2026 · New Hampshire Senate · 87% Chris Pappas in the markets

The money in New Hampshire Senate

Chris Pappas (D) has raised $15.4M and has $4.3M left; John E. Sununu (R) has raised $4.2M and has $3.1M left, through August 19, 2026. Outside groups have spent $31.2M on the race.

The nominees

Chris Pappas

Democrat · FEC filings

Raised
$15.4M
Spent
$11.5M
Cash
$4.3M

Where the money came from

Small donors (under $200) 32%Larger donors 60%PACs 8%Party 0%

21% of itemized donations came from New Hampshire; 79% from other states.

Outside spending

For $857KAgainst $13.4M
  • NO GOING BACK PAC INC.: $5.5M against
  • Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (AFP Action) DBA CVA Action and DBA LIBRE Action: $4.0M against
  • SLF PAC: $2.9M against
  • America PAC: $557K against

John E. Sununu

Republican · FEC filings

Raised
$4.2M
Spent
$1.1M
Cash
$3.1M

Where the money came from

Small donors (under $200) 18%Larger donors 66%PACs 14%Party 2%

18% of itemized donations came from New Hampshire; 82% from other states.

Outside spending

For $7.8MAgainst $9.1M
  • WinSenate: $9.0M against
  • Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (AFP Action) DBA CVA Action and DBA LIBRE Action: $5.2M for
  • NO GOING BACK PAC INC.: $2.0M for
  • Protect Freedom Political Action Committee: $230K for

Where the donors live

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

Chris Pappas
Alabama: $9KAlaska: $6KArizona: $70KColorado: $98KFlorida: $348KGeorgia: $95KIndiana: $35KKansas: $8KMaine: $81KMassachusetts: $1.3MMinnesota: $54KNew Jersey: $140KNorth Carolina: $71KNorth Dakota: $2KOklahoma: $32KPennsylvania: $127KSouth Dakota: $3KTexas: $245KWyoming: $17KConnecticut: $128KMissouri: $40KWest Virginia: $7KIllinois: $164KNew Mexico: $23KArkansas: $6KCalifornia: $1.5MDelaware: $16KDistrict of Columbia: $360KHawaii: $16KIowa: $12KKentucky: $33KMaryland: $334KMichigan: $46KMississippi: $3KMontana: $5KNew Hampshire: $2.0MNew York: $1.2MOhio: $40KOregon: $74KTennessee: $58KUtah: $15KVirginia: $202KWashington: $261KWisconsin: $36KNebraska: $5KSouth Carolina: $23KIdaho: $10KNevada: $88KVermont: $70KLouisiana: $17KRhode Island: $39K

NH $2.0MCA $1.5MMA $1.3MNY $1.2MDC $360K

John E. Sununu
Alabama: $6KAlaska: $0Arizona: $75KColorado: $38KFlorida: $508KGeorgia: $29KIndiana: $4KKansas: $12KMaine: $262Massachusetts: $196KMinnesota: $2KNew Jersey: $23KNorth Carolina: $8KNorth Dakota: $2KOklahoma: $6KPennsylvania: $30KSouth Dakota: $2KTexas: $315KWyoming: $16KConnecticut: $57KMissouri: $62KWest Virginia: $3KIllinois: $45KNew Mexico: $524Arkansas: $23KCalifornia: $250KDelaware: $4KDistrict of Columbia: $130KHawaii: $250Iowa: $3KKentucky: $27KMaryland: $33KMichigan: $61KMississippi: $16KMontana: $1KNew Hampshire: $608KNew York: $246KOhio: $134KOregon: $2KTennessee: $48KUtah: $2KVirginia: $207KWashington: $20KWisconsin: $3KNebraska: $1KSouth Carolina: $12KIdaho: $8KNevada: $15KVermont: $0Louisiana: $6KRhode Island: $4K

NH $608KFL $508KTX $315KCA $250KNY $246K

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 August 19, 2026, and outside spending by super PACs, parties and groups. From the FEC, updated daily.

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside forOutside against
Chris Pappas DOpen seat$15.4M$11.5M$4.3M$857K$13.4M
John E Sununu ROpen seat$4.2M$1.1M$3.1M$7.8M$9.1M
Scott P. Brown ROpen seat$2.2M$1.7M$417K——
Karishma Manzur DOpen seat$415K$311K$104K—$32K
Jeanne Shaheen DIncumbent$173K$757K$872K——
Jared Sullivan D$100K$100K$0——
Dan Innis ROpen seat$49K$49K$0——
Who's spending outside the campaigns
  • NO GOING BACK PAC INC.: $5.5M against Chris Pappas
  • Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (AFP Action) DBA CVA Action and DBA LIBRE Action: $4.0M against Chris Pappas
  • SLF PAC: $2.9M against Chris Pappas
  • WinSenate: $9.0M against John E Sununu
  • Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (AFP Action) DBA CVA Action and DBA LIBRE Action: $5.2M for John E Sununu
  • NO GOING BACK PAC INC.: $2.0M for John E Sununu
  • THE CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS DBA AMERICANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTY: $32K against Karishma Manzur

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

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