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U.S. House District 12

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 Jun 30, 2026.

Reported campaign finance for each candidate with complete FEC data in the 2026 cycle
CandidateTotal receiptsCash on handDirect PAC receipts
William Balderson Republican incumbent$1,743,281$1,982,352$1,040,300
Jerrad Christian Democratic$84,378$18,925$250

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 Jun 30, 2026.

Total receipts

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

Highest total receipts: William Balderson at $1,743,281. Lowest: Jerrad Christian at $84,378. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,743,281.

Cash on hand

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

Highest cash on hand: William Balderson at $1,982,352. Lowest: Jerrad Christian at $18,925. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,982,352.

Direct PAC receipts

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

Highest direct PAC receipts: William Balderson at $1,040,300. Lowest: Jerrad Christian at $250. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,040,300.

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
CategoryWilliam Balderson RepublicanJerrad Christian Democratic
Corporate PACs$521,75048.9%$0
Trade association PACs$228,00021.4%$0
Membership organization PACs$116,50010.9%$250100.0%
Non-connected committees$71,9006.7%$0
Leadership PACs$56,0005.3%$0
Labor union PACs$51,5004.8%$0
Other candidates' committees$15,5001.5%$0
Cooperative PACs$5,0000.5%$0
Itemized total$1,066,150$250

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
CategoryWilliam Balderson RepublicanJerrad Christian Democratic
Pharmaceuticals Health$103,50010.4%$0
Electric utilities Energy and natural resources$82,0008.2%$0
Physicians and medical specialties Health$79,5008.0%$0
Oil and gas Energy and natural resources$65,5006.6%$0
Health insurance Health$44,5004.5%$0
Insurance Finance, insurance, and real estate$42,5004.3%$0
Construction Construction$40,5004.1%$0
Technology Communications and technology$37,5003.8%$0
Food and beverage Agriculture$27,5002.8%$0
Telecommunications Communications and technology$27,5002.8%$0
Agribusiness Agriculture$24,5002.5%$0
Automotive Transportation$21,0002.1%$0
Commercial banking Finance, insurance, and real estate$21,0002.1%$0
Building trades unions Labor$15,0001.5%$0
Mining Energy and natural resources$15,0001.5%$0
Transportation unions Labor$15,0001.5%$0
Hospitals and nursing homes Health$14,0001.4%$0
Trucking Transportation$12,5001.3%$0
Air transport Transportation$11,5001.2%$0
Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate$8,0000.8%$0
Accounting Professional services$7,5000.8%$0
Media and entertainment Communications and technology$6,0000.6%$0
Nurses and nursing specialties Health$6,0000.6%$0
Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue$6,0000.6%$0
Credit unions Finance, insurance, and real estate$5,0000.5%$0
Industrial unions Labor$5,0000.5%$0
Pro-Israel Ideological and single-issue$5,0000.5%$0
Defense Defense$3,0000.3%$0
Securities and investment Finance, insurance, and real estate$2,5000.3%$0
Renewable energy Energy and natural resources$2,0000.2%$0
Lawyers and law firms Professional services$1,0000.1%$0
Committees not yet categorized$237,65023.9%$250100.0%
Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees$71,500$0
Itemized total$1,066,150$250

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
William Balderson Republican$77,0006Apr 16 to May 1, 2026Covered by regular reports

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 ↗.