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U.S. House District 8

2026 general election.

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Campaign finance

Federal Election Commission filings for the 2026 two-year cycle. Candidates appear in the order they are listed on this page. They are not ranked by money, and these measures are never combined into a single score.

Every candidate below reports through Jul 22, 2026.

Reported campaign finance for each candidate with complete FEC data in the 2026 cycle
CandidateTotal receiptsCash on handDirect PAC receipts
Peter Allen Stauber Republican incumbent$1,996,898$1,200,836$931,660
Trina Swanson Democratic$316,706$90,423$10,200

Each measure below has its own scale and starts at zero, so bars can be read against each other within a measure but not across measures. Every figure is reported through Jul 22, 2026.

Total receipts

Everything the authorized campaign committee took in, including contributions, loans, and transfers.

Highest total receipts: Peter Allen Stauber at $1,996,898. Lowest: Trina Swanson at $316,706. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,996,898.

Cash on hand

The balance the campaign reported at the end of its coverage period.

Highest cash on hand: Peter Allen Stauber at $1,200,836. Lowest: Trina Swanson at $90,423. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,200,836.

Direct PAC receipts

Money the campaign received from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.

Highest direct PAC receipts: Peter Allen Stauber at $931,660. Lowest: Trina Swanson at $10,200. The largest reported value sets this scale at $931,660.

Outside spending supporting

Independent expenditures by other organizations supporting the candidate, not coordinated with the campaign and never received by it.

Every compared candidate reported $0 for outside spending supporting. The largest reported value sets this scale at $0.

Outside spending opposing

Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.

Every compared candidate reported $0 for outside spending opposing. The largest reported value sets this scale at $0.

Where each campaign's committee money came from

Each column is one candidate and each figure is that candidate's own money, taken over that candidate's own itemized total. Nothing here is added across candidates, and the two groupings below are never added to each other: the first is who the FEC says runs the giving committee, which covers every dollar, and the second is what interest a source says that committee advances, which is a claim MyRepTracker makes and covers only part of the money.

Contributions each campaign received, by who runs the committee

Contributions each campaign received for each compared candidate, grouped by who the FEC says runs the giving committee
CategoryPeter Allen Stauber RepublicanTrina Swanson Democratic
Corporate PACs$310,20933.8%$0
Trade association PACs$234,50025.6%$0
Labor union PACs$118,49912.9%$0
Non-connected committees$88,1669.6%$6,00075.0%
Leadership PACs$62,0006.8%$1,00012.5%
Membership organization PACs$52,0005.7%$0
Cooperative PACs$37,0004.0%$0
Other candidates' committees$11,0001.2%$1,00012.5%
Corporations without capital stock$4,0000.4%$0
Itemized total$917,374$8,000

Contributions each campaign received, by interest advanced

Contributions each campaign received for each compared candidate, grouped by the interest the giving committee is categorized as advancing
CategoryPeter Allen Stauber RepublicanTrina Swanson Democratic
Oil and gas Energy and natural resources$77,0009.1%$0
Agribusiness Agriculture$66,5007.9%$0
Construction Construction$52,0006.2%$0
Transportation unions Labor$45,5005.4%$0
Air transport Transportation$40,9994.9%$0
Electric utilities Energy and natural resources$36,0004.3%$0
Mining Energy and natural resources$34,5004.1%$0
Trucking Transportation$28,5003.4%$0
Building trades unions Labor$20,0002.4%$0
Food and beverage Agriculture$20,0002.4%$0
Technology Communications and technology$15,5001.8%$0
Commercial banking Finance, insurance, and real estate$14,0001.7%$0
Defense Defense$13,0001.5%$0
Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate$13,0001.5%$0
Accounting Professional services$10,0001.2%$0
Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue$10,0001.2%$0
Public sector unions Labor$10,0001.2%$0
Automotive Transportation$8,0000.9%$0
Insurance Finance, insurance, and real estate$7,5000.9%$0
Renewable energy Energy and natural resources$5,5000.7%$0
Lawyers and law firms Professional services$3,0000.4%$0
Telecommunications Communications and technology$3,0000.4%$0
Hospitals and nursing homes Health$2,5000.3%$0
Pharmaceuticals Health$2,0000.2%$0
Health insurance Health$1,0000.1%$0
Industrial unions Labor$1,0000.1%$0
Media and entertainment Communications and technology$1,0000.1%$0
Nurses and nursing specialties Health$1,0000.1%$0
Committees not yet categorized$302,37535.8%$6,000100.0%
Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees$73,000$2,000
Itemized total$917,374$8,000

Last-minute contributions reported before an election

Within 48 hours of receiving a contribution or loan of $1,000 or more in the days just before an election, a campaign must notify the FEC. These notices are provisional: the same money appears again in the regular report covering those days, so it is not added to the amounts above and is not compared as a measure. Candidates file them only while their own election is close, so an absence here says nothing about a campaign's fundraising.

48-hour notices reported by candidates in this race
CandidateReported on noticesNoticesCoversState
Peter Allen Stauber Republican$62,5006Jul 23 to Aug 5, 2026$62,500 still provisional
Trina Swanson Democratic$10,6506Jul 24 to Aug 9, 2026$10,650 still provisional

Direct contributions are money the campaign received. Independent expenditures are spending by other organizations that is not coordinated with any campaign, and are never added to a candidate's receipts. Source: Federal Election Commission ↗.