Skip to content
Hugin

2026 race · follow the money

Washington U.S. House District 1

4 filings report $4.1M raised, and outside groups reported $113K in independent spending for or against them. Compare where each campaign's money came from and who spent to help or hurt it.

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.

CandidateRaisedIndividualsPACsOwn moneySpentCashOutside forOutside against
Suzan K DelbeneDemocrat · Filed as incumbent$4.0M55%45%0%$4.3M$1.0M$113K—
Hunter GordonDemocrat · Filed as challenger$99K54%0%45%$91K$8,013——
James EtzkornIndependent · Filed as challenger$22K79%0%21%$8,844$13K——
Mary SilvaRepublican · Filed as challenger$8,47934%0%66%$7,436$1,299——

Who spent from outside.

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

Each campaign.

  • Sitting member of Congress · Suzan K. DelBene

    In the U.S. House (WA-1) since 2012 · 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: Ways and Means · 3 subcommittees
    • 403 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 2 committees reported outside spending for or against them

    Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H0WA08046) 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
    $4.0M
    Spent
    $4.3M
    Cash on hand
    $1.0M
    Debts
    $495K
    • Individuals 55% $2.2M
    • PACs & other committees 45% $1.8M
    • Party committees <0.1% $38
    • Other receipts 0.4% $17K

    Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $299K moved between the candidate's own committees.

    Outside groups: $113K supporting · $0 opposing

    Biggest spenders supporting

    1. PROTECT PROGRESSSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $113K
    2. SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSuper PAC $10

    Largest direct PAC contributions

    1. AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC with no sponsoring organization $10K
    2. MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERSUnion PAC · International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $10K
    3. MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)Trade association PAC · Mortgage Bankers Association $10K

    Where the money went $2.3M in itemized spending

    These itemized payments cover $2.3M of the $4.3M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 15, 2026.

    • Advertising & outreach 23% $538K
    • Consultants & strategy 2% $56K
    • Staff & payroll 12% $291K
    • Fundraising & processing fees 46% $1.1M
    • Polling, research & data 2% $37K
    • Travel, meals & events 7% $156K
    • Office, technology & overhead 5% $122K
    • Legal & compliance 2% $56K
    • Other or unclassified 0.4% $8,696

    Largest payees

    1. SAPPHIRE STRATEGIES $784K
    2. SCREEN STRATEGIES MEDIA $313K
    3. GUSTO $286K
    4. ANGERHOLZER BROZ CONSULTING LLC $245K
    5. NEWMAN PARTNERS $161K

    Paid to individuals: $38K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

    Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jul 15, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (884 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.

  • Raised
    $99K
    Spent
    $91K
    Cash on hand
    $8,013
    Debts
    $44K
    • Individuals 54% $53K
    • Candidate's own money & loans 45% $44K
    • Other receipts 1% $1,250

    Campaign totals through Jul 15, 2026.

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

    Where the money went $89K in itemized spending

    • Advertising & outreach 6% $5,479
    • Consultants & strategy 20% $18K
    • Fundraising & processing fees 18% $16K
    • Polling, research & data 2% $1,350
    • Office, technology & overhead 12% $10K
    • Legal & compliance 6% $5,490
    • Other or unclassified 37% $33K

    Largest payees

    1. BREAK BLUE STRATEGIES $40K
    2. BREAK BLUE STRATEGIES LLC $13K
    3. C2G STRATEGIES LLC $11K
    4. MDC GROUP, LTD. $6,813
    5. ISPOLITICAL $3,750

    Payments dated Nov 20, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (72 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.

  • Raised
    $22K
    Spent
    $8,844
    Cash on hand
    $13K
    • Individuals 79% $17K
    • Candidate's own money & loans 21% $4,589
    • Other receipts <0.1% $1

    Campaign totals through Jul 15, 2026.

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

    Where the money went $8,341 in itemized spending

    • Advertising & outreach 69% $5,768
    • Fundraising & processing fees 2% $149
    • Travel, meals & events 0.2% $15
    • Legal & compliance 21% $1,740
    • Other or unclassified 8% $668

    Largest payees

    1. META PLATFORMS, INC $2,204
    2. WA SECRETARY OF STATE $1,740
    3. ANEDOT $149

    Paid to individuals: $4,247, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

    Payments dated Mar 12, 2026 to Jul 14, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (34 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.

  • Raised
    $8,479
    Spent
    $7,436
    Cash on hand
    $1,299
    • Individuals 34% $2,850
    • Candidate's own money & loans 66% $5,629

    Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

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

    Where the money went $6,995 in itemized spending

    • Advertising & outreach 52% $3,609
    • Consultants & strategy 1% $74
    • Fundraising & processing fees 20% $1,411
    • Office, technology & overhead 2% $161
    • Legal & compliance 25% $1,740

    Largest payees

    1. PINNACLE PRINTING $3,141
    2. MARY SILVA FOR CONGRESS $2,282
    3. EVERGREEN PRINTING & GRAPHICS $1,411
    4. DISRUPTIVE STRATEGIES $161

    Payments dated May 8, 2026 to Sep 25, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (8 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: Benjamin Kincaid, Catherine Hildebrand.

Use this race.

Put this seat's money card on your own page, or pull the figures as data. The FEC filings are public domain; please credit “Hugin (hugin.studio), from FEC filings” and link this page.

The card loads no scripts, cookies or trackers. Data: JSON · CSV · Markdown · API guide

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.