for Edward Sen. Markey
  • National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee: $18K for Edward Sen. Markey
  • ADVANCE PROGRESS: $2.3M for Seth Moulton
  • COMMONWEALTH TOGETHER PAC: $2.2M against Seth Moulton

Source: FEC bulk data (daily) and the OpenFEC API. Odds, polls and buzz for this race →

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