2026 general election
Idaho 2nd District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.
$1.6M was spent on the 2026 Idaho 2nd District race: $1.6M raised by the campaigns, $787K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Mike Simpson (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$1.6M
Raised by campaigns
$1.6M
PAC checks
$787K
Outside money
$0
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Mike SimpsonRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.4M
- Spent
- $1.2M
- From individuals
- $622K
- From PACs
- $787K
- From party
- $500
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 56% of Simpson's money came from PACs
Corporate $285K (42%)Trade group $182K (27%)Leadership PAC $46K (7%)Membership $51K (7%)Union $38K (6%)Super PAC $8K (1%)Other $71K (10%)
- Arkansas Rural Water Association Federal Political Action Committee Trade group$10K
- National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. Trade group$10K
- Northrop Grumman Corporation Corporate$10K
- The Boeing Company Corporate$10K
- National Association of Home Builders Trade group$10K
- J.R. Simplot Company Corporate$10K
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Corporate$10K
- American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons Other$10K
Ellie GilbreathDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $169K
- Spent
- $133K
- From individuals
- $169K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 0% of Gilbreath's money came from PACs
Membership $50 (100%)
- League of Conservation Voters, Inc Membership$50
Tripp HutchinsonIndependent / other
✗ Lost- Raised
- $8K
- Spent
- $2K
- From individuals
- $8K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Plus 2 other candidates on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 Idaho 2nd District race?
- $1.6M was spent on the 2026 Idaho 2nd District race: $1.6M raised by the campaigns, $787K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Mike Simpson (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Idaho 2nd District race?
- Mike Simpson (Republican) raised $1.4M.
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Idaho 2nd District race?
- Waterpac - National Rural Water Association Political Committee gave $10K to Mike Simpson; National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. Political Action Committee (Nssf PAC) gave $10K to Mike Simpson; Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC gave $10K to Mike Simpson.