Maryland U.S. House District 8

The count.

Checking the election sources…

Side by side.

Raised excludes transfers between a candidate's own committees. Shares are of that total. Filings appear in order of money raised; this includes primary candidates who are no longer running.

Who spent from outside.

The largest independent spenders in this race, summed from each candidate's five largest spenders on each side.

• NEA ADVOCACY FUNDSuper PAC$3,970 for Jamie Raskin
• UNITY & JUSTICE FUNDSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries$173 for Jamie Raskin
• SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSuper PAC$10 for Jamie Raskin

Each campaign.

• Jamie RaskinFEC filing: Jamie Raskin · H6MD08457 ↗

  Sitting member of Congress · Jamie Raskin

  In the U.S. House (MD-8) since 2017 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 1 committee: Judiciary (Ranking Member)
  • 174 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 3 committees reported outside spending for or against them

  Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H6MD08457) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.

  Raised

  $9.0M

  Spent

  $6.4M

  Cash on hand

  $7.9M

  • Individuals 92% $8.2M
  • PACs & other committees 6% $500K
  • Party committees <0.1% $1,444
  • Other receipts 3% $259K

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $332K moved between the candidate's own committees.

  Outside groups: $4,153 supporting · $0 opposing ($3,970 of it designated for the general election)

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. NEA ADVOCACY FUNDSuper PAC $3,970
  2. UNITY & JUSTICE FUNDSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $173
  3. SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSuper PAC $10

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERSUnion PAC · International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $10K
  2. NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATIONUnion PAC · National Education Association $10K
  3. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L EUnion PAC · American Federation Of State, County And Municipal Employees, Afl-Cio $10K

  Where the money went $4.0M in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $4.0M of the $6.4M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 22% $887K
  • Consultants & strategy 5% $188K
  • Staff & payroll 14% $551K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 33% $1.3M
  • Polling, research & data 0.1% $5,800
  • Travel, meals & events 3% $104K
  • Office, technology & overhead 13% $504K
  • Legal & compliance 5% $187K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.5% $22K
  • Other or unclassified 5% $210K

  Largest payees

  1. AISLE 518 STRATEGIES $1.3M
  2. PAYCHEX $481K
  3. GRASSROOTS ANALYTICS, INC. $453K
  4. NGP VAN INC. $318K
  5. ACTBLUE TECHNICAL SERVICES $216K

  Paid to individuals: $131K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (1,059 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.

• Cheryl RileyFEC filing: Cheryl Riley · H4MD08213 ↗

  Raised

  $22K

  Spent

  $20K

  Cash on hand

  $2,691

  • Individuals 99% $22K
  • PACs & other committees 1% $250

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $15K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $15K of the $20K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Oct 14, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 5% $810
  • Consultants & strategy 2% $300
  • Staff & payroll 59% $8,900
  • Fundraising & processing fees 1% $168
  • Travel, meals & events 11% $1,634
  • Office, technology & overhead 3% $424
  • Legal & compliance 17% $2,500
  • Other or unclassified 2% $300

  Largest payees

  1. GOP COMPLIANCE $2,500
  2. LYFT $1,062
  3. ANEDOT $592
  4. NEIGHBORHOOD SIGNS $415
  5. ROCKVILLE PRINTING $395

  Paid to individuals: $9,200, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated May 28, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (61 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.

• K. Anita Mpambara CoxFEC filing: K. Anita Mpambara Cox · H6MD08630 ↗

  Raised

  $12K

  Spent

  $5,991

  Cash on hand

  $5,924

  • Individuals 79% $9,416
  • PACs & other committees 21% $2,500

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. REACHING FOR A BRIGHTER AMERICA PACLeadership PAC of Robert B. Aderholt $2,500

  Where the money went $4,714 in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $4,714 of the $5,991 the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Aug 31, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 65% $3,077
  • Fundraising & processing fees 6% $288
  • Office, technology & overhead 21% $1,000
  • Other or unclassified 7% $350

  Largest payees

  1. GCC PRINTING AND GRAPHICS $1,640
  2. DIVECRAFT $1,000
  3. USPOSTAL SERVICE $390
  4. BISCOTTI RESTAURANT $350
  5. WINRED $288

  Paid to individuals: $250, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jun 1, 2026 to Aug 31, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (15 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.

• Stephen Alan LeonFEC filing: Stephen Alan Leon · H6MD08622 ↗

  Raised

  $4,214

  Spent

  $4,741

  Cash on hand

  $83

  • Individuals 0.6% $25
  • Candidate's own money & loans 99.4% $4,189

  Campaign totals through Jun 10, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $4,652 in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 51% $2,381
  • Travel, meals & events 49% $2,271

  Largest payees

  1. LEON FOR CONGRESS MD-08 $4,652

  Payments dated Mar 31, 2025 to Jun 10, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (5 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.

Also registered for this seat, with no campaign summary or outside spending in the bulk file: Nancy Wallace, Gary Hughes.