Where the numbers come from
- Total 2026 fundraising (raised, spent, cash on hand): the Federal Election Commission’s public bulk data — the official record of what federal campaigns report. The coverage date for these figures is shown with the numbers.
- AIPAC-linked contributions: FundVoter’s public AIPAC tracker, which compiles AIPAC-linked direct contributions from FEC filings, state by state. This is where the dollar amounts on candidate cards come from.
- Who’s actually on the ballot: certified general-election lists from each state’s Secretary of State office, cross-checked with Ballotpedia’s general-election pages.
- Campaign sites and “Focus” lines: the candidates’ own official campaign websites — never aggregators.
Why the numbers lag behind the news
The page is rechecked roughly every two days, but every figure depends on public records — and public records take time:
- Campaigns file fundraising reports on a fixed schedule (monthly or quarterly), so a donation made yesterday often won’t be public for weeks.
- FundVoter processes FEC filings after they’re published, which adds its own delay. Every update notes the date FundVoter’s data runs through.
- The “Data last updated” line on the page marks the last full recheck of everything. It means the page reflects the public record as of that date — not that every figure is real-time.
The bottom line: the page shows the most up-to-date information that is publicly available. If you heard about a donation that isn’t listed yet, it most likely hasn’t been filed and processed.
What the AIPAC figures cover — and what they don’t
- They cover AIPAC-linked direct contributions: donations from AIPAC’s PAC and from donors connected to the group, as documented in FEC filings via FundVoter.
- They don’t cover everything: independent spending, other pro-Israel organizations, and spending that isn’t disclosed in FEC filings won’t appear here. Treat the AIPAC figure on a card as the documented floor, not the full picture of outside influence.
- Records can shift. FundVoter’s figures get revised or corrected between checks. When a number changes or disappears, it’s flagged for human review instead of being silently changed — and any amount still being confirmed is labeled “under verification.”
Candidate fields and links
- If a candidate withdraws or is removed from the ballot, the change is verified against official state lists before the page updates.
- A “Campaign site” link appears only after the candidate’s official 2026 site has been opened and confirmed. No link doesn’t mean no site — it means it couldn’t be verified.
- “Focus” lines are the candidate’s own stated priorities, taken from their campaign site in 15 words or fewer.
How to read the freshness dates
- Data last updated — the last full recheck of everything on the page.
- FEC coverage date — how recent the fundraising totals are.
- FundVoter data through — how recent the AIPAC figures are.
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Every 2026 midterm race, every nominee, every documented dollar.
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