2026 general election
New York 15th District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.
$7.6M was spent on the 2026 New York 15th District race: $7.6M raised by the campaigns, $910K of it from PACs, plus $5K from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Ritchie Torres (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$7.6M
Raised by campaigns
$7.6M
PAC checks
$910K
Outside money
$5K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Ritchie TorresDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $7.2M
- Spent
- $4.8M
- From individuals
- $2.4M
- From PACs
- $908K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $5K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 13% of Torres's money came from PACs
Corporate $361K (42%)Trade group $150K (18%)Leadership PAC $30K (4%)Membership $102K (12%)Union $56K (7%)Super PAC $55K (6%)Other $98K (11%)
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee Membership$20K
- National Multifamily Housing Council Trade group$13K
- American Bankers Association (Aba) Trade group$10K
- Transport Workers Union of America Union$10K
- Franklin Templeton Inc. Corporate$10K
- American Express Company Corporate$10K
- Financial Services Institute PAC Other$10K
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Think Big · $5K supporting
Jose VegaIndependent / other
✗ Lost- Raised
- $345K
- Spent
- $340K
- From individuals
- $343K
- From PACs
- $2K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 0% of Vega's money came from PACs
Super PAC $3K (100%)
- Anti-Zionist America PAC Super PAC$3K
Andre EastonIndependent / other
✗ Lost- Raised
- $94K
- Spent
- $83K
- From individuals
- $90K
- 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 New York 15th District race?
- $7.6M was spent on the 2026 New York 15th District race: $7.6M raised by the campaigns, $910K of it from PACs, plus $5K from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Ritchie Torres (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 New York 15th District race?
- Ritchie Torres (Democrat) raised $7.2M and had $5K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 New York 15th District race?
- Think Big ($5K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 New York 15th District race?
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee gave $20K to Ritchie Torres; National Multifamily Housing Council and Real Estate Technology and Transformation Center Political Action Committee (Nmhc PAC) gave $13K to Ritchie Torres; American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) gave $10K to Ritchie Torres.