2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds John E Sununu?
The money.
- Raised
- $3.9M
- Spent
- $3.9M
- Cash on hand
- $1.7M
- Individuals 83% $3.2M
- PACs & other committees 15% $574K
- Party committees 2% $62K
- Other receipts 0.1% $4,031
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $1.8M moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $3.2M supporting · $131K opposing ($313K of it designated for the general election)
Biggest spenders supporting
Biggest spenders opposing
- STRONG AS GRANITE PAC $131K
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $3.2M from individuals
20% in small-dollar gifts
$643K of $3.2M came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
The itemized gifts below add up to $1.9M of the $2.6M the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Aug 19, 2026 for this campaign.
29% from New Hampshire · 71% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address; $1,000 had no usable state. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
63% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- New Hampshire $555K
- Florida $215K
- Virginia $180K
- Texas $161K
- District of Columbia $103K
- Massachusetts $90K
- California $80K
- New York $75K
Top employers named by donors
- DCI GROUP $55K
- DCI $11K
- GOLDMAN SACHS $10K
- THE BERNHARDT GROUP $9,000
- BGR GROUP $8,000
- FIERCE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS $7,750
- AKIN $5,500
- DCI GROUP LLC $2,500
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $784K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $990K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Oct 22, 2025 to Aug 19, 2026, net of refunds (10,005 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗
From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Outside money in the final weeks.
Outside spending including late reports: $11M for / $22M against · $3.5M in the final two weeks
That is $30M more than the $3.3M in regular reports alone. Source: FEC regular reports plus 24- and 48-hour reports they do not yet cover. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
$21M of the $33M on late reports was filed as an estimate. A 24- or 48-hour report is due within a day or two of the spending; the spender's later regular report carries the final cost.
What it bought, per the late reports
- TV, radio & streaming TV 6% $1.9M
- Digital ads 13% $4.4M
- Ads, medium not stated 65% $22M
- Mail, print & signs 12% $4.0M
- Phones & texts 1% $422K
- Canvassing & field 0.6% $202K
- Ad production 2% $522K
- Other or unclassified <0.1% $9,333
Largest late spenders for
Largest late spenders against
- WINSENATE $18M
- AMERICAN CENTER PAC $2.0M
- LCV VICTORY FUND $1.4M
- STRONG AS GRANITE PAC $131K
- AB PAC $106K
Latest dissemination on these reports: November 2, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (259 entries). These reports on FEC.gov ↗
Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate and is not the candidate's money. Purposes are grouped from each spender's own description, so the groups are approximate. A dollar figure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Where it went.
Where the money went $1.1M in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $1.1M of the $3.9M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Aug 19, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 32% $356K
- Consultants & strategy 9% $101K
- Staff & payroll 24% $267K
- Fundraising & processing fees 18% $201K
- Travel, meals & events 5% $53K
- Office, technology & overhead 4% $46K
- Legal & compliance 0.2% $1,815
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.2% $2,535
- Other or unclassified 7% $74K
Largest payees
- CGI $260K
- STRATEGIC PERCEPTION INC $119K
- SOCKO STRATEGIES LLC $102K
- 1776 DIGITAL $81K
- BREAKTHROUGH COMMUNICATIONS $80K
Paid to individuals: $126K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Oct 7, 2025 to Aug 19, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (540 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
Others who filed for this seat.
- Chris PappasDemocrat · $23M raised · $1.6M outside
- Scott P. BrownRepublican · $1.6M raised
- Karishma ManzurDemocrat · $559K raised · $2,832 outside
- Jeanne ShaheenDemocrat · $177K raised
- Jared SullivanDemocrat · $100K raised
- Dan InnisRepublican · $49K raised
- Matthew S GiovonizziNON · $4,463 raised
Questions worth asking.
Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.
FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.