2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Karianne Lisonbee?
The money.
- Raised
- $220K
- Spent
- $220K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Individuals 95% $209K
- PACs & other committees 3% $5,542
- Candidate's own money & loans 2% $4,000
- Other receipts 0.8% $1,819
Campaign totals through Sep 26, 2026.
Outside groups: $0 supporting · $48K opposing
Biggest spenders opposing
Who gave.
Who gives $209K from individuals
5% in small-dollar gifts
$11K of $209K 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 $161K of the $198K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 26, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026 for this campaign.
98% from Utah · 2% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Utah $158K
- District of Columbia $2,604
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $4,320. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $156K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 26, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Mar 10, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, net of refunds (109 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: $0 for / $48K against · $0 in the final two weeks
Source: FEC regular reports. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
$46K of the $46K 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
- Ads, medium not stated 80% $37K
- Phones & texts 20% $9,323
Largest late spenders against
Latest dissemination on these reports: June 19, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (11 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 $177K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $177K of the $220K the campaign reported spending through Sep 26, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Sep 17, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 68% $121K
- Consultants & strategy 10% $17K
- Fundraising & processing fees 2% $3,023
- Polling, research & data 2% $2,800
- Travel, meals & events 0.9% $1,570
- Office, technology & overhead 0.1% $228
- Legal & compliance 3% $4,497
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.5% $875
- Other or unclassified 14% $25K
Largest payees
- DESERET NEWS $47K
- UTAH REPUBLICAN PARTY $42K
- EAGLE EQUINE PRODUCTS, LLC $12K
- RUMBLEUP $8,425
- UPRINTING $6,054
Paid to individuals: $42K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Mar 26, 2026 to Sep 17, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (118 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.
- Blake MooreRepublican · $2.7M raised · $1.0M outside
- Peter CrosbyDemocrat · $154K raised
- Steven MerrillDemocrat · $21K raised
- Robert Michael MoesingerIndependent · $12K raised
- Carlton E BowenIAP · $6,977 raised
- Carlton E. BowenIAP · $6,977 raised
- Tyler William MursetRepublican · $5,300 raised
- Tyler Scott FarnsworthDemocrat · $4,948 raised
- Jarom GillinsDemocrat · $1,596 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.